Borobudur Marathon 2024 Follows 10,500 Runners From Home And Abroad

A total of 2,150 runners who attended the 2024 Borobudur Marathon Bank for the marathon category (42 km), started earlier at 04.30 WIB from Borobudur Temple Lumbini Park, Magelang Regency. This number is part of the total 10,500 runners who participated in this event.

Unlike previous years, the start of this year was 30 minutes faster because it considered weather factors.

"I believe that all sports fans have been waiting for the 2024 Bank Jateng Borobudur Marathon. I welcome you to Borobudur Temple. Enjoy the beauty of panorama, culture, and good sports," said Acting Governor of Central Java Nana Sudajana when releasing runners in Magelang, Sunday.

Race Director of Bank Jateng Borobudur Marathon 2024 Andreas Kansil reminded runners from within and outside the country to be sensitive to their respective body responses. In addition, runners are also asked to pay attention to weather information presented on the LED screen.

"This morning the weather was cloudy with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and humidity was high. So, please be sensitive to the body's response. Take care of the body's fluids, take advantage of the water station," he said, quoted by Antara.

After releasing the marathon category, 30 minutes later Nana Sudjana performed a flag off for the half marathon category. Participants of this category became the most at this year's event, namely 4,250 participants. They have to finish the race within 3 hours 45 minutes.

In the next category, namely 10K released at 5.40 WIB. In this category, there are 18 runners of Bank Jateng Young Talent with an age range of 14 to 17 years. Race 10K must be completed in 2 hours.

The runners, who managed to break last year's time record, will get an additional IDR 100 million bonus in each category.