After my participation in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009, I'm not sure the event was an improvement over the previous events under AMBank.
The 21km route, though very scenic and more challenging than the 'old' route, seemed to cause more traffic diversions and thus, traffic congestions. I felt sorry for those who were had to wait in or next to their vehicles.
There were mobile toilets setup along the route but not all were safely located as some required the runners to dash across a 3-lane road with on-coming vehicles.
At approximately 4 meters after crossing the finishing line, I was directed to the middle of the Merdeka field which was further away from the entrance to the area serving the drinking water and isotonic drinks. If I was allowed to walk another 6 meters after crossing the finishing line, I could have made a right turn to reach that area.
I thought a small bottle of drinking water was offered to the 42km finishers at the finishing line at previous and other marathons???
Many were looking for the usual assortments of food & beverages which are common in many running events. However, the Organiser offered only bananas, isotonic drinks and drinking water.
The best part was that I had to line up, again, to collect my finishing medal. As expected, the line was LONG!
KL Marathon 2010?
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