Penang Bridge International Marathon

The route is mostly flat, except for the part where you climb the Penang Bridge. The event itself was well-organized while running, but getting there posed a bit of a challenge. The pleasant sea breeze was a nice touch. However, be ready for limited public transport options and potential traffic congestion. Shuttle buses operate solely from Komtar to the event area, with no additional stops. Accommodations near the event are scarce. Despite these challenges, I had a good time during the run and am even thinking about giving it another shot in the future.

Started right on time. The route is mostly flat.

This marathon route is good, flat mostly except just 2 km on the bridge elevation. The overall organising is not so good, the marathon starting point is at one end of the island, its very difficult to go and return to the race point as the roads close very early. Very few options were available for transport to the starting point, during the run experience was also not very good.

Race route was good.

Enjoying run on the bridge but too short on the bridge.

Just nice for me

Very well organized. Need professional photographer to snap photos of every participant. Photo can be purchased online if the participants wish to buy. Finisher E certificate should be ready not later than a week after the run.

If you think of joining marathon, this 42.2km is a must to join

Very nice experience with pbim 2022. Very well organized event. Wish to join again next year

Everything good.

good experience. good sponsors. good lucky draw prizes

My first overseas marathon. Super well organized and an a great experience and atmosphere.

The same start and end point was well considered for the runners. The route was wide and spacious, unlike other runs there was no bottleneck along the route. Water points could increase for every 2 to 2.5 km. Timing wise, it would be perfect if it can start later to coincide with the timing for the sunrise to enjoy the scenic view of Penang bridge with rising sun.

The route was very well lighted for the safety of the runners.

This is also my favorite race event. I love the city of penang. The city has a mixed heritage of malay, chinese, arabian, and western. Talking about the racw, there will be no trail or off-road, it is only road all the way. And you will be running at 01.30am crossing the famous penang bridge. It was humid, but luckily the rain pour my body, so it kept me fresh. If you are lucky enough, you will find thunderstorm along the Tollroad on penang bridge. I did!

You will running on the toll road of penang bridge, be aware of the cold and windy weather. Wear your running clothes appropriately, since it is still a raining season.

Running arrangement was a bit messy, and delayed starting running time. The route was nice but did not have much to see. Pleasant runners which are mostly the locals of couples and families.