Running Events in Sabah 2015

Running Events in Sabah 2015 is a list created for anyone who is into running and marathons. Over the last few years in Malaysia, running events seemed to have caught on fast with the community attracting even foreigners to participate in these sporting events.

Now Sabah has been actively promoting these running events and the Land Below the Wind has been noted as one one of the fun and challenging places to do marathons and other running events. Many of my friends have also been very active in running until they even fly around the world to participate in running events.

This list features the many running events in Sabah for 2015 and hopefully you will attend if not all, some of them. As you may already know, Sabah offers visitors some very interesting landscapes, tourism spots and also an amazing experience overall.

Running Events in Sabah for 2015
Date		Event Name	Distance			Information
MARCH 2015
29 March		Malaysia Red Crescent Charity Run	10 KM			A Charity Run for the Malaysian Red Crescent.
APRIL 2015
3-5 April		Sabah Adventure Challenge	100 KM			The longest running adventure race in Asia celebrating 16 years of adventure racing. A must for any runner.
25 April		Tambunan Kaamatan Charity Run	11 KM			A New event in Sabah. This run takes you through a hilly course in the interior of Sabah held in conjunction with the Harvest Festival in May.
MAY 2015
3 May		Borneo International Marathon	10 KM 21 KM 42 KM			Sabah’s most popular event, now in its 8th year. The course runs along the coast overlooking the South China Sea and if runners are lucky, a peek at sun rising in the East with a view of Mount Kinabalu.
16 May		Colorcoil Hasuu Tasu Trail Run	25 KM			This race course is designed for the novice trail runner who wants to experience a bit of what ultra trail marathon runners go through.
16-17 May		Salt Trail Challenge	25.5 KM			A very interesting run where runners go through the historical Salt Trail in Sabahs interior. In the old days villagers from interior trekked many days on small trails to the West Coast to exchange their goods for salt.
JUNE 2015
5-7 June		X3 Challenge	5 KM 10 KM 21 KM			A New running event called X3 which is a 3-day challenge with a run followed by a bike-run and lastly swim-bike-run on the 3rd day.
AUGUST 2015
8-9 August		XRace 123	40 KM 61 KM 123 KM			A New event in Sabah. This is a duathlon series offering an Ultra Run (total 123 km) and a Sprint (total 40km).
29 August		7k Sutera Harbour Sunset Charity Run	7 KM			Perfect for the family where the run is held just before sunset in Kota Kinabalu.
29 August		Colorcoil TMBT Ultra Trail Marathon	50 KM 100 KM			The most beautiful and brutal trail race at the foothills of Mt Kinabalu. This is also a UTMB qualifier.
SEPTEMBER 2015
27 September	Borneo Mud Challenge			10 KM	A 10-kilometer race with 25 medium-to-high level obstacle courses, this will be the first obstacle challenge race of its kind to take place in the country.
OCTOBER 2015
17-18 October		Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon	23 KM Adventure 33 KM Summit			This world-famous ultimate event needs no introduction.
NOVEMBER 2015
1 November		Xtrail Ranauthlon15	10 KM 21 KM 42 KM			An interesting run that takes you trail running through tea plantation, hills, streams and off-the-beaten paths.
DECEMBER 2015
5-6 December		XC2- Xtreme Course Challenge	18 KM			This is a new running event in Sabah. Total 18 km obstacle course.

sabah-marathons Running Events in Sabah 2015

All types of running events are held in Sabah f0r 2015.
Images from Sabah Adventure Challenge.

There you go, a list of all the running events held in Sabah Borneo for 2015 and there may be new ones which are not included for now as sometimes, they are announced last minute.

For more information on each of the events, you should check out the links which are in the title of each event, especially for those wanting to sign up or get more detailed information. You can also visit the Sabah Tourism website for additional information around the events or you can also see this story on Best Places to Visit in Sabah for 2015 for anyone wanting to extend their holiday here.

Most of the marathons or events take place on a weekend, some only for one day and others for two days therefore you are advised to make your travel and accommodation booking early. If you have any comments or feedback, please feel free to leave them in the comment form below. Hope you enjoy the many unique and interesting Running Events in Sabah 2015.

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