Borneo International Marathon
DateMay
LocationKota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, Half marathon, 10K run
Established2008
Course recordsMen's: 2:25:00 (2008)
Kenya Sammy Kiptoo
Women's: 3:00:05 (2015)
Japan Azusa Nojiri
Official siteBorneo 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

  1. ↑ "Marathon List for 2008". Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Race Route". Borneo Marathon. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020.


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