How will Founder's Run 2026 play out?

 The Founder's Run is an annual 5km cross country race in Nobel International School, held annually since 2016. Since the year 2016, the Founder's Run had attracted students from all  walks of  life annually to participate in the run. Up till  2020, the Founder's Run was held  on weekdays during school hours. Following two successive virtual runs in 2021  and 2022, the Founder's Run was held on a Saturday beginning from 2023. 

Friday, 26th February 2016

Wednesday, 8th February 2017

Wednesday, 7th February 2018

Friday, 22nd February 2019

Friday, 14th February 2020

Virtual Run, 7th to 21st April 2021

Virtual Run, 21st March to 14th April 2022

Saturday, 1st  July 2023
Saturday, 22nd July 2023

Saturday, 27th April 2024

Saturday, 12th April 2025

The Management of Nobel International School is currently deliberating over whether to restore the Founder's Run to its weekday format or retain the  Founder's Run in a weekend format. The options on the table are as follows:


OPTION 1: WEEKDAY FORMAT

In this format, Founder's Run will be a normal schooling day and all students are given attendance as per the normal school rules. Individuals planning to skip Founder's Run will be marked as absent on the school calendar. The fee for Founder's Run might be reduced to around RM 90. The school might need to provide a bus service for students unable to head to the run via personal transport, and buses shall depart from Nobel International School to the race venue and return on the same day. All houses will benefit from this option. 


OPTION 2: SATURDAY FORMAT

In this format, the current option, which is the weekend option, requires holding Founder's Run on a weekend on the basis of accommodating parents and alumni, allowing students and their parents to experience a run together. This option reduces turnout and is designed to prevent Bullseye from winning the event, having won every Founder's Run since 2018, thus making the management annoyed of Bullseye's victories. The first two editions in 2016 and 2017 were won by Touchdown. 

This format is applicable to public holidays or school holidays. 


PROPOSED DATES FOR FOUNDER'S RUN 2026

a) 6th or 7th February 2026, to accommodate the Sports Day on 10th April 2026. 

b) 30th or 31st January 2026, to accommodate the Thaipusam holiday and in lieu

c) 4th April 2026.


NO VIRTUAL RUN FOR 2026

The Management does not intend to hold a Virtual Run for 2026 and had stated intent to cancel the Virtual Run for 2026. A relic of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Management instituted the Virtual Run to allow people to run at home. The hardliners in the Management intend to discontinue this. 


DISTANCE FOR FOUNDER'S RUN

The Management intends to introduce a 7.5km run for the Founder's Run. This option is still under deliberation. Nobel previously held a 10km race in the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Founder's Run aside from the 5km run.


REGISTRATION FEE FOR FOUNDER'S RUN 

The registration will be priced at RM 90 per student. Discounts are planned to be given if a student registers their parent/guardian for the run.

Each student will contribute 2 points to their house if registering for the 5km run, and 4 points for the 7.5km run. Students who bring their parents will contribute 10 points for the run. 


VENUE FOR FOUNDER'S RUN 2026

The venue is expected to be at Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam, but the Management is also considering holding the Founder's Run at Bukit Kiara, which is a stone's throw from Nobel and is more hillier than the current venue. 

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