TheJakartaPost

Please Update your browser

Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.

Jakarta Post

Rinjani 100 extreme marathon attracts more sports enthusiasts

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Wed, May 3, 2017

Share This Article

Change Size

Rinjani 100 extreme marathon attracts more sports enthusiasts Mount Rinjani in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Held since 2012 on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, the Rinjani 100 extreme marathon will have 497 runners this year. (Shutterstock/File)

This year's Rinjani 100 extreme marathon, held on May 5, has attracted more participants than in previous years.

Held since 2012 on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), 497 runners have registered for the race, consisting of 302 Indonesians and 195 foreigners from Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Ireland, Russia and Slovakia. Four hundred runners participated last year.

NTB Tourism Agency head Lalu Muhammad Faozal said the event was expected to help improve the development of sports tourism in NTB.

Read also: Running extends life expectancy, study finds

The marathon is divided into 100-, 60-, 36- and 27-kilometer categories. The starting point for the 100 km and 60 km will be on Mount Rinjani in Senaru village, North Lombok regency, while the 36 km and 27 km categories will start at another entry point to Rinjani in Sembalun village, also in North Lombok regency.

“There will be 13 check points and two stops that runners have to pass through in the span of 36 hours,” said Faozal.

Participants in the 100 km and 60 km categories are expected to finish the race on May 6. (kes)



{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.