Race owner and organiser of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016 (SCKLM), Dirigo Events announced today that runner’s registration will begin from Tuesday, 15th March 2016. This year marks SCKLM’s 8th installation and will take place on Sunday, 7th August at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.
A new staggered registration system will be introduced to ensure a better registration experience for runners as it simplifies the online registration process and lessens the chances of web-traffic congestion.
Participants of SCKLM 2015 will be given priority to register for the 2016 event due to last year’s race cancellation caused by the haze. In addition, 2015 returning participants will receive an automatic 25% discount when they register for 2016.
Further details of the staggered registrations can be found on their website or Facebook page.
Apart from the staggered registration system, the official cut-off time of the full marathon has been extended to 7 hours to reduce route congestion. A checkpoint system, commonly practised in international marathons, will also be implemented this year. Runners will need to reach each checkpoint within a designated time or will be shuttled back to Dataran Merdeka.
Other initiatives to look forward to this year include the Friendship Run and Pasta Party, which will be held on the eve of the race. Opened only to Full Marathon participants, the event aims to foster camaraderie amongst runners from around the world.
Upon the announcement, Dirigo Events Director Rainer Bieman said, “We hope that these additions will not only improve participant and fan experience but elevates the Marathon’s level of competition.”
This year’s participating beneficiaries for Run For A Reason are Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF), Hospis Malaysia, Yayasan Sejahtera, and IJN Foundation.
The 2016 Standard Chartered KL Marathon is once again made possible by title sponsor Standard Chartered Bank, and along with event owner and organiser, Dirigo Events Sdn. Bhd. and co-organiser Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur.
For more information, hit up their website or Facebook page. SCKLM is also on Twitter and Instagram.
