National long-distance runners dominated the 2015 Mandiri Jakarta Marathon on Sunday. Asmara Bara from West Java, clocked a time of 2:32:00 to win the male national marathon category of the 2015 Jakarta Marathon. Agus Prayogo came in second place with 2:33:02, followed by Saiin Alim, who finished the 42.195-kilometer course with a time of 2:34:00.

Senior long-distance runner Triyaningsih won the 2015 Jakarta Marathon in the female national marathon category with a time of 3:05:24. Olivia Sadi and Erni Ulatningsih took second and third place, respectively.

In the male master marathon category, national runner Robert Salusu crossed the finish line, clocking in at 2:49:54. He surpassed Joko Pitoyo, the favorite to win the competition, by eight minutes. The third was Holil, who clocked a time of 3:07:27.

For the female master marathon category, senior runner Supriyanti Sutono crossed the finish line with a time of 3:16:32, followed by Raquel Pirera and Helda Napitupulu who ranked second and third, respectively.

Foreign elite runners, mainly from Ethiopia and Kenya, also dominated the competition. Geoffrey K.Birgen, a senior Kenyan runner, won the male elite marathon category with 2:17:38, followed by two Kenyan runners, Josphat K. Too and Luka Chelimo Kipkemoi, who ranked second and third, respectively.

Ethiopian runner Shankutie won the female elite marathon category, clocking in at 2:43:29. Mercy Jelimo Too from Kenya came in second with 2:43:45, followed by another Kenyan runner, Margaret Njuguna with 2:48:09.

Apart from a full marathon category with a 42.195-kilometer-long track, the 2015 Jakarta Marathon also presented several other categories, namely the half marathon (21 km), 10 km, 5 km and the Maratoonz, a long distance run designed for children.

National long-distance runners dominated the 2015 Mandiri Jakarta Marathon on Sunday. Asmara Bara from West Java, clocked a time of 2:32:00 to win the male national marathon category of the 2015 Jakarta Marathon. Agus Prayogo came in second place with 2:33:02, followed by Saiin Alim, who finished the 42.195-kilometer course with a time of 2:34:00.

Senior long-distance runner Triyaningsih won the 2015 Jakarta Marathon in the female national marathon category with a time of 3:05:24. Olivia Sadi and Erni Ulatningsih took second and third place, respectively.

In the male master marathon category, national runner Robert Salusu crossed the finish line, clocking in at 2:49:54. He surpassed Joko Pitoyo, the favorite to win the competition, by eight minutes. The third was Holil, who clocked a time of 3:07:27.

For the female master marathon category, senior runner Supriyanti Sutono crossed the finish line with a time of 3:16:32, followed by Raquel Pirera and Helda Napitupulu who ranked second and third, respectively.

Foreign elite runners, mainly from Ethiopia and Kenya, also dominated the competition. Geoffrey K.Birgen, a senior Kenyan runner, won the male elite marathon category with 2:17:38, followed by two Kenyan runners, Josphat K. Too and Luka Chelimo Kipkemoi, who ranked second and third, respectively.

Ethiopian runner Shankutie won the female elite marathon category, clocking in at 2:43:29. Mercy Jelimo Too from Kenya came in second with 2:43:45, followed by another Kenyan runner, Margaret Njuguna with 2:48:09.

Apart from a full marathon category with a 42.195-kilometer-long track, the 2015 Jakarta Marathon also presented several other categories, namely the half marathon (21 km), 10 km, 5 km and the Maratoonz, a long distance run designed for children.

A joint security force comprising thousands of personnel was deployed to secure the elite marathon competition, which was attended by around 15,000 runners from 53 countries.

Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr.Comr.Martuani Sormin said 2,354 of the total personnel deployed were police officers, followed by 130 military personnel and 1,575 officers from other institutions, including Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) and the Jakarta Health Department.

"Thus in total, we have 4,059 security officers, comprising personnel from the National Police, the Indonesian Army and the Jakarta administration'€™s branches," he said as quoted by tribunnews.com in Jakarta on Sunday.

To avoid traffic jams, Martuani said the police applied traffic diversions in seven areas across Jakarta. Ambulance vehicles were dispatched in several locations to anticipate emergency situations, such as exhaustion or any other incidents. Traffic police were also deployed in several intersections, closing the routes off from vehicle access.

Another police spokesperson Sr.Comr. Muhammad Iqbal explained that 929 traffic police from Central Jakarta, South Jakarta and West Jakarta police offices were deployed to blockade the marathon routes.

"We secured the routes through an on-off traffic system and traffic diversions,'€ he said. In total, 215 spots comprising 40 traffic lights and 175 intersections were secured for the marathon event. (ags/ebf)

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