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Runners Enter to be Part of Gold Coast Airport Marathon History
Entries for the 36th annual Gold Coast Airport Marathon to be held from
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July opened this morning with more than 30,000
runners of all ages and abilities expected to take part in the history
making event.
For the first time in Australian history, participants will have the
opportunity to run in an International Association of Athletics Federation
(IAAF) Road Race Gold Label event after it was awarded the prestigious
honour earlier this year.
In addition to running a course rated alongside some of the world's most
illustrious races such as the New York City Marathon and Tokyo Marathon,
participants will witness some of Australia's best marathoners in action
with the Australian Marathon Championships hosted on Sunday.
Events Management Queensland CEO Cameron Hart said this year's Gold Coast
Airport Marathon will be one of the most significant in the event's history
and encouraged runners to take part.
"With the designation of the IAAF Road Race Gold Label and the announcement
of the Australian Marathon Championships, this year's event is set to be
one of the biggest and best," Mr Hart said.
"We're expecting more than 30,000 runners from Queensland, interstate and
overseas to experience our fast and flat course with one of the strongest
field of elites from Australia and the world.
"Our current men's course record holder and 2:08:10 marathoner, Yuki
Kawauchi from Japan, is set to return to the Gold Coast and we're expecting
our current course record of 2:10:01 to be broken."
For the second year in a row there will be a limited amount of entries in
the Gold Coast Airport Marathon and ASICS Half Marathon.
"We are already experiencing high interest from international runners and
as result we are limiting entries in the Gold Coast Airport Marathon to
6,500 and 11,000 in the ASICS Half Marathon," Mr Hart said.
"I strongly encourage participants, particularly from Australia, to get in
early and secure their registration so they don't miss out on what will be
a historical event."
The Gold Coast Airport Marathon will be held on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6
July in one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world in
Queensland, Australia.
It is set to attract more than 30,000 participants of all ages and
abilities across a number of events including the Gold Coast Airport
Marathon, Wheelchair Marathon, ASICS Half Marathon, Wheelchair 15km,
Southern Cross University 10km Run, Suncorp Bank 5.7km Challenge and Junior
Dash 4km & 2km races.
For more information visit www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au
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