10,000 expected at full marathon on KL highways on Sept 8

Chan (eighth from left) with first aid runners (in orange) and marathon race event pacers. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

MORE than 8,000 participants have signed up for the first-ever full marathon to be held within a closed highway system.

The sixth IJM Allianz Duo Highway Challenge, which in the past was held as two separate events, will be combined into a single event this year.