RUNNING NEWS ITEM

North Sea Beach Marathon 2008

MONDAY, 16 JUNE 2008

The North Sea Beach Marathon 2008, run on sand, will take place on Sunday, June 29th.

When the start gun sounds at Vejers Nordstrand, at 10:30am on the last Sunday in June, it will mark the start of a very special running event. "A world-class beach marathon – We are expecting up to 2,000 participants this year for this very special event," says Bjarne Elmertoft, run manager. "As usual, there is great interest both from Denmark and abroad, and this year, there have been enquiries from runners from countries such as Morocco, Ethiopia, and India. Last year, there were runners from 19 nations, so clearly, the North Sea Beach Marathon has become an international event. We have also learnt that three journalists from South Africa will be attending this year, and additionally we expect to see more Kenyan runners on the 2008 start line. North Sea Beach Marathon has also entered into a co-operation with the Budapest Marathon, with links to both events on each other’s web sites. We take all this as proof that our event is becoming known amongst runners internationally," says Bjarne Elmertoft.

New Sponsors
North Sea Beach Marathon, together with our main sponsor Ringkjøbing Bank, is offering a main prize of 11,000 Danish Kroner to the winner of the Marathon. The event also has sponsorship agreements with Sparekassen for Nørre Nebel and Region, bottled water suppliers Aquad´or, New Balance, and the energy drink producer Maxim. North Sea Beach Marathon will also welcome www.loebshop.dk, who, amongst other things, will be offering prizes for the fastest times in the 5- and 10-kilometre races. Start numbers of all who have pre-registered will also be entered into a draw for many fine prizes.

North Sea Beach Marathon 2008 will, as usual, take place along the West Coast of Jutland, and includes a marathon, half-marathon, 10 km and 5 km races, and also Nordic Walking for the last three distances. This year, marathon runners will start from Vejers Nordstrand, half-marathon runners from Nymindegab, while the 5 km and 10 km events are 'out and back' routes starting from Hvide Sande, which is also the finishing point for participants in all events, advises Bjarne Elmertoft. We place great emphasis on a great running experience and extensive service. We offer a very beautiful and very special route. On the beach at Hvide Sande, there are refreshments and competitions for both adults and children, not only for the participants, but also for all those who have come to watch and cheer them on.

North Sea Beach Marathon is a unique running event, organized by three clubs, Ringkøbing Athletics & Running Club, Esbjerg Athletics & Running Club, and Hvide Sande YMCA Sports club, together with a number of local partners.

North Sea Beach Marathon had 1,900 registered entrants for the four distances in 2007, of which 328 were in the classic marathon distance and 543 in Half marathon distance.

For further information, please visit www.beachmarathon.com.

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