The Borneo International Marathon (Bahasa Malaysia: Maraton Antarabangsa Borneo) is an annual marathon event held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo Island.
The inaugural race was held on 12 October 2008.
History
The Borneo International Marathon was started by Andrew Voon, Christopher Nielsen, Urs Weisskop, and Simon Amos.
The inaugural event featured three race categories: 10km, 21km, and 42km, and drew 529 participants.
Race Categories
The Borneo International Marathon features several race categories:
Full Marathon (42km) Half Marathon (21km) 10km Race Men Open (18-40 years old) Men Open (16-40 years old) Men Junior (13-19 years old) Women Open (18-40 years old) Women Open (16-40 years old) Women Junior (13-19 years old) Men Veteran (41 -50 years old) Men Veteran (41-50 years old) Men Open (20 - 40 years old) Women Veteran (41 -50 years old) Women Veteran (41-50 years old) Women Open (20 - 40 years old) Men Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Men Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Men Veteran (41 years & above) Women Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Women Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Women Veteran (41 years & above) *remained since 2019
Route
The original route 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.
Winners This list of winners below only applies to Full Marathon (42km) only.Key: EditionYearMen's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)14th2024Trịnh Đình An2:50:12Nông Thị Chang3:14:0913th2023Lê Văn Tuấn2:42:49Nguyễn Thị Đường3:16:41– 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic–2021–202212th2019Safree Sabdin2:49:44Linda Then Yee3:46:1711th2018Jeorge Andrade2:54:14Nicci Chapman3:34:0510th2017Kentaro Masuda2:58:23Azusa Nojiri3:02:509th2016Noel Tillor2:48:10Ting Yu3:52:438th2015Safrey Sumping3:12:28Azusa Nojiri3:00:057th2014John Njihia2:46:41Kona Liau3:44:596th2013Collins Kimosop2:35:21Kona Liau3:38:275th2012Fabian-Osmond Daimon2:48:09Claire Walton3:35:384th2011Moses Kiptoo2:31:19Susan Chepkwony3:34:093rd2010Peter Keter2:38:00Tagami Mai3:23:282nd2009Johnson Tarus2:31:00Cecilia Wangui3:05:591st2008Sammy Kiptoo2:25:00Fridah Lodepa3:18:04
Other Races
Borneo Half Marathon The Kinabalu Running Club also co-organises the Borneo Half Marathon in collaboration with the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu).
The Borneo Half Marathon features two race categories:
Half Marathon (21km) 10km Race Men Open (16-30 years old) Men Open (13-30 years old) Women Open (16-30 years old) Women Open (13-30 years old) Men Junior Veteran (31-40 years old) Men Junior Veteran (31-40 years old) Women Junior Veteran (31-40 years old) Women Junior Veteran (31-40 years old) Men Veteran (41-50 years old) Men Veteran (41-50 years old) Women Veteran (41-50 years old) Women Veteran (41-50 years old) Men Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Men Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Women Senior Veteran (51 years & above) Women Senior Veteran (51 years & above) *remained since 2024
References
External links Borneo International Marathon Official Website