Letting Go of Longing for Togetherness at ‘Bank Jateng Tilik Candi’

After two years of not being able to involve residents because of the pandemic, Borobudur Marathon is again bringing joy to the race track. The runners’ longing for togetherness has been cured.

KOMPAS/P RADITYA MAHENDRA YASA

Tilik Candi runners enter the finish line at the Borobudur Marathon 2022 Powered by Bank Jateng at Lumbini Park, Borobudur Temple area, Central Java, Sunday (11/13/2022). The Tilik Candi running event, which was attended by 4,500 participants, ran a distance of 21 kilometers, closing the Borobudur Marathon series.

A total of 4,552 runners and thousands of residents let go of their longing for togetherness in the Bank Jateng Tilik Candi (Bank Jateng Looks at the Temple) half-marathon race. The event, which is the final in the series of the Borobudur Marathon 2022 Powered by Bank Jateng, was held around Borobudur Temple, Magelang Regency, Central Java, on Sunday (13/11/2022).

Among the dozens of residents who gave their support around the 13th kilometer near Pawon Temple, Sumarno (65) and his wife, Sri Wahyu Ningsih (63), joined in encouraging the runners. Sumarno hit a wooden bell to accompany applause and shouts of encouragement from his wife beside him.