10,000 runners to hit the streets of Accra for Ultra-marathon on Nov. 29

Over 10,000 runners are expected to hit the streets of Accra on Saturday, November 29, under the theme “fit for life” ultra-marathon second edition event.

The 50km event put together by Runathon Ghana Foundation is to drum home the essence of being fit and always staying away from diseases.

The second edition of this event dubbed “fit for life” will see athletes commence the race from the Osu end of the Accra Sports Stadium at the, through some principal streets like Labadi Road, Burma Camp, Airport Road, Gold House, Kanda Highway, with the Independence Square as the final point.

Eric Addae, founder of Runathon Ghana Foundation, former long distance runner described this year's event as the only biggest thing to happen to Ghana for the second time running and the ultra-marathon in West Africa sub region.

This year's edition will include 50km ultra-marathon race, 50km wheelchair ultra-marathon races and above, 50km 5-man road relay (at 10km intervals), and a mass 10km health walk.

 “Our choice of this distance of 50 km underscores the need for us all to go that extra mile in preventing diseases such as Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Hypertension, Stroke and et al.“Running such a great distance will also give our long distance athletes the needed depth of aerobic base and fitness, to get faster in long distance events and a special relay for a family of five be introduced”. He stated

According to Addae, prospective runners should be 18 years and above and can contact any CAL Bank nationwide for the registration forms for 20ghc.

He added that, foreigners resident in Ghana, as well as non-residents, will be required to pay 100 dollars as registration fee.

 
At stake is a mouth watering prize for the ultimate winner with the second place and the third place also going home with a handsome prize  

Addae, noted that the event is expected to have medical experts to screen all participating athletes and high ranking officials will also be present.

The Runathon Ghana Foundation is a non-governmental, sports development organization which seeks to focus attention on developing long distance events in Ghana.

The event will being sponsored by the Phoenix Group of Insurance and SBC Beverages Limited, manufactures of Pepsi, Mirinda and Aqua Splash Mineral Water, PSDA, Ivory Finance, Dwadifo Adanfo ,Gold Airlines whiles Multimedia Group of Companies are the official media partners Story by Ghana/Myjoyonline/Tony Bebli/[email protected]