|
Event Information:
The
Standard Chartered Hong Kong
Marathon, started in 1997, grows
from strength to strength in the
past thirteen years with a record of
entries achieved in each year. Total
prize money for the Full Marathon
will be increased to US$150,000. A
special award of HK$144,000 to
winners who are Permanent Residents
of Hong Kong. Trophies will be
presented to the first three winners
in each category for 10km Challenge,
Half Marathon Challenge and Full
Marathon Challenge races. Awards are
presented according to Official
Times (Gun Time).
The
Hong Kong Marathon, sponsored by
Standard Chartered Bank, is an
annual marathon race held in
February or March in Hong Kong. In
addition to the full marathon, a 10
km run and a half marathon are also
held. The race started in 1997 with
1,000 runners; today over 40,000
take part each year. The full and
half marathon's race tracks remained
generally the same, starting from
Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, then
going out to West Kowloon using
Austin Road, followed by West
Kowloon Highway and Tsing Kwai
Highway, where half-marathoners turn
back. Full-marathoners continue
through Cheung Ching Tunnel, then do
a return trip each on Tsing Ma
Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge.
Competitors then ran back all the
way to West Kowloon, joining
half-marathoners again at Kwai
Chung, and into Western Harbour
Crossing. The finishing point,
however, was changed to Victoria
Park instead of the Golden Bauhina
Plaza in Wan Chai North. This
arrangement was welcomed by elite
athletes, citing that it would
improve their performance. Japanese
runner Koichioro Fukuoka won the
full marathon in 2:16:50, ending
Kenya's four year domination of the
event.
Local
Weather:
|
