Qtel 'Marathon' farce....
How do people organizing events in Qatar, fail time and time again???! I've learnt today that there's a Qtel 'Marathon' (1/2 Marathon,10km plus others) on 26th January! With Qatar crying out for these events, how does nobody know this is happening??! They announce it over the Christmas period for a start....but how about actually actively marketing it?! It's so frustrating. I found out from reading an obscure article about who they were going to give the number 001 bib to (an expat amputee which is great). However, they will have a terrible attendance due to a lack of organisation and notice.
Events should be run by professional organizers if people want the events to succeed. Hopefully they will try again next year and do it properly!!!! (They have 64 runners on their FB page....way to go)
blisteringbarna......just remembered the last year's marathon...:)
At the half way point you have to call 111. If you managed to get through in less than 10 mins holding time, then you can miss the next 5km and go straight to the finishing line.
However if you die while you are on hold to QTel they will pay for your body to be repatriated to your home country
are they giving out any freebies?
What people fail to understand is that they are not interested in too many people participating or the winners etc.
All they want to show is that a Marathon was held in Doha with QTEL as the sponsor. The key players will get their pictures in the papers. They'll pat each other on the back, get a bonus at the end of the year and life will go on..
No wonder :)
lol HGL... you seem to be an experienced Marathoner...
Note that some may join just before the finish line at the last moment and will be declared winners...:)
Their FB page says the route will be down the Corniche from the MIA....makes sense. Also, will be expanded to a Marathon in 2014.
Its only a half marathon & a 10k race and according to website they still haven't finalised the route or location :-0
Bit of a joke really as you need a couple of months to prepare for a half marathon
Well for those who don't want to run you can follow the course in your Land Crusier to get your completion certificate.
that's a real shame - I would have been up for a marathon.
What's the route (I can't get FB here)