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May 24 - 26 2013 - Where can you run this week-end?

May 24, 2013 01:00 Where can you run this week-end?
25 races are organized during next week-end in 25 different countries. Good luck to you if you are taking part in one of these events. Don’t forget to come back to ahotu Marathons to share your experience with us. Have a great run !! Australia South Australia Barossa 5km (Sunday) Barossa ... Continue reading

Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of the Gobi March

May 21, 2013 09:09 Press Release
Celebrating the Ten Year Anniversary of the Gobi March
The world-renowned Gobi March celebrates its 10th anniversary this June with a striking new course through one of China’s most fabled regions. Kicking off on Sunday, 2 June in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, competitors will embark on a 250-kilometer course through lands once ruled by Genghis Khan, an emperor simultaneously revered and feared by populations in Central Asia and China. ... Continue reading

Lisbon Eco Marathon: running in a natural park in the middle of the city

May 21, 2013 03:23 Interview Focus on a race
Lisbon Eco Marathon: running in a natural park in the middle of the city
Hello, on July 6th 2013, you’ll be organizing the Lisbon Eco Marathon. Can you tell us where it is located? It’ll be held in Monsanto. Monsanto is a natural park that covers around 25% of Lisbon. Just the last 4 kilometers will be in the city, but fortunately participants will run on a bicycle path, ... Continue reading

Discount for the Valley Crest Half Marathon

May 20, 2013 10:35 Press Release
Known as “The Friendliest Race in L.A.”, the Valley Crest Half Marathon is a popular trail half-marathon on historic Mulholland Drive fire road that treats runners to beautiful spring foliage and magnificent vistas of the San Fernando Valley and Pacific Ocean. A RRCA State Championship Race makes this the perfect competition for the serious runner and is also “user friendly” ... Continue reading

May 17 - 19 2013 - Where can you run this week-end?

May 17, 2013 01:00 Where can you run this week-end?
20 races are organized during next week-end in 20 different countries. Good luck to you if you are taking part in one of these events. Don’t forget to come back to ahotu Marathons to share your experience with us. Have a great run !! Australia New South Wales Sydney Morning Herald Half ... Continue reading

World Orienteering Championships 2014: Italy gets dressed

May 14, 2013 11:53 Press Release
Italy’s Veneto and Trentino regions host 2014 WOC and WTOC First World Orienteering Championships ever hosted in the country A Sprint Relay event to make its debut in the city of Trento The ‘5 Days of Italy’ event already scheduled Orienteering as a sport discipline was born in the Scandinavian Peninsula over a century ... Continue reading

Fundy Marathon Gains Boston-Qualifier Status

May 14, 2013 03:25 Press Release
The first Bay of Fundy International Marathon, set for Lubec, Maine, and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, on June 23, will be a qualifying race for the 2014 Boston Marathon. That was achieved earlier this month when the Fundy Marathon’s paperwork for course measurement and certification was accepted by the national body for long-distance running, U.S.A. Track and Field. The same paperwork ... Continue reading

Women Leading the Race in the Gold Coast Airport Marathon

May 14, 2013 02:24 Press Release
With nine weeks to go until the 35th annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon the event is well on track to become the biggest in its history. And it’s highly likely more women than men will hit the flat Gold Coast streets on the 6 and 7 July race weekend. The program will feature the full 42.195km Gold Coast Airport Marathon, ... Continue reading

Moscow Mountain Madness

May 13, 2013 16:00 Interview Focus on a race
Moscow Mountain Madness
Hello, on September 8th 2013, you’ll be organizing the Moscow Mountain Madness. Can you tell us where it is located? Moscow, ID is located in Northern Idaho. Moscow Mountain is a peak northeast of the city. It offers 60 or 70 miles of trails, many of which offer incredible vistas of the rolling Palouse hills. ... Continue reading

Record number of runners at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon and a victory first for Qatar

May 13, 2013 08:34 Press Release
Record number of runners at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon and a victory first for Qatar
He was the last of the elite runners to register but the first past the finish line! Originally from Kenya, Nicholas Kemboi emerged as the overall winner at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon with a time of 2:08:51, scooping up Qatar’s first ever victory in the race’s 19 year history. When it came to the women, the win went to ... Continue reading