The 2025 Race: A Bank's Anniversary Run Moves to Senayan
Victoria Run 2025 was held on Sunday 12 October at Gelora Bung Karno in Senayan, central Jakarta, to mark Bank Victoria's 31st anniversary [1]. It had been held at Q-Big BSD in South Tangerang for the previous two years; the bank said it moved to GBK to bring the race closer to the city's running community and to fit a bigger event [1][2]. The race was based in the east car park, Parkir Timur, and was put on by the bank with the Jakarta provincial government [3].
There were three distances: 5 km, 10 km and the half marathon [1]. The 2024 race had added a 30 km for the bank's 30th anniversary; that was dropped for 2025 because, the event director said, the organiser wants the race known for its half marathon [2]. The race has been held since 2022 [2].
The event director put participation at 8,000 [1][2]; Merdeka.com, quoting the same director, reported 6,000 [4]. The 10 km was flagged off by the bank's owner and its chief executive, with Jakarta governor Pramono Anung there [1][3].
The Weather: Humid at Dawn, 31°C by 9am
Halim Perdanakusuma airport, about 11 km east-south-east of GBK, recorded 25°C at 5am on race morning, with a dew point of 23°C, 89% humidity and no wind [5]. It was the same at 6am and 26°C at 6.30am. By 8.30am it was 30°C with 66% humidity, and by 9am 31°C with 59% [5]. The airport logged no observations between 7am and 8am [5].
The programme was billed to start at 5am [6], and Sinar Harapan reported that thousands of runners had started by 6am [7]. A dew point of 23°C means sweat evaporates slowly, and the air warmed by about 5°C between 6.30am and 8.30am [5]. A half marathoner out for two and a half hours or more finishes in noticeably hotter air than they started in, so run the first half conservatively.
The Finish Area: A Concert and Sponsor Booths
After the race there was a concert by Maliq & D'essentials, DJ sets by DJ Una and DJ Berlari Berdendang, and sponsor booths handing out products [1]. Runners received a bib, a goodie bag, a jersey, a finisher medal and refreshments [6]. The bank also held a blood drive on 10 October, two days before the race [1][4].
Should You Enter the 2026 Race?
Yes, if you want a large, lively race in central Jakarta with a party at the finish. It suits 10 km and 5 km runners, and half marathoners who are happy to run for the occasion rather than a time and can wait for the route, which the 2026 rules say will be posted on the race website [8].
Think twice if you are not an Indonesian citizen and hope to win prize money. Under the 2026 rules foreigners can enter with a passport or KITAS, but cannot win in any category; potential winners must show an original Indonesian identity card, and prize money is paid only into a Bank Victoria account in the winner's name [8]. Think twice, too, if you want a route map, past results or aid-station spacing before you commit: the race website carries 2026 information only, with the route maps still marked as to be announced [9].
The 2026 race is on Sunday 11 October from Parkir Timur GBK [8]. The half marathon starts at 5am, the 10 km at 5.30am and the 5 km at 5.45am. The start closes 10 minutes after the half-marathon flag-off and 7 minutes after the others, and the cut-offs are three and a half hours for the half, two hours for the 10 km and one and a half hours for the 5 km, counted from the gun [8]. Runners who miss the cut-off are recorded as DNF and do not get the finisher medal [8].
Entry costs Rp650,000 to Rp750,000 for the half, Rp500,000 to Rp600,000 for the 10 km and Rp400,000 to Rp500,000 for the 5 km, depending on whether you enter early, through the bank's mobile app or at the regular rate [8].
Half-marathon finishers inside the cut-off get a medal and a finisher tee; 10 km and 5 km finishers get a medal [8]. The rules say all three courses are measured and approved by PASI, the national athletics federation, with water stations at several points on each route and results posted on SportSplits [8]. The national half-marathon winners take Rp30 million each, and there are separate prizes for masters runners over 40 and over 50 [8].
Nobody from this site ran the race. This review draws on Indonesian news reports on the 2025 race, the organiser's 2026 rules and airport weather records.