The first marathon in Sabah was held in 1984 and it was called the Daily Express Sabah Marathon. The next marathon was held 23 years later in 2008 and it was called the Borneo International Marathon (BIM). BIM was organized by Championship Sport Events Sdn. Bhd., helmed by Mr. Andrew Voon as the Race Director as well as the person instrumental in organizing the Borneo International Marathon. The first BIM had three categories, 10km, 21km and 42km and was participated by a mere 529 runners.

On June 18 2011 the running community was deeply shocked and saddened by Andrew’s sudden demise. To continue with his legacy and the event, his running group successfully registered a running club called the Kinabalu Running Club (KRC), which has undertaken the task of organizing the next Borneo International Marathons.

Full Marathon

• Open Category – all male and female participants must be a minimum of 18 years as of 6 May 2018, i.e. born before 6 May 2000.
• Veteran Category – all male and female participants must be a minimum of 40 years as of 6 May 2018, i.e. born before 6 May 1978.

Half Marathon

• Open Category – all male and female participants must be a minimum of 16 years as of 6 May 2018, i.e. born before 6 May 2006.
• Veteran Category – all male and female participants must be a minimum of 40 years as of 6 May 2018, i.e. born before 6 May 1978.

10Km Race

• Open Category – all male and female participants must be a minimum of 13 years as of 6 May 2018, i.e. born before 6 May 2005.
• School Category – all male and female students of public and private schools within Kota Kinabalu area. Organiser may request for acknowledgment from respective schools.

Age, Race Categories & Start Times

All runners will get the followings:

• Running T-shirt 10km, Half Marathon & Full Marathon
• Finisher’s medal for 10km, Half Marathon & Full Marathon (finish within cut off time)
• Finisher’s T-shirt for Full Marathon (finish within cut off time)
• Finisher’s Certificate for 10Km, Half Marathon & Full Marathon which can be obtained online (finish within cut off time)
• Goodie bag

Prizes - http://borneomarathon.com/prizes/ 

• All race winners must have a personal bank account as prize money will be banked in into their personal accounts
• All prize money winners must sign a declaration that their personal address and bank account information provided to the organizer is correct.
• All prizes quoted in Malaysian Ringgit (RM)

Timing Chips

• The electronic timing chip provided by the organiser must be used by all runners.

Refunds

• No refunds will be entertained once full payment is received.
• Confirmed registrations are not transferable to other persons.
• Registered runners are not allowed to change their categories once the registration is confirmed.

Important information

• BIM 2018 will be enforcing the cut off time. For the Full Marathon it will be 7 hours. Runners who exceed the cut off time will be ‘swept’ back to the Stadium.
• Race Bib swapping is illegal. This is especially important as emergency contacts are registered with the bib. This will also ensure that there is no cheating. If this should happen the runner will be immediately disqualified and the identity will be posted to all running events.
• For security reasons the Police, Dewan Bandaraya Enforcement Agency, Officials and Course Mashalls will not allow runners without a running bib. They will be stopped and taken off the course immediately for further action. Offenders will have their pictures taken and details shared to all Races.

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