Borneo International Marathon
| Borneo International Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Location | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run |
| Established | 2008 |
| Course records | Men's: 2:25:00 (2008) Sammy KiptooWomen's: 3:00:05 (2015)  Azusa Nojiri |
| Official site | Borneo International Marathon |
The Borneo International Marathon is a marathon held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia. The inaugural race was held on 12 October 2008.[1] This is the first marathon in the state for over 20 years.[2]
The Borneo International Marathon was started by four friends and runners: Andrew Voon, Christopher Nielsen, Urs Weisskop and Simon Amos.
The heat that runners face in Borneo is the biggest challenge in this event and water stations are critical to ensuring that runners avoid collapse. Volunteers provide drinks, energy foods and marshalling along the route and watch for runners who may be suffering from the effects of the heat.
After 2 years the directors team began to shrink. Urs and Christopher left Sabah for work and Simon eventually became unable to dedicate the time and money to make the event happen. Andrew Voon continued until he died in June 2011 while running at his local park.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants receiving refunds minus a 7% administration fee.[3]
Route
The original route[4] took runners past the University of Malaysia Sabah and 1Borneo Hypermall on the first leg of the full marathon then back past Jalan Istiadat and through the city out to Tanjung Aru before turning round to return to the sports stadium. The new route enters the university campus and introduces some tricky hills to the hill-averse distance runners making the marathon one of the toughest in Asia.[5]
Winners
This list of winners below only applies to Full Marathon (42 km) only.
Key:
Course record
| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Nationality | Time (h:m:s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2008 | Sammy Kiptoo | Kenya
|
2:25:00 | Fridah Lodepa | Kenya
|
3:18:04 |
| 2nd | 2009 | Johnson Tarus | Kenya
|
2:31:00 | Cecilia Wangui | Kenya
|
3:05:59 |
| 3rd | 2010 | Peter Keter | Kenya
|
2:38:00 | Tagami Mai | Japan
|
3:23:28 |
| 4th | 2011 | Moses Kiptoo | Kenya
|
2:31:19 | Susan Chepkwony | Kenya
|
3:34:09 |
| 5th | 2012 | Fabian-Osmond Daimon |  Malaysia
|
2:48:09 | Claire Walton |  Great Britain
|
3:35:38 |
| 6th | 2013 | Collins Kimosop | Kenya
|
2:35:21 | Kona Liau | Malaysia
|
3:38:27 |
| 7th | 2014 | John Njihia | Kenya
|
2:46:41 | Kona Liau | Malaysia
|
3:44:59 |
| 8th | 2015 | Safrey Sumping | Malaysia
|
3:12:28 | Azusa Nojiri | Japan
|
3:00:05 |
| 9th | 2016 | Noel Tillor |  Philippines
|
2:48:10 | Ting Yu |  China
|
3:52:43 |
| 10th | 2017 | Kentaro Masuda | Japan
|
2:58:23 | Azusa Nojiri | Japan
|
3:02:50 |
| 11th | 2018 | Jeorge Andrade | Philippines
|
2:54:14 | Nicci Chapman | Great Britain
|
3:34:05 |
| 12th | 2019 | Safree Sabdin | Malaysia
|
2:49:44 | Linda Then Yee | Malaysia
|
3:46:17 |
| 2020 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3] | ||||||
References
- ^ "Marathon List for 2008". Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Borneo Marathon holds huge tourism potential for Sabah". Daily Express. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010 – via Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah.
- ^ a b Tee, Kenneth (9 April 2020). "Borneo International Marathon cancelled, refunds underway". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Pahamin, Armin Baniaz (7 May 2012). "Borneo International Marathon 2012: concurred and conquered". Stay Tune... Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Race Route". Borneo Marathon. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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