New Associates
Santiago Marathon (CHI)
Francisco Riquelme
La Capitanía 986 Las Condes, Santiago.
Tel: +562 248 0631; Fax: +562 248 0536
Email:
francisco.riquelme@prokart.cl
Website:
www.fedachi.cl;
www.adidasrunning.cl
NEXT RACE DATE: 6 APRIL 2008
Held in its current form for the first time last year, times set then were 2:19:47 by Miguel Melendez and 2:44:26 by Erika Olivera, both Chilean. The marathon attracted 483 men and 58 women, with an additional 1,506 men and 274 women in the Half Marathon and 3,362 men and 1,182 women in the 10 km – from 12 countries in all.
International Lake Garda Marathon (ITA)
Stefano Ballardini
Viale Pernici 24, 38056 Riva Del Garda (TN), ITALY
Tel: +39 348 9136628 / +39 335 8460132
Fax: +390 365 954355
Email:
info@lakegardamarathon.com
Website:
www.lakegardamarathon.com
NEXT RACE DATE: 28 SEPTEMBER 2008
In the inaugural event last year 1400 men and 250 women took part, with 350 foreign runners from 28 countries. Winners Philemon Kipkering and Simona Viola ran 2:18:20 and 2:47:09 respectively.
Changed Details
The Medio Maratón Atlas Colomos, announced as a new member in the last Newsletter, should have been named as the Medio Maratón Atlas de Guadalajara.
St Denis Half Marathon (FRA), previously scheduled for 5 October, will now be held on 19 October.
The race director of the Mexico City Marathon is now Pablo D'Antunano Padilla (dpacheco@df.gob.mx) and the website is at www.maraton.df.gob.mx. The race date is 31 AUGUST 2008.
The Philippine Marathon for the Pasig River has changed name to become the International Philippine Marathon.
The email address for Shanghai Marathon is shmarathon@126.com.
The new race director of the Maratonina Citta di Udine is Paolo Bordon.
The Rijeka Half Marathon (CRO) to be held, for the 7th time on 27 April 2008, is still building its web page, which should be ready by early March. In the meantime information and results are available at: www.utrke.net/page.php?stranica=najave&IDutrke=398.
Canada Recognises the Road
The Canadian Athletics Federation has launched a new website: www.runcanada.ca, specifically dedicated to road running and race walking in Canada. Site features include athlete profiles, a photo gallery, calendar and results, and news from the Canadian road racing community.
Athletics Canada is the national governing body for the sport of track and field in Canada, including cross-country and road running. In the past there has been little recognition of the "ex-stadia" events, but this latest move goes some way towards acknowledging that road racing is the current driving force within the sport of "athletics", mobilising hundreds of thousands of active participants.
AIMS Logos
AIMS has had a new logo for some time (as seen consistently in the Newsletters since March last year (No.238). This logo, in various different forms and formats, is downloadable from the AIMS website www.aimsworldrunning.org by entering the Members section (click on the "Membership Information" option which becomes visible when the cursor is held over the right hand side of the blue horizontal bar, and scroll down to where it says "Download AIMS Logos"). To access the Members' section use the following username and password: Username: AIMScognito ; Password: worldrunning .
We encourage all members to use the updated AIMS logo on their websites and race entry forms.
Members' Section of AIMS Website
The password-protected part of the AIMS website has been revamped to provide a comprehensive guide to the benefits of AIMS membership and to offer members the most effective means of communicating their needs. Key in using username: AIMScognito and password: worldrunning.
AIMS Expo Booths
Marathon Ciudad de Sevilla, 24 February
Send material to: AIMS stand, Maraton de Sevilla, c/o Manujel Nieto, Estadio Olympico Puerto E Planta A, 41092 Sevilla, SPAIN
Barcelona Marathon, 2 March
Send material to: AIMS stand, Barcelona Marathon,
RPM Racing c/o Sr. Carlos Huertos
Gran Via 8-10, 6 Planta, 08902 Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SPAIN
Lisbon Half Marathon, 16 March
Send material to: AIMS Stand, Lisbon Half
Marathon, c/o Carlos Moya,
B Francisco Sa Carneiro, Av Joao Freitas Branco 10
Laveiras 2760-073 Caxias, PORTUGAL
Rome Marathon, 16 March: An AIMS booth (3m x 2m, as last year) is available in the Marathon Village (expò, from 13-15 March 2008). The deadline to receive material is Thursday 7 March 2008. Please respect the limit of 500 leaflets and 1 poster (max size 50cm x 70cm). As last year only 2 people can stay inside booth at any one time.
Send material to: Ms Katia Vinciguerra and Mr
Roberto Castrucci, Atielle Roma srl
(Rome Marathon)– Viale B.Bardanzellu, 65 00155 Rome – ITALY
Paris Marathon, 3-5 April:
Send material to: AIMS stand, c/o Thomas
Delepeuch, Marathon Expo, Halle 5,
Porte de Versailles, Paris 75015, FRANCE (to arrive 2-3 April).
London Marathon, 9-12 April:
Send material to: International Races stand at
LM Expo c/o 115 Southwark Street,
London SE1, UK (to arrive by 2 April).
Individual 1m frontages of stand space may be booked at a cost of UK£450
($900), with an additional £20 for a small display table and £30 for power.
All costs subject to VAT at 17%. If interested contact
Alnbrookes@aol.com.
Turin Marathon, 13 April:
Send material to: AIMS stand, Marathon Expo, c/o
CSO Regina Margherita 497
10151 Turin, ITALY
In North America booths are set up by Marty Wanless, AIMS North American Promotions Manager. Send your materials either:
- to
the race organisation addresses [listed at:
http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/Directory] clearly marked "for AIMS
booth"
OR: - to Marty Wanless, Allsports Marketing, 3709 NE 180th St., Seattle, WA 98155, USA.
When shipping to Allsports Marketing, materials should arrive at least 3 to 4 weeks prior to race date. Materials sent should be proportionate to the size of the event, and no more than 500 pieces and 2 posters are advised. [For further, general inquiries, contact Marty Wanless by mobile phone at +1 604 682 5791 or martywanless@gmail.com.]
- 2 March: Los Angeles Marathon
- 20 April: Vancouver Sun Run
- 21 April: Boston Marathon
- 27 April: Big Sur Marathon
- 7 May: Vancouver Marathon
- 25 May: Ottawa Marathon
- 22 June: Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon
- 29 June: Virginia Mason Seattle Marathon
- 6 July: Calgary Marathon
- 3 August: San Francisco Marathon
- 24 August: Quebec City Marathon
NOTE: Marty Wanless arranges, organizes and staffs [with assistance from AIMS-member race directors], these North American AIMS stands as part of his contractual agreement with AIMS – for which he is paid a small honorarium. He also operates his own private marketing and distribution company: Allsports Marketing. Through Allsports Marketing, Marty also offers consulting advice, and exposure at many other non AIMS-member events across North America, plus distribution to running stores, and running and fitness clubs. These extended services and opportunities are available to both AIMS members and non-members. For further information, please call Marty Wanless on +1 604 682 5791 or email him at martywanless@gmail.com.
AIMS Marathon Museum of Running
At an official reception hosted by the Berlin government and the city's sports organisation leading representatives of AIMS presented a cheque for $10,000 to the Berlin Sports Museum, which is also the official AIMS Marathon Museum of Running. The donation will enable the Museum's exhibition space to be extended.
Left to right: AIMS Vice-President Paco Borao, AIMS Treasurer Al Boka, Martina Behrendt (Berlin Sports Museum) and Thomas Härtel (Responsible for Sport in the Berlin Government). Photo: Jürgen Engler
Race Dates
For most recent updates to all AIMS event listings please check the website:
www.aimsworldrunning.org/calendar
Distance Running
The April-June 2008 edition of Distance Running is being prepared, and will be distributed in April. The advertising and editorial deadline is 9 March.
Send race reports and results to: aimssec@aol.com
Send pictures to: distancerunning@inpositionmedia.co.uk
CHECK RACE RESULTS AT:
www.aimsworldrunning.org/results
Dates to Avoid
The IAAF has fixed the dates of their forthcoming championship races as indicated below. Members are strongly urged to avoid scheduling their races on the dates listed:
| 2008: | IAAF World Cross-Country Championships | 30 March | Edinburgh (GBR) |
| XXIX Olympic Games | 15-24 August | Beijing (CHN) | |
| IAAF World Road Running Championships | 12 October | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |
