The Course: A City Loop, Then the Coast Road
The 21 km starts and finishes on Jalan Miri-Pujut outside Dynasty Hotel. On the 2025 route map it first loops north through the city centre, past a checkpoint at Miri City Fan and back by Imperial Mall and Bintang Megamall, then heads south-west past Wisma Pelita Tunku and the padang onto Jalan Brighton. From there it runs along the coast past Miri Marriott Resort & Spa and Tanjung Lobang beach to a checkpoint and turn near Beach Republic, and comes back the same way [1]. The 10 km follows the same city loop but turns at the Marriott [1].
The police list of roads used includes Jalan Miri-Pujut, Jalan Bintang, Jalan Sylvia, Jalan Brooke, Jalan Kubu, Jalan Brighton, Jalan Luak/Esplanade and Jalan Melayu [2]. No elevation profile is published, but it is not all flat: one 21 km runner in 2025 said the climb at Bukit Tanjung was very tough [3]. The 2026 map shows the same shape, and names the coastal stretch Jalan Tanjung Lobang [4].
The Weather: Saturated Air From the Start
Miri airport, which the organiser's 2026 map shows just inland of the course's southern turn, recorded 25°C at the 4am start, with a dew point of 24°C, 94% humidity and a 1-knot wind [5]. From 5am to 7am the humidity read 100% at 24°C to 25°C. It warmed only at the end: 27°C and 89% humidity at 8am, when the 21 km closed, and 29°C at 9am [5].
A dew point of 24°C to 25°C means sweat barely evaporates, so the race is run in air that feels heavier than the temperature suggests. One runner stopped in the final stretch in 2025 to help a runner who had cramped, having limped home with a cramped leg themselves in 2024 [6].
Aid Stations, Cut-offs and Roads
The 2025 21 km map marks seven water stations, most of them on the coastal out-and-back, which runners pass in both directions, plus checkpoints at Miri City Fan and at the turn [1]. The map legend shows only water stations and checkpoints.
In 2025 the half marathon had four hours, from the 4am flag-off to an 8am cut-off; the 10 km ran from 6.15am to 7.45am and the 4 km fun run from 6.20am to 7.20am [1]. For 2026 the 21 km cut-off moves to 7.30am, so the limit falls to three and a half hours, and the organiser says runners who do not finish get no medal and no finisher tee [4].
Police closed or diverted the route roads in stages from 3am to 8am, including the junctions at Bulatan Kipas, Jalan Brooke, Luak and the Marina junctions on Jalan Brighton [2][7].
How Fast the Field Is
The women's open 21 km was won in 1:25:03 by Alice Muthoni Koigi, ahead of Susan Jematai Kosgei in 1:29:05 and Jackline Nzivo in 1:32:10; fifth was 1:41:19 and tenth 1:49:51 [8]. Only the women's open results were posted publicly. On the men's side, one runner who finished the open 21 km in 1:30:25 said it was not enough for the top ten [3].
Prize money runs ten deep. In the 21 km open categories it goes from RM2,000 for first to RM200 for sixth to tenth, and the 21 km veteran categories, for runners 45 and over, pay RM1,500 down to RM200 [1]. A woman who can run under 1:50 has a real chance of a paid place in the open category.
Race Weekend Logistics
Race packs were collected at Dynasty Hotel on the Friday and Saturday before the race, 17 and 18 October, from 10am to 6pm, with no collection on race day [1]. For 2026 the dates are 23 and 24 October at the same hotel [4].
The 21 km cost RM95 at the early-bird rate and RM115 after that, the 10 km RM65 or RM75 and the 4 km RM55 or RM65; the 2026 fees are the same [1][4]. Every entry includes an event tee, a medal, a bib and a door gift, and 21 km finishers also get a finisher tee [1]. Bibs are not transferable in 2026 [4].
The race raises money for the hotel's charity fund, which pays for festive goodie giveaways at Chinese New Year, Gawai and Hari Raya and other help for families in need [9].
Should You Enter the 2026 Race?
Yes, if you want a local half marathon in Miri with prize money ten deep and a coastal out-and-back, and you are happy to be on the start line at 4am. The 10 km and 4 km suit newer runners and families.
Think twice if you need a published elevation profile, lots of aid beyond water, or you are a slow half marathoner: the 2026 limit is three and a half hours, not four.
The organiser's 2026 pages give the date, start times, cut-offs, fees and route map. They do not describe aid beyond the water stations on the map, so ask the organiser if you need more.
Nobody from this site ran the race. This review draws on the organiser's registration pages and route maps, police road-closure notices reported by local media, the posted women's results, airport weather records and two runners' own posts.