Fabulous, fun and fulfilling time
LACE up your walking shoes for a fun-tastic day out at Penang Starwalk 2019! Now into its 42nd year, this event brings together people to have fun while taking in the sights along the 7km route.
Some 15,000 participants will be flagged off from Gurney Paragon Mall, the official venue provider under Hunza Properties (Penang) Sdn Bhd at 7am tomorrow.
A host of exciting freebies await after this non-competitive walk. Lined up are fitness games, booths by the sponsors and the Starwalk Contest featuring fabulous prizes worth RM300,000!
And for the first time, Penang Starwalk has appointed digital influencer Christinna Kuan as its ambassador to raise awareness on leading a healthy lifestyle.
Kuan, better known as @ms_ kuan, is a fashion, lifestyle and beauty blogger, and founder of Christinna.k and UFCO Global. She has over 280,000 followers on Instagram and 15,000 subscribers on Youtube.
Another first is the ‘loyalty’ rewards for Starwalkers with the most number of T-shirts and certificates from past editions of the premier sporting event.
Bring along the items to this year’s walk and register your collections at the counter near the stage area before 9am. The programme is to reward walkers for their continued support.
The top three collectors for each category —T-shirts and certificates — will be given TGIF meal vouchers worth RM250, RM150 and RM100 respectively. Five others in each category will receive consolation prizes of RM50 each.
Penang Starwalk is organised by Star Media Group with F&N Beverages Marketing Sdn Bhd as the official beverage partner and Citizen Watches (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd as the official timekeeper.
The platinum sponsor is YTL Communications Sdn Bhd and the gold sponsor Tenaga Nasional Bhd.
Silver sponsors are Indofood (M) Food Industries Sdn Bhd, Wiitrac Elevator Sdn Bhd, Bookdoc, Penang Turf Club and Ewein Zenith Sdn Bhd.
The scenic route
The route will cover Gurney Drive, Jalan Tanjung Tokong and Jalan Sri Tanjung Pinang before heading back to Gurney Paragon Mall via Jalan Tanjung Tokong.
The stretch of Gurney Drive from Jalan Pemenang to its junction with Jalan Tanjung Tokong will be fully closed from 5.30am. Jalan Tanjung Tokong will be closed from that junction until the Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang junction near Tesco after 6am.
All of Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang will also be closed from 6.30am. The stretch from Jalan Tanjung Tokong to Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang (left lanes) will reopen at
9am while the other roads will reopen in stages from 10am.
Participants must follow the left lanes along the route.
Some 150 police personnel will direct traffic while Penang Island City Council and Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union personnel will be present to help participants.
Walkers can park at Gurney Paragon Mall, the lots along Gurney Drive after its junction with Jalan Pemenang, along Kelawei Road and areas nearby.
Platinum sponsor
Lending its support for the eighth year, YTL Communications returns as a platinum sponsor with a contribution of RM70,000 in cash and two 3D/2N packages to the luxurious Pangkor Laut Resort.
Walkers will experience YES’S latest products and services as well as join in the fun activities lined up at its booth during Starwalk.
Gold sponsor
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has made its debut as a gold sponsor with a contribution of RM53,000 in cash.
The electricity provider, which has powered the country’s homes and businesses for almost 70 years, has a long presence in sporting events,
Participants can also visit TNB’S booth during the event to download the My TNB app which allows one to pay bills online, keep track of monthly electricity usage, make complaints, report power failures and other services.
Silver sponsors
Indofood is back to tantalise tastebuds with its Chitato potato chips, Indomie Goreng Cup and Indomie Sup Cup. Walkers also get to enjoy special ‘rewards’ at its booth and check out the latest ‘Mi Goreng Aceh’ which is popular in Indonesia.
Following a successful partnership last year, Wiitrac Elevator returned as a silver sponsor. The specialist in energy-saving and eco-friendly smart lifts, which are made with 95% recyclable materials, believed in giving back to society.
Medical, fitness and wellness
application Bookdoc is sponsoring RM15,900 cash and Rm1mil worth of Bookdoc Market Place RM50 discount vouchers. Within the app, Bookdoc Activ is a programme that rewards users for staying healthy with over 100 reward partners in 12 countries.
Another first-time sponsor is Penang Turf Club with a contribution of RM31,800 in cash.
Developer Ewein Zenith is continuing its collaboration with Starwalk in line with the green concept of its luxurious City of Dreams (COD) development in Seri Tanjung Pinang near Gurney Drive.
And besides being the venue provider, Gurney Paragon Mall has also sponsored shopping vouchers worth RM20,000. Participants have plenty to do at the mall after the walk.
Official beverage partner
F&N Beverages is back on board as the official beverage partner, ready to dispense 84,000 cups of 100Plus Active non-carbonated isotonic drinks to walkers, officials and volunteers at the middle station and finish line.
The sponsorship also includes 240 bottles of 100Plus Original for VIPS, guests and officials as well as 240 bottles for lucky draw winners.
Starwalkers also get to quench their thirst with F&N Ice Mountain Natural Mineral Water. Available are 16,000 bottles of the water with every walker getting a 350ml bottle each upon completing the 7km fun walk.
Official timekeeper
Besides being the official timekeeper, Citizen Watches is also sponsoring three variants of Ecodrive watches worth more than RM10,000 in total for the lucky draw.
As the main model of Citizen, the watches with secondary batteries use light-powered technology to recharge, be it sunlight or artificial light. When worn, the watch will recharge automatically and with low energy consumption, it can last for for more than six months when placed in a dark area.
Healthy breakfast
Walkers get a healthy breakfast after crossing the finishing line.
The Italian Baker Sdn Bhd will be distributing 10,000 Massimo Cream Rolls (blueberry and chocolate flavoured) and 10,000 Bunbino buns (with sambal ikan bilis and tom yam chicken filling).
An all-time favourite is cups of chilled Milo from the Milo truck, of which there will be three to dispense 18,000 cups courtesy of Nestle Products Sdn Bhd.
The company will also be dishing out bowls of Nestle Fitnesse cereal. Participants get to sample the goodness of the new Milo Protein Granola that is high in protein to restore their energy.
Walkers can also enjoy the refreshing taste of Yakult Ace Light cultured milk drink with probiotic from Yakult (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd which has sponsored over 10,000 bottles.