RAK Half Marathon 2013 @ United Arab Emirates – February 15, 2013

RAK Half Marathon 2013

United Arab Emirates

February 15, 2013

Race Distances:

Individual - Half Marathon

Team Relay Challenge Teams

Registration Fees:	Early Bird (Online Only) 1 May - 30 September	Normal Registration 1 October - 14 December	Late Registration 15 December - 31 January
Individual - Half Marathon	150dhs	200dhs	250dhs
Team Relay Challenge Teams	600dhs	800dhs	1000dhs
Optional Extras - ONLINE PURCHASE AVAILABLE ONLY:
Pasta Party Ticket	80dhs	100dhs	100dhs
Personal Lifetime ChampionChip	130dhs	150dhs	150dhs
Souvenir DVD 2012	40dhs	50dhs	50dhs
Return Race Transport Ticket (AUH to RAK)	100dhs	100dhs	100dhs
Return Race Transport Ticket (DXB to RAK)	100dhs	100dhs	100dhs
Return Race Transport Ticket (Hotel to Race)	30dhs	30dhs	30dhs

THERE WILL BE NO REGISTRATION AFTER 31 JANUARY

Prize Money / Categories:

The RAK Half Marathon 2013 offers over 800,000AED in cash prizes/bonuses

Half Marathon - Open Category - List A
Position	Men	Women
1	50,000	50,000
2	35,000	35,000
3	25,000	25,000
4	18,000	18,000
5	15,000	15,000
6	10,000	10,000
7	7,500	7,500
8	5,500	5,500
9	3,500	3,500
10	2,000	2,000
Totals	171,500	171,500
CR*	18,000	18,000
Half Marathon – Junior Category (15 to 17)* – List B
Position	Men	Women
1	3,500	3,500
2	2,500	2,500
3	2,000	2,000
Half Marathon - Masters Category (Men 45 / Women 40 )* - List C
Position	Men	Women
1	3,500	3,500
2	2,500	2,500
3	2,000	2,000
CR*	2,000	2,000
Special prizes for UAE Resident participants** - List D
Position	Men	Women
1	7,500	7,500
2	5,000	5,000
2	2,500	2,500
CR*	2,000	2,000
Special prizes for UAE National participants** - List E
Position	Men	Women
1	7,500	7,500
2	5,000	5,000
2	2,500	2,500
CR*	2,000	2,000
Special prize for Fastest Relay Team - List F
Position	Team
1	7,500
2	5,000
3	2,500
Inter-School Team Relay Challenge - List G
Position	Team
1	7,000
2	4,000
3	2,000

Half Marathon World Record Bonus - 150,000
CR* - Course Record (New) (Course Records listed below)

Course Records

Half Marathon - Open Category - Men - List A
Course Record: 58:52 - Patrick Makau 2009Half Marathon - Open Category - Women - List A
Course Record: 1:05:50 - Mary Keitany 2011Half Marathon - Masters Category - Men - List C
Course Record: 1:14:03 - Alemayehu Sitotaw 2011Half Marathon - Masters Category - Women - List C
Course Record: 1:24:50 - Connie Bouverot 2011Half Marathon - UAE Resident Category - Men - List D
Course Record: 1:06:22 – Othmane Chaibi 2009Half Marathon - UAE Resident Category - Women - List D
Course Record: 1:16:31 – Emebet Belew Adane 2012Half Marathon - UAE National Category - Men - List E
Course Record: 1:10:51 - Saif Hamed Al Rashidi 2010Half Marathon - UAE National Category - Women - List E
Course Record: N/ARelay Team Challenge - List F
Course Record: 1:10:06 - Oman A 2011

The Course:

Start & Finish

All events (the Half Marathon and the Team Relay Challenge) will start and finish at the same place just about opposite to the City Hotel and at the end of the Manar Mall car park next to the Carrefour sign. Both the Half Marathon and the Team Relay Challenge will run on the same route.

The course will start and finish at the same place just about opposite to the City Hotel and at the end of the Manar Mall car park next to the Carrefour sign and run south along Al Muntasir Road to the first crossroads where it will turn right and run along the edge of the Mangrove Swamp to the Police Officers Club (3.5km) where runners will turn right and run along and past the Sheikh Zayed Mosque along the Al Qawasim Corniche Road. The route will then turn left and head south again down Al Nahda Street (6-7km) and then left to the Al Shuhada Roundabout with a gentle curve around (8km) to bring runners on to the south side of the Mangrove Swamp Road and will continue until and turn right at the Ruler's Palace (11km) and run along Khuzam Road to the Sheikh Abdullah Bin Muhammed Al Qasimi Roundabout (with a large lamp on it) (13.5km). Runners will then run straight (over) the roundabout and continue up to the next roundabout outside RAK Hospital, again run straight (over) to the intersection of Sultan Al Kabeer Road where they will U-turn (15km) and return along the north side of Khuzam Road, past the Ruler's Palace (18km) and turn right back onto the south side of the Mangrove Road to the first crossroads where they will turn left and head back to the Finish Line with a good final sprint (we hope!).

Certification:

Once again the race course will have been measured by a Grade A Measurer of AIMS (Association of International Marathons & Distance Running) which will certify it as the correct international distance. The same measurer will also be in one of the lead vehicles during the race to ensure the correctly measured course is run.

Aid Stations:

Water Stations and Sports Drink Stations will be located every 2.5km.

Medical Stations will be positioned every 5km and there will be toilet facilities at the Start & Finish point, 5km, 10km and 15km points.

Online Registration:

http://www.rakmarathon.org/before_the_race

Official Website:

http://www.rakmarathon.org/