KL Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The half marathon of the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon, officially the ASICS Half Marathon, is run through central Kuala Lumpur in the early hours of a Sunday in early October. The event is organised by Dirigo Events with the support of Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Malaysia Athletics. The half marathon shares the Sunday with the full marathon, while the 10 km and 5 km runs and the children's dashes are held on the Saturday. In 2026 the half marathon was flagged off at 4:45 am from Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square), an hour and fifteen minutes after the full marathon, so much of the race is run in the dark. The full and half marathon routes have been measured to AIMS standards by an accredited World Athletics-AIMS course measurer. Runners have four hours from the flag-off to finish, and one checkpoint after km 17 must be reached by 7:50 am to collect the finisher medal. Participants must be at least 16 years old on race day. Standard Chartered has been the title sponsor of the event since 2009. In 2025, while Dataran Merdeka was being upgraded, the start moved to the city centre and the finish to Stadium Merdeka; the 2026 edition returned to Dataran Merdeka.