With lower than 100 days to go, occasion organisers are working intently with the Dubai Sports activities Council and town’s related authorities departments to place the ultimate constructing blocks in place for the staging of the twenty fourth Dubai Marathon on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Staged below the auspices of the Dubai Sports activities Council and nonetheless the quickest marathon within the area, the Dubai Marathon will as soon as once more characteristic three races over 4km, 10km and the basic 42.195km marathon distance. Entries have been open for a number of months at dubaimarathon.org.
“We’ve got been excited by the passion of runners who’ve already signed up many months upfront,” stated Race Director Peter Connerton.
“And with round 12 weeks to go to the race day itself, our work is all about delivering a race and infrastructure that may enchantment to elite runners and beginner rivals alike.
“Due to our colleagues on the Dubai Sports activities Council and authorities our bodies reminiscent of Dubai RTA and Dubai Police we’re on observe for one more memorable occasion.”
On January 12, runners from all over the world will as soon as once more deal with routes across the Jumeirah Seaside Street, Al Sufouh and Umm Suqeim Street. For worldwide guests, the race affords marathon runners the chance to compete alongside the very best on the planet on flat and quick roads that may give them an opportunity for brand spanking new data and private bests.
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“As we plan the following version of the Dubai Marathon, our hope is to welcome much more elite runners and worldwide guests who fly in from across the globe to participate within the race,” stated Dubai Sports activities Council Secretary Common His Excellency Saeed Hareb.
“Dubai RTA, Dubai Police and the emergency companies are all key elements within the staging of an occasion taking in such a big a part of town and we welcome their assist of the Dubai Sports activities Council and the organisers of the Dubai Marathon.”
Firmly established on the worldwide working calendar for practically 1 / 4 of a century, the Dubai Marathon continues to introduce dynamic new expertise to the marathon scene.
Earlier this yr, Ethiopian Tigist Ketema shocked the world by setting the quickest girls’s debut marathon time ever – 2:16:07 – simply eight months earlier than she stormed to victory within the Berlin Marathon in September, whereas teenager Addisu Gobena gained the boys’s race, additionally on his marathon debut, in 2:05:01.
“Dubai is well-established as a marathon the place up-and-coming elites could make an actual impression on the athletics scene,” added Connerton. “Tigist profitable on her debut in Dubai then carrying that type on to Berlin later within the yr is an ideal instance of Dubai’s place as a showcase for the very best younger runners within the sport.”
The 2025 Dubai Marathon is supported by the Dubai Sports activities Council, adidas, the Channel 4 Radio Community, ITP Media Group, Dubai Responsibility Free, Bisleri Water, Dubai RTA, Dubai Police and Dubai Municipality.
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