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Miri Marathon

01:001:00 AM Miri
Petroleum Museum
Petroleum Museum. Photograph by Zaramiz TV, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

Miri Marathon on 21 March 2027 flags off the marathon at 1:00am, the half at 2:00am, the 10K at 5:00am and the 5K at 5:30am, all from Miri Outdoor Stadium.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A race before dawnMarathon flag-off at 1:00am, with a seven-hour cut-off.
  • Entry and entitlementsMarathon entry runs from RM 120 to RM 160; minimum age 18.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2TacticsA race before dawnMarathon flag-off at 1:00am, with a seven-hour cut-off.

The marathon cut-off is 8:00am, seven hours after the flag-off, and a runner who misses it does not receive the finisher entitlements. The 10th edition returns to Miri Outdoor Stadium as start and finish, the venue where the race began in 2017 with 3,700 runners.

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km 0 to 42.2TacticsEntry and entitlementsMarathon entry runs from RM 120 to RM 160; minimum age 18.

Marathon runners get a bag with goodies, an official running tee or singlet and a bib with timing chip; finishers get a finisher tee, a medal, post-run refreshments and an e-certificate. Runners may change distance until 60 days before the event, for an administration charge.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Miri, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
Photo: Compeed

Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi
cut-off
7:00 h

Race week

Timetable

Sunday 21 March Race day

  1. 01:001:00 AM

    Marathon flag-off Miri Outdoor Stadium
Cut-offs and other races (7)

  1. 02:002:00 AM

    Half marathon flag-off Miri Outdoor Stadium

  2. 05:005:00 AM

    10K speed run flag-off Miri Outdoor Stadium

  3. 05:305:30 AM

    5K fun run flag-off Miri Outdoor Stadium

  4. 06:006:00 AM

    Half marathon cut-off Four hours after the flag-off.

  5. 07:007:00 AM

    5K cut-off One hour 30 minutes after the flag-off.

  6. 07:307:30 AM

    10K cut-off Two hours 30 minutes after the flag-off.

  7. 08:008:00 AM

    Marathon cut-off Seven hours after the flag-off.

Times as published by the organiser, in Miri time, checked .

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Miri time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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