Press Release - Goild Coast Airport Marathon - 3/17/17

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

              Qantas Assure Points Gold Coast Airport Marathon 
                  Participants in the Direction of Wellness
		 
The Gold Coast Airport Marathon today announced Qantas Assure as the 
official health insurance partner of the premier road race to be held on 1 
- 2 July.

Qantas Assure, health, life and travel insurance from Qantas, will reward 
runners involved in this year's event.

The partnership provides Qantas Frequent Flyer members entered in any of 
the eight Gold Coast Airport Marathon events with the opportunity to earn 
Qantas Points while they train using the Qantas Assure App, tracking their 
training runs along the way to the start line.

Gold Coast Airport Marathon CEO Cameron Hart said the Qantas Assure 
wellness program is an innovative approach to rewarding people for training 
for this year's event.

"Not only do our participants train to attain a personal goal on race 
weekend, they often use the event as a reason to adopt a heathier approach 
to life and the Qantas Assure App goes a long way in helping with this," Mr 
Hart said.

"As well as providing some great benefits to those taking on a personal 
challenge in July, this partnership promotes an active lifestyle and the 
forming of good habits for life."

Brian Funston, Executive Manager Qantas Assure agreed the accord provides a 
wonderful opportunity for those training for the annual event while 
tracking progress with the app.

"Qantas Assure rewards app users just for being active, so we're excited to 
partner with the Gold Coast Airport Marathon to give participants the 
opportunity to reward themselves as they train," Mr Funston said.

"Training can be a challenge, but knowing runners can earn points to use 
towards flights, hotel stays and thousands of items from the Qantas Store 
when they hit their goals will hopefully give Qantas Assure members an 
added incentive to be active."  

The first 1,000 Qantas Assure App users who enter or update their entry for 
the Gold Coast Airport Marathon and include their Qantas Frequent Flyer 
number between today and 11:59pm Sunday 30 April 2017 will earn 1,000 
Qantas Points.

Early bird entry fees are also available to anyone entering the Gold Coast 
Airport Marathon before 11:59pm Sunday 30 April 2017.

For more information on Qantas Assure, visit qantasassure.com/wellness

To enter the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, visit goldcoastmarathon.com.au

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