2012 Tel Aviv Gillette Marathon
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expected to draw over 25,000 runners
Israel’s largest race to take place on March 30, 2012
** To receive press badges and passes to the running courses
– please contact the media booth located at Charles Clore Park, next to the VIP area.
Marathon Festival
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Tel Aviv-Yafo will be all ‘marathon’ on the day of the upcoming race, featuring events and celebrations throughout the city
* Musical stages along the courses * Special menus at cafes and restaurants along the running courses * A family picnic area at Rabin Square * A NONSTOP PARTY at Charles Clore Park with the top DJs from Tel Aviv’s music scene
** Please arrive no later than 5:00 am. The streets will be closed to traffic starting at 5:00 am, after which no vehicles will be allowed to enter the marathon start and finish areas.
The Tel Aviv Gillette Marathon, the largest global sports event held in Israel, will take place this coming Friday, March 30, 2012, and promises to be the biggest race ever to take place in Israel, with over 25,000 runners.
The marathon will start at 6:30 am at Charles Clore Park in Tel Aviv.
The race start and marathon day schedule:
06:30 am – Hand cycle race
06:35 am – Inline skating race
06:45 am – Marathon
07:30 am – Half marathon
08:10 am
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10 km race (Heat 1)
08:30 am
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10 km race (Heat 2)
08:30 am
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10 km race (IDF Heat)
09:15 am
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Mini marathon for kids
09:30 am – 4.2 km race
Available for interviews: record-holders and winners of the various races; children taking part in the mini marathon; representatives from special groups such as the inline skating race, hand cycle race, etc.; Mr. Ron Huldai, the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo; representatives from the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality’s Sports Department, and others.
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