This Tel Aviv 2014 Marathon is the top running event in Israel which welcomes runners from around the world.
The winner of Samsung-sponsored marathon is Ezekiel Koech from Kenya. Koech broke the race’s record by completing the marathon in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 40 seconds. Some 40,000 people participated in Friday’s marathon, which proceeded without incident after last year’s race resulted in the death a runner after a heat wave hit Tel Aviv.”I am very happy with my result,” the 28-year-old Kenyan said at the end of the race. “Weather was good, no so difficult. I hope to come again next year.” (Ynet News)
The run starts in Charles Clore Park and takes runners through the streets of Tel-Aviv and along the city’s sea coast. It is predicted that 35,000 runners will participate this year. The race is a multi-course race with a kids mini-marathon, 4.2K Friendship Run, 10K run, inline skating half marathon, 30K handcycle race for special needs participants, half marathon and a full marathon course. The race welcomes participants of all levels of ability including professional runners as well as those coming along for fun or to raise money for a cause. There are cash prizes for the first three places in each race. The top prize will be 15,000NIS for the full marathon winner.
Many events, parties and happenings have been planned so that the runners can enjoy the UNESCO city of Tel-Aviv both before and after the race itself.The Tel-Aviv 2014 Marathon website even advertises the marathon event as a “non-stop party.” and the event will really be aimed at having a good time as well as a good run.
So enjoy the videos from the Tel Aviv 2014 run. This year the weather was perfect for the safe run and injuries were kept to a minimum.
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