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KL Standard Chartered Marathon 2025 Sells Out In Under 4 Hours

The organiser expressed gratitude for the incredible response.

Cover image via Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (Facebook) & Bernama/Malay Mail

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The Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) 2025 has officially sold out — and in record time!

According to organiser Dirigo Events, public registration for the 17th edition of the marathon opened at 10am on Tuesday, 22 April, with all slots snapped up in less than four hours.

"We are humbled every year by the overwhelming response from the running community and greatly appreciate their enthusiasm and support for the sport and the event," said Dirigo Events director and KLSCM project director, Rainer Biemans.

"KLSCM has always been a platform for runners of all levels to raise their individual bars and we wish all participants the best of luck for this year's race," he added.

The organiser said interested runners can still take part through the Run For A Reason (RFAR) charity initiative or the Corporate Challenge

Standard Chartered Malaysia will also offer a limited number of complimentary slots to selected Priority Banking clients between 23 April and 31 May.

KLSCM 2025 is scheduled to take place on 4 and 5 October, featuring five race categories: the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10KM, 5KM, and Kids Dash.

KLSCM 2025 will be moving its start and finish points from its regular venue at Dataran Merdeka:

Some 42,000 runners signed up for KLSCM last year:

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