Runners have been coaching laborious for this. Occurring this weekend, the KL Commonplace Chartered Marathon 2024 (KLSCM, previously SCKLM) will see a protracted record of street closures on Saturday and Sunday – two days as an alternative of 1 because the 10KM and 5KM distances will probably be held tomorrow, leaving Sunday for the half and full marathons.
The 2022 version launched a brand new route for the 42.195 km full marathon, which was repeated final yr. It seems that the FM route is essentially related, save for minor adjustments within the early metropolis portion.
Runners will take a tour of the KL metropolis centre (Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, KLCC) earlier than heading down Jalan Ampang to enter the AKLEH. They then ran again in direction of town centre and make a U-turn on the finish, crossing the Saloma Bridge twice.
After the great metropolis tour, it was all the best way to Ampang, becoming a member of the MRR2 briefly earlier than working nearly the total size of the DUKE freeway. FM runners then exited the DUKE at Jalan Kuching for a straight line again to Dataran Merdeka for his or her medals – no Bukit Tunku. This yr’s route ought to be the identical.
The 21.097 km half marathon route is just about just like the FM route, however with out the AKLEH U-turn and DUKE freeway stretch. In comparison with final yr’s HM, this Sunday’s run omits the Jalan Raja Laut – Chow Equipment – Kg Baru loop.
The flag off instances are 6.15 am on Saturday for the 10KM race and 7am for the 5KM race. On Sunday, FM runners will begin at 3.30 am and HM runners at 5.15 am.
As normal, organiser Dirigo has organized free LRT and MRT rides for runners within the morning however whereas all Speedy KL strains will probably be working, trains is not going to cease in any respect stations – examine the picture beneath to see which stations are coated and drive to the closest one. The free practice rides are from 3.30 am to 6am on Saturday, and 1.30 am to 6am on Sunday.
Lastly, the race pack assortment expo a.okay.a. Lively Life-style Expo is going on on the KL Conference Centre until tomorrow. At the moment’s hours is until 8pm and it’s 10am to 6pm tomorrow. Good luck runners and will you obtain your targets!
In case you’re not working, it’s finest to depart brunch and buying in KL for one more weekend – see the total record of closed roads above.
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