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adidas MBC Marathon Due April 26

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  • Published Apr 2, 2009 8:04 pm KST
  • Updated Apr 2, 2009 8:04 pm KST

By Kang Seung-woo

Staff Reporter

A local sports cable network MBC ESPN will host adidas MBC Hangang Marathon on April 26 in Seoul.

The eight-year race has built up its billing as the best masters marathon competition, inviting not only the world's top-tier masters runners but also competitive ones from local amateur clubs of the sport.

The contest, which drew 14,400 participants last year, is divided into five classes: the masters championship full course, the masters full course, the masters half course, the masters 10 kilometers and a 10-kilometer fun run.

Alongside the contest, it also holds a variety of sub-events, a campaign for common profit regarding the environment and a fund raiser for the children with heart disease.

Application is open to 15,000 people on a first-come, first-served basis.

For registration, visit www.mbc-marathon.co.kr or call 02-338-6564.

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