Harmony Reborn

Taking a break, the runners from different places mingled with one another. In Borobudur, they found harmony.

Kompas/Ferganata Indra Riatmoko

Thousands of participants in the 10-kilometer category of the Bank Jateng Borobudur Marathon 2017 take off on Sunday (19/11) from the starting line in Taman Lumbini of the Borobudur Temple complex, Magelang regency, Central Java. The annual race, themed “Reborn Harmony”, thrummed with the enthusiasm of both runners and local residents.

The Bank Jateng Borobudur Marathon (BJBM) 2017 reaffirms the rebirth of harmony. Thousands of runners immerse themselves in natural beauty and partake of local hospitality in the villages surrounding a World Cultural Heritage Site. All of this offered in a sports tourism package.

It was drizzling around Borobudur Temple in Magelang regency, Central Java, as Retno Lestari entered her 5th kilometer of the half marathon category in Borobudur village. A number of local residents approached the roadside and passed out small plastic bags to the runners to keep their cell phones dry.