Course & Elevation
The Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon (KLSCM) is a pre-dawn marathon through Malaysia's capital, held on a Sunday in early October, and the 2026 edition was the 18th. The organiser is Dirigo Events and the race has carried the Standard Chartered name since 2009. All categories start and finish at Dataran Merdeka. The full marathon is flagged off at 03:30, the ASICS Half Marathon at 04:45, and the 10 km, 5 km and kids' dashes are held on the Saturday. The full marathon first runs through city-centre streets such as Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang, then onto the long highway stretches of the AKLEH, MRR2 and DUKE and Jalan Kuching, before a final run along Jalan Kinabalu back to Dataran Merdeka. The cut-off for the full marathon is 7 hours 15 minutes from the flag-off, with timed checkpoints at km 20, 25, 35, 40.8 and 42. Runners must be 18 or older on race day for the full marathon. The race has a World Athletics Elite Label.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
28°C
Temperature
82%
Humidity
53%
Rain Chance
October in Kuala Lumpur averages a daytime high of about 33°C and a low of about 24°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around 16 days of the month and relative humidity near 82%. The full marathon starts at 03:30, long before the daytime heat.
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