Thursday, March 3

The Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2011 is on its Way Before Long

By Cornelia Kenneally


In 2011 the famous Gold Coast Marathon is once again being put on at by far the most coveted of holiday vacation vacation spots around australia and in the planet. Held on an annual basis in the first weekend in July, this current year the 33rd Gold Coast Airport Marathon is about to propel and additionally challenge around twenty-five-thousand people.

The welcoming level route in addition to inviting winter temperatures make it the runner's most popular. The actual 42.195km marathon features the city's amazing coastline, getting started near the Southport Broadwater Parklands and meandering to a southerly turn-around at Burleigh Heads. This particular marathon appeals to competitors in all abilities as well as willingness - wheelchairs, fancy dress costumes, sports clubs, competent sports athletes and then the rather unfit all get involved.

The first Gold Coast marathon was indeed staged in 1979 with only 691 competitors. By 2009, there were 23,398 competitors spanning all races, and well over 5500 competitors coming from interstate together with approximately 2000 international athletes.

This year you'll encounter the actual Marathon, a shorter Half Marathon, a 10km Run, a 5km Challenge and Junior Dash competitions over 4km and 2km for youngsters. Competitors certainly will enjoy the amazing jogging weather about the Gold Coast for these cooler months, in addition to the level, fast not to mention delightful route which goes around the Pacific Ocean seashores in addition to Broadwater.

This year the Gold Coast Airport Marathon can expect to pull in a reputable field of professional competitors seeking a share of the glory plus the major prize money pool and then the multiple championships up for grabs.The 2011 Gold Coast Airport Marathon is sanctioned by Athletics Australia and then the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and is also a member with the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

Tens of thousands of race fans encourage the actual competitors home with singers and also other performers all around the running route establishing a great atmosphere termed Runspiration'. Prior to the competition, people may very well look into the Asics Sport & Leisure Expo in the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre and buy a pass to the Legends Motivational Carbo Lunch on a yearly basis attended by Australian marathon heroes like Rob de Castella, Steve Moneghetti and Lee Troop.

The standard sign ups for the Gold Coast Airport Marathon open up in April 2011 even so you may easily create your very own challenge at this time. Get started in your personal training courses plus fundraising today, you can build your own private webpage in the official website. Doing this is undoubtedly simultaneously an ideal process to specify ones own chosen good cause.Run for any charity that you picked or just compete for the endorsed good cause of the Gold Coast Airport Marathon - Cancer Council Queensland. Most of us have been touched by cancer one way or another and through running the Gold Coast Airport Marathon, you could reach your own private agenda plus raise money to assist cancer research all at once.

The Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2011 is ready to once again be a extremely prominent affair and the preferred Gold Coast accommodation opportunities typically sell out quickly. It is actually certainly well-advised to reserve your Gold Coast hotel, lodge, resort or apartment at this moment so that you could direct attention to your own conditioning.




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