Runners in Hong Kong Streetathon will get chance to try out new route
Registration for 10th anniversary of event, which features marathon, half-marathon and 10km races, has opened, with 20,000-contestant limit
Ten thousand local and overseas runners will get their chance to be among the first to try out a new route when they compete in the Kerry Hong Kong Streetathon in November, organisers said on Thursday.
The 10th anniversary of the Streetathon, which features a marathon and a half-marathon, will be held on November 23, with participants starting at the Island Eastern Corridor near East Coast Park.
Contestants will run on the the yet-to-open Central Kowloon Bypass (Yau Ma Tei section), heading into Kowloon Bay and Kai Tak, before finishing at the Yau Ma Tei Interchange.
Expected to be completed by December, the 4.7km, HK$42.36 billion Central Kowloon Bypass would see drivers needing only about five minutes to travel between Kowloon Bay and Yau Ma Tei.
Public registration for the race opened today and will continue until the 20,000 quota – across seven categories – are snapped up. Registration fees range from HK$150 to HK$620 (US$19 to US$79).
Apart from the marathon and half marathon, the Kerry Hong Kong Streetathon will also feature a 10km race, with runners going via the Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Bridge and Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel.