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
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.