Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2015 - Running Clinics

GET FASTER, BETTER, AND STRONGER WITH STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON RUNNING CLINICS

Kuala Lumpur, 15 June 2015 – With registrations secured and calendars cleared for the 4^th of October, all focus will now be on achieving personal goals when running the race.

  

For runners upgrading their distances, preparation is crucial as one needs to get physically and mentally ready for the challenge, while those looking to achieve a new personal best will need to build up their physical and mental endurance as well as their muscles for the task.

To help runners prepare for the road ahead, Race Owner and Organiser, Dirigo Events will be conducting a series of running clinics at various locations in the Klang Valley.

The running clinics are serialised into 14 sessions (8 general sessions and 6 specialised sessions) organised on selected Sunday mornings across 4 months under the supervision of Mark Williams, the official coach for Standard Chartered KL Marathon. Each session is differentiated -- designed to get beginner, intermediate and advanced runners prepared for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon.

Mark Williams talks about different foot types while sharing the importance of running footwear during the session. 

As Mark William advises all runners planning to participate in the clinics, “Whether this is your first ever race or you’re already a veteran of many Marathons, the structure and topics of these clinics have been designed to give relevant information, training tips and guidelines for every participant to get the most out of their efforts. We urge them to come along, listen, learn, and share the knowledge with their friends and family!”

Director of Dirigo Events Sdn. Bhd. and Standard Chartered KL Marathon owner and organiser, Rainer Biemans sees it as part and parcel of a great race experience, “Our role as race organisers goes beyond planning the routes and delivering the logistics. It is also our responsibility in getting runners trained properly and safely. The training journey can be challenging and long, but we will be helping runners along every step of the way. The running clinics are more than just a platform for training; they are platforms to form new friendships, discover new ideas, and find encouragement to go further. This is also in line with our title sponsor, Standard Chartered Bank’s brand values.”

Dirigo Events Sdn. Bhd. together with adidas will also be using the running clinics to spot and nurture talented potential runners. The running clinics are part of SCKLM organisers’ commitment to grow the sport as well as a platform for community building.  

The schedule for the running clinics are as follows:

The running clinics are just one part of Dirigo Events’ and Standard Chartered’s commitments to give back to the community; other initiatives include the Corporate Challenge in collaboration with Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and the “Run For A Cause” programme.

Mark Williams, the official coach of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2015, demonstrating a plank exercise as he shares warm up techniques, stretching and strength exercises in the running clinic. 

Corporations who are interested to partake in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon are encouraged to join the Corporate Challenge, a competitive and fun platform for organisations to register and compete as a corporate team and raise money for the beneficiaries. It is not only a great way to foster camaraderie and team spirit in the office, but also acts as an initiative to encourage healthy lifestyles amongst the workforce.

Further to the initiatives, the “Run For A Cause” programme aims to raise funds and awareness for the beneficiaries in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon. This year, the four participating beneficiaries are Standard Chartered Foundation, Hospis Malaysia, National Cancer Society Malaysia and EcoKnights.

For more information and updates on SCKLM, please visit:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SCKLmarathon

Twitter: www.twitter.com/SCKLmarathon

Instagram: https://instagram.com/SCKLmarathon

Website: www.kl-marathon.com

SCKLM 2014 - Top 3 Results

STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON 2014
ANNOUNCE WINNERS

·         International athletes Kennedy Kiproo Lilan and Mugo Hellen Wanjiku bags Full Marathon Men’s & Women’s category

·         Local athletes Muhaizar Mohamad and Loh Chooi Fern wins Full Marathon Men’s & Women’s category

Kuala Lumpur, 12 Oct 2014– After another impressive race, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 proudly announced its winners for its sixth installation today. Kennedy Kiproo Lilan and Mugo Hellen Wanjiku, both from Kenya were named champions with respective times of 02:17:47 and 02:43:22.

Expressing his excitement, Kennedy said, “I am very excited for my personal achievement at the Standard Chartered KL Marathon today, despite the rather challenging new route. But what mattered most to me was that everything turned out great in the end, and I am very thankful for that.”

Meanwhile sharing her joy, Hellen said, “I am very thrilled because this is my first Standard Chartered KL Marathon and I won the race! I have been overtaken several times but I kept pushing myself until I crossed the finish line, and the feeling was surreal.”

The Full Marathon Men’s Open category took home the first runner-up medal with a time of 02:17:48 which went to Geoffery Birgen of Kenya, just ahead of Chelimo Luka Kipkemoi from Kenya with 02:18:45. Demes Alemtsehay Mesfin from Kenya was the second to cross the line in the Women’s Full Marathon with a time of 02:43:59, while Ruth Chemisto Matebo finished third 02:44:32.

Malaysian Full Marathoners were not far behind with Muhaizar Mohamad earning the Full Marathon Malaysian Men’s Title and Loh Chooi Fern taking the Malaysian Women’s category with a time of 02:41:11and 3:25:52 respectively.

Muhaizar Mohamad

Both the male and female Malaysian winners for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 are part of the Dirigo Atheletes Development Programme which aims to develop a corp of world-class running talent within the country.

Loh Chooi Fern

At the press conference with the winners, Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo Events, owner and organizer of Standard Chartered KL Marathon said, “The runners have really taken to the challenge of the new route and we’re delighted with how the route has worked out for them.  It’s a good shift for us and for them in keeping the race fresh as well as challenging.”

A 16 per cent increase from the previous marathon, the prize package offered this year amounted to USD 116,740 (approximately RM376, 524).

This year, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon introduced a new route for the event. Some 35,200 runners took off from Dataran Merdeka and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman throughout Race Day. The new route took runners to the some of the busiest highways of the city namely the Duta-Ulu Klang (DUKE) Highway and the Ampang Elevated Highway (AKLEH).

Another additional feature is winners of the MSIG 10km category Open Champion were also awarded a pair of tickets to Osaka, Japan courtesy of gold sponsor, MSIG Insurance.

Flag off was conducted by YBhg. Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal bin Talib, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur. Other dignitaries present at the marathon were YB. En. Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of Youth and Sports, YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim, Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, Mr. Osman Morad, Managing Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, Yoichiro Ueno-san, CEO of Honda Malaysia and Mr. Chua Sek Guan, CEO, MSIG Insurance.

Monash University students

In support of the event, the Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Y.B En. Khairy Jamaluddin took on the 10km Speed category. Khairy successfully completed the race within one hour time frame, setting an outstanding example to the Malaysian public.

“The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 is indeed an impressive and well planned event. I am happy that I am fit enough to join and finish this event. Training for this race not only requires discipline but as the tagline for this year’s marathon goes – Committed. Confident. Courageous. Recently, I have launched a programme called Fit Malaysia which aims to drive Malaysians to lead a healthy lifestyle and for Malaysia to be a sporting nation one day. The Ministry of Youth and Sports and its agencies support these kinds of events and I urge all Malaysians to take part in various sporting events such as today’s to maintain a healthy lifestyle,” said Khairy.

Y.B En. Khairy Jamaluddin crossed the finishing line

Organised by Dirigo Events, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 is made successful with the support from title sponsor Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia and gold sponsors including MSIG Insurance and Honda Malaysia. Official partners of the event are Seiko, Brooks, 100 Plus, Pacific Regency and savemoney.my. Suppliers of the events are Salonpas, PowerBar, Repucom, 2XU, Swim Bike Run Magazine Malaysia, GP Batteries

The event is also co-organised by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia. The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 is sanctioned and supported by Malaysia Athletics Federation (MAF), Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Athletic Federation (FTKLAA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Association of International Marathons, Distance Races (AIMS).

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Winners of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014

Full Marathon Men’s Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Kennedy Kiproo Lilan	Kenya	02:17:47
2nd	Geoffrey Birgen	Kenya	02:17:48
3rd	Chelimo Luka Kipkemoi	Kenya	02:18:45

Full Marathon Women’s Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Mugo Hellen Wanjiku	Kenya	02:43:22
2nd	Demes Alemtsehay Mefsin	Kenya	02:43:59
3rd	Ruth Chemisto Matebo	Kenya	02:44:32

Full Marathon Malaysian Men

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Muhaizar Mohamad	Malaysia	02:41:11
2nd	Shaharudin Hashim	Malaysia	02:46:24
3rd	Tan Huong Leong	Malaysia	02:47:23

Full Marathon Malaysian Women

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Loh Chooi Fern	Malaysia	03:25:52
2nd	Yuan Yu Fang	Malaysia	03:34:27
3rd	Adele Wong Li-Peng	Malaysia	03:35:07

Full Marathon Veteran Men

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Jonah Kipserem Tarus	Kenya	02:28:11
2nd	Charles Kimingi Thaiya	Kenya	02:37:56
3rd	David Kuino	Kenya	02:40:59

Full Marathon Veteran Women

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Margeret Njuguna	Kenya	03:03:36
2nd	Takeuchi Keiko	Japan	03:22:41
3rd	Chotip Kan-Uam	Thailand	03:22:53

Honda Half Marathon Men Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Peter Kipleting Keter	Kenya	01:06:48
2nd	James Maregu	Kenya	01:07:48
3rd	Paul Kimani  Kiragu	Kenya	01:09:00

Honda Half Marathon Women Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Jackline Musyawa Nzvio	Kenya	01:20:01
2nd	Peninah Kigen	Kenya	01:20:50
3rd	Kiguru Mary Wangui	Kenya	01:22:03

Honda Half Marathon Men Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Jean-Pierre LautReDoux	France	01:16:07
2nd	Mizukoshi Tomohiro	Japan	01:19:51
3rd	Mark Williams	Great Britain	01:20:26

Honda Half Marathon Women Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Tani Mami	Japan	01:30:00
2nd	Joanna Louise Dent	Australia	01:32:33
3rd	Rachel Pepper	New Zealand	01:39:04

10km Speed Men Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Andri Dauni	Malaysia	00:36:53
2nd	Tim Garret	Australia	00:37:02
3rd	Chew Jee Keng	Singapore	00:38:08

10km Speed Women Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Emebet Hailu Mulate	Ethiopia	00:39:38
2nd	Sheela A/P Samivellu	Malaysia	00:40:02
3rd	Jessica Ng Sze Chia	Malaysia	00:52:16

10km Speed Men Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Prabakharan A/L Madhavan	Malaysia	00:37:31
2nd	Lim Khon Seng, Casey	Malaysia	00:38:52
3rd	Chai Yit Shang	Malaysia	00:42:27

10km Speed Women Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Lai Yook Ching	Malaysia	00:50:24
2nd	Tan Pei Ling	Malaysia	00:50:53
3rd	Tina Munro	Great Britain	00:51:27

Corporate Challenge

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Mercedes-Benz Malaysia		02:44:51
2nd	Hwang Investment Management		02:58:05
3rd	Curtin University, Sarawak Campus		03:00:48

Ministries Challenge

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Jabatan Pengairan Dan Saliran Malaysia		02:46:16
2nd	Kementerian Sumber Asli Dan Alam Sekitar		03:00:34
3rd	Jabatan Imegresen Malaysia		03:06:32

Universities Challenge

Name	Position	Country	Time
Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas	1st		02:32:34
Methodist College Kuala Lumpur	2nd		02:41:49
Monash University Malaysia	3rd		02:51:43