The official Ambank Kuala Lumpur International Marathon registration team will be in Singapore 2nd March 2008 7.30am to 9.30m at Mac Ritchie Reservoir Carpark (not on 3rd march as planned initially).
Got a letter from the FTAAA few days ago, but didn’t really had the time to update this as I was away for a few days, nevertheless here are the details of the Ambank Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2008. Runners in Singapore can register on weekends at MR carpark/events tarmac area which is near the toilets (the one nearer to the entrance and not the one under construction that is!) just like last year’s race. Here are the details.
Event date: 30th March 2008 (Sunday)
Event venue: Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) KL Malaysia
Time: 4.30am
Organised by: City hall of KL (DBKL) and
Federal Territory Amateur Athletic Association (FTAAA)
Timing mechanics: Race Chip Timings
Categories
Early bird (EB) period (<28/2/08) Normal (N ) period (<1/3/08 – 20/3/08)
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Code
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Categories
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Price
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Age Group
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Distance
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Qualifying Time
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Reporting
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Starting
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A
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Marathon – Men |
EB- RM 40.00
N- RM 50.00 |
18yrs & above
(Birthdate <1990) |
42km
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7 hrs
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4.00am
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4.30am
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B
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Marathon – Men Jr. Vet. |
35yrs to 44yrs
(Birthdate 1964 – 1973) |
42km
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7 hrs
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4.00am
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4.30am
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C
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Marathon – Men. Sr. Vet. |
45yrs and above
(Birthdate <1963) |
42km
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7 hrs
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4.00am
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4.30am
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D
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Marathon – Women |
18yrs & above
(Birthdate <1990) |
42km
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7 hrs
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4.00am
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4.30am
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E
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Marathon – Women Vet. |
35yrs and above
(Birthdate <1973) |
42km
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7 hrs
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4.00am
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4.30am
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F
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Half Marathon – Men |
EB- RM 25.00
N- RM 35.00 |
16 yrs. & above
(Birthdate <1992) |
21km
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3hrs 30min
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5.30am
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6.00am
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G
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Half Marathon – Women |
16 yrs. & above
(Born 1992 & Before) |
21km
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3hrs 30min
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5.30am
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6.00am
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H
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Half Marathon – Men Jr. Vet. |
35yrs to 44yrs
(Birthdate 1964 – 1973) |
21km
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3hrs 30min
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5.30am
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6.00am
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J
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Half Marathon – Men Sr. Vet. |
45yrs and above
(Birthdate <1963) |
21km
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3hrs 30min
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5.30am
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6.00am
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K
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Half Marathon – Women Vet. |
35yrs and above
(Birthdate <1973) |
21km
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3hrs 30min
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5.30am
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6.00am
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M
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10k Run – Men Open |
EB- RM 10.00
N- RM 15.00 |
18yrs and above
(Birthdate <1990) |
10km
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80 minutes
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6.30am
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7.00am
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N
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10k Run – Women Open |
18yrs and above
(Birthdate <1990) |
10km
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90 minutes
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6.30am
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7.00am
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P
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7k Fun Run – School Boys | RM 5.00 / RM 10.00 |
13yrs to under 18yrs
(Born 1991 – 1995) |
7km
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70 minutes
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6.45am
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7.15am
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R
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7k Fun Run – School Girls |
13yrs to under 18yrs
(Birthdate 1991 – 1995) |
7km
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80 minutes
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6.45am
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7.15am
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S
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Kids Run – Pri. Sch Boys |
10yrs to under 13yrs
(Birthdate 1996 – 1998) |
3km
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8.00am
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8.30am
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T
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Kids Run – Pri. Sch Girls |
10yrs to under 13yrs
(Birthdate 1996 – 1998) |
3km
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8.00am
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8.30am
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V
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Kids Run – Pri. Sch Boys |
7yrs to under 10yrs
(Birthdate 1999 – 2001) |
3km
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8.00am
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8.30am
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X
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Kids Run – Pri. Sch Girls |
7yrs to under 10yrs
(Birthdate 1999 – 2001) |
3km
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8.00am
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8.30am
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Registration
Download registration form here
Entry forms are available & registration can be done at :
AmBank KLIM Account No:- 211-201-200-544-7
b) F.T.A.A.A. Office, 2nd Floor,
Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat,
50150 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-27152843
For enquiries: sportftaaa@hotmail.com
Money Order/Postal order and Banker’s Cheque (crossed) made payable to F.T.A.A.A
Route
Interactive rundown maps of each event at the links: (Requires Flash player)
Race conduct
Marathon will officially end 7 hours from the start time.
Runners entitlements
All participants will receive:
- And event T-shirt
- Race BIB
Time and Venue:
27th 28th and 29th March 2008
Level 2 Arena of Sports
Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat
Kuala Lumpur
10am to 6pm
Post Race Certificates
Qualifying for certs:
Achievement Certificates – Within 4 hours of Full Marathon
Participation Certificates – Within 7 hours of Full Marathon
21km Certificates – Within 3 hours 30mins
10km – Within 1hr 20mins
7km Fun Run – Within 1hr 30mins
Receipt of certs:
Full and half marathon runners will receive their certificates by mail.
10km and 7km participants will receive their certificates at the finishing point.
21km route should be change because lot of runners did not ran the extra loop in the last year KL Inntl Marathon 2007.
Yes, I agree with you ramsam, I personally ran the 21km last year and was rather confused about how many loops do we actually have to run. I have a friend who was not passed the pink ribbon when he ran the loop 2 times, so he have to do 2 additional loops.
I heard there are some runners who did only one loop but got through and finished. I guess it’s very difficult to track actually how many people ran there and get the finishers in.
For the organisers this year, if the loop is still present, hope they will put a big sign board telling runners how many rounds to run the loop and maybe have champion chip mats as well.
Terrible organization
– two bathrooms in the whole race
– running between cars
– course not separated from open streets
– hot drinks in the race stands
– only one distance marker (wrong positioned)
– people sitting and standing right in the finish line
Is there anything else that could be wrong in this 2008 marathon?
whoa! is it that bad? I didn’t run it this year, but did for last year’s- I never had an experience of having to run between cars. Last year’s one was relatively good though from my personal perspective, sound like this year’s one is rather bad from the feedback I get from other runners as well.
Isn’t it a safety issue with cars and runners on the roads at the same time?