410th Turtle Marathon promotes Korean seafood

Join the love for Korean seafood at the 410th Turtle Marathon at Mt. Nam in central Seoul, Sunday.

The Hankook Ilbo, a sister paper of The Korea Times, hosts the monthly event, which has drawn more than 120,000 people since 1978. The Turtle Marathon allows participants to walk at their own pace and enjoy the morning stroll.

Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Suh Kyu-yong will lead this month's event along with the winners of the 2011 Miss Korea beauty pageant including Lee Sung-hye.

After the walk, broadcaster Lee Sang-yong will host an event featuring traditional Korean percussion music group Harang. The Korea Fisheries Association will offer a variety of seafood samples, from roasted gizzard shad to slices of raw trout.

This month’s raffle prizes include a kimchi refrigerator and television set as well as a seafood gift card, a voucher for Donggang Cistar resort and Seoul Residence Hotel, newspaper subscription coupons, Merrell trekking shoes, gift sets of assorted meats, health beverage Damina 909 from Glamy, movie tickets from Interpark, cosmetics and more.

Middle and high school students who participate in the cleanup afterwards will receive certification for two hours of volunteer work.

The Turtle Marathon is free. For more information, visit turtle.hankooki.com.

When:

Sept. 18, meet at 7:40 a.m. and the walk begins at 8 a.m.

Where:

The outdoor plaza of the National Theater of Korea, near Dongguk University Station on subway line 3, exits 2 and 6

Inquiries in English:

(02) 724-2354

Inquiries in Korean:

(02) 724-2611~7

Hosted by:

The Hankook Ilbo

Sponsored by:

The Korea Times, Sports Hankook, Seoul Economic Daily, Hankooki.com