Posts tagged with "marathon"

Non-meat eaters ace Troodos race Cyprus

Non-meat eaters ace Troodos race

August 12th, 20183036 The results of the recent Troodos marathon should put pay to the belief that athletes need meat to perform well. Three out of six finalists are vegans, the other three are vegetarians. This may come as a surprise to meat-loving Cypriots but is not actually unusual. “It is good to see that it happened at a local event, usually...
Twentieth Paphos marathon expects record number of runners Cyprus

Twentieth Paphos marathon expects record number of runners

February 13th, 20184118 The Logicom Cyprus Marathon will welcome a record number of runners from more than 50 countries at its twentieth event in Paphos next month. There are just eight days left to register to claim one of the remaining spots, organisers said. More than 2,500 people are expected to descend on Paphos ahead of the marathon which will take...
Paphos failing to tap full potential of sports tourism Cyprus

Paphos failing to tap full potential of sports tourism

November 12th, 20173811 INDUSTRY professionals and tourism experts are working closely together to promote sports tourism in Paphos but authorities say that further infrastructure is needed to keep up with the demand, as some athletes are being turned away. “We are already struggling to cope with the demand which is spread among all sorts of sports...
Alphamega Run As One Company News

Alphamega Run As One

August 29th, 20171754 August may be a holiday month for most, however, several companies are already preparing their racing teams to take part in the 5-km corporate run to be held in the context of the Run As One race organised by Alphamega which takes place on Sunday, October 22 starting and finishing at the Alphamega supermarket in Engomi. In addition to...
Kipchoge runs fastest marathon, fails to break two hours Athletics

Kipchoge runs fastest marathon, fails to break two hours

May 6th, 20173434 ELIUD Kipchoge ran the quickest recorded marathon on Saturday, crossing the line at the Monza Formula One track in two hours and 25 seconds but missing out on an ambitious attempt to break the two-hour barrier. The 32-year-old’s time smashed the official mark of 2:02:57 set by fellow Kenyan Dennis Kimetto in Berlin in 2014 but will...
President kicks off Limassol marathon with 15,000 runners Cyprus

President kicks off Limassol marathon with 15,000 runners

March 18th, 20171922 President Nicos Anastasiades kicked off the 11th Opap Limassol-GSO marathon on Saturday, which he said is one of the most renowned and successful marathons in the world. The island’s single largest athletics event, the marathon for the first time spans two days. Addressing the runners and spectators, Anastasiades said that “in...
Animal lover to run marathon in dog costume Cyprus

Animal lover to run marathon in dog costume

March 26th, 20162185 Argos Animal Sanctuary manager Andrew Brown plans to run the Cyprus Marathon on April 10 in novel way – by wearing a dog costume. He will run the 42.195 km through the streets of Limassol and the surrounding areas, Argos said in a news release. “Unlike the others though, seasoned marathon runner Andrew will run the whole race...
Marathon flame arrives in Paphos Cyprus

Marathon flame arrives in Paphos

March 5th, 20162090 THE historic marathon flame arrived in Paphos harbour on Saturday, despite the windy weather, brought in by a 64-year-old Paphos runner, who was overcome with emotion and described performing the last leg of the run as an honour. The symbol was carried into Paphos in relay by the runners of the ‘Stelios Kyriakides’ Running Club...
Ten years on, anger and pain remain Cyprus

Ten years on, anger and pain remain

August 9th, 20154770 By Alexia Evripidou Next Friday marks the tenth anniversary of one of Cyprus’ most deadly aviation disasters when 121 people died after their plane crashed into a Greek hillside. This coming week many will pay homage to the innocent lives destroyed on that fateful Helios Airways Flight 522 on August 14, 2005. For the family...
Fancy a 10km run on Saturday? News in Brief

Fancy a 10km run on Saturday?

November 13th, 20131472 IF YOU fancy a challenge or enjoy watching marathon runners do their thing, why not go over to Nicosia’s Athalassa park on Saturday where FBME bank will be sponsoring the sixth annual Dromeas run, all for a good cause. Proceeds from the race will go towards raising funds for a children’s neurological wing at Makarios hospital. The...
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