Avoid walkathon, marathon routes

JAKARTA (JP): The SEA Games' athletics committee has urged motorists to avoid the roads being used for the 50-kilometer walkathon and marathon competitions.

The walkathon event will be held from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow, while the marathon will take place at 5 a.m. and finish about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, the committee said yesterday in a statement.

The walkathon's route will circle the Gelora Senayan Stadium, with the start and finish lines at the Madya Stadium,

The marathon will also start at the Madya Stadium and runners will follow a route along Jl. Asia Afrika, Jl. Pintu IX, Jl. Sudirman, Jl. Thamrin, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. Majapahit, Jl. Gajah Mada, passed Kota Railway Station, Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Jl. Majapahit, Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat, Jl. Thamrin, Jl. Sudirman, Semanggi Cloverleaf, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, passed the Bakrie building, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Jl. Gatot Subroto, turn at the Pancoran Monument, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. Gerbang Pemuda, Jl. Asia Afrika and finish at the Madya Stadium. (hhr)