KLSCM 2026 Sold Out in 5 Hours!

The Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) 2026 continues to be the creme de le creme of running events in Malaysia with its 18th edition selling out in under 5 hours! Registration kicked off on 23 February for those eligible for Priority Registration as well as for the Run For A Reason (RFAR) programme and Corporate Challenge.

On the morning of the public registration opening on 2 March, by 10:03am netizens were already posting on their success of getting an elusive slot for the race. I was tasked with helping my sister get her slot and had the joys of joining in the experience as well. 

TL:DR - There was no joys in it and I thank the running gods and 12 years of runing, I have priority registration. 

The half marathon was the first to go in just 2 and a half hours. Luckily, I was able to secure my sister's slot just 10 minutes before they announced it as sold out. The full marathon was next to go which was a surprise as it used to be one of the last to go. The shorter distances on Saturday filled up next and by 3:30pm, Dirigo Events (organiser of KLSCM) announced that all the Malaysian slots were gone! 

Individual runners who are keen on securing a slot in KLSCM 2026 may still apply to register under the RFAR charity initiative to run for a charitable cause and raise funds for RFAR beneficiaries. This year’s charity beneficiaries are Standard Chartered Foundation, Hospis Malaysia (out of pin codes at time of writing) , Kechara Soup Kitchen, Teach For Malaysia, and Yayasan Jantung Kongenital Malaysia. Runners who have not managed to secure a slot are also advised to watch out for upcoming promotions from KLSCM’s official partners and sponsors offering entries. 

“We are grateful to the running community for their incredible response and support for the sport and KLSCM. We look forward to seeing everyone put their best foot forward and also to welcoming more international runners to our ‘Hari Raya of running’,” said Rainer Biemans, the Director of Dirigo Events and Project Director of the KLSCM.

“Last year’s event attracted a record number of international participants. For Visit Malaysia 2026, we are pleased to share that non-Malaysian residents will still be able to sign up for KLSCM 2026 until 31 July or until all 4,000 international slots have been taken up,” he added.

“The running community’s standards have improved tremendously over the recent years and KLSCM is proud to be able to continue providing runners of all levels with an international platform to showcase their running ability. We hope to see more runners raise their personal bars and meet their new goals on their way to becoming champions.”.

KLSCM 2026 will be held on 3 and 4 October 2026 and is the most anticipated distance running event in Malaysia. Standard Chartered Malaysia is the title sponsor while global sports brand ASICS and IHH Healthcare are the Gold sponsors. The other official partners are 100 Plus, Counterpain, High5 Nutrition, Seiko and TudungPeople.

The event is also supported by venue host Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Malaysia Athletics, World Athletics and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police. It is also supported by the Malaysian Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia), Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara - Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi) and Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (PROLINTAS). The event is owned and organised by Dirigo Events.

For more information, please visit the KLSCM website at www.kl-marathon.com/ or their social media pages at:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/SCKLmarathon
Instagram – www.instagram.com/SCKLmarathon
TikTok – www.tiktok.com/@klscmarathon