Pre-Calabar Marathon 2019
Calabar Marathon is set to be Africa's biggest marathon event with the likes of several marathon features to give the event the world standard.
Calabar Marathon & Carnival Run™ was borne out of numerous requests, over many years, from some of the world’s best runners for Cross River to stage a more accessible long-distance race in Nigeria. With mountain running remaining a niche sport for only the most rugged competitors, a city-based marathon seemed the obvious answer. Adding a shorter ‘fun run’ as well as a ‘charity race’ would only widen the appeal. As other Nigerian marathons have fallen by the wayside, the opportunity to stage a more sustainable event was clear.
Visit www.calabarmarathonandcarnival.org
For Nigerian brands looking to conquer the continent, the Calabar Marathon presents a chance to project themselves alongside the most noble and enduring of all competitions. Strength, determination and staying power are qualities that any brand can associate with and come out shining.
Many of these brands are also known to have Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies that seek to offer support to the most vulnerable in society - the poor, young, disabled or aged. The Calabar Marathon was founded with the aim of reducing the number of indigent and deprived young people on our streets, by supporting sports development programs and providing care and a livelihood for some of them. This project has committed a percentage of its sponsorship revenue to charity and will encourage individual runners to raise funds for one of the official charities of the race. Your brand could even adopt one of the charities, while using the event to publicize your CSR commitment. Furthermore, as an Africa-wide, televised event, Calabar Marathon & Carnival Run™ will project your brand values at their most positive and appealing.
The Pre Calabar marathon is said to start with test schedule to hold sometimes in June is to prepare athletes for the Major Marathon event come November 2019.
With the Calabar Festival and Carnival Calabar both celebrating 13 years in 2017, Cross River has already proven that it can stage significant, world-class events with staying power.
Calabar Marathon & Carnival Run™ was borne out of numerous requests, over many years, from some of the world’s best runners for Cross River to stage a more accessible long-distance race in Nigeria. With mountain running remaining a niche sport for only the most rugged competitors, a city-based marathon seemed the obvious answer. Adding a shorter ‘fun run’ as well as a ‘charity race’ would only widen the appeal. As other Nigerian marathons have fallen by the wayside, the opportunity to stage a more sustainable event was clear.
Visit www.calabarmarathonandcarnival.org
For Nigerian brands looking to conquer the continent, the Calabar Marathon presents a chance to project themselves alongside the most noble and enduring of all competitions. Strength, determination and staying power are qualities that any brand can associate with and come out shining.
Many of these brands are also known to have Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies that seek to offer support to the most vulnerable in society - the poor, young, disabled or aged. The Calabar Marathon was founded with the aim of reducing the number of indigent and deprived young people on our streets, by supporting sports development programs and providing care and a livelihood for some of them. This project has committed a percentage of its sponsorship revenue to charity and will encourage individual runners to raise funds for one of the official charities of the race. Your brand could even adopt one of the charities, while using the event to publicize your CSR commitment. Furthermore, as an Africa-wide, televised event, Calabar Marathon & Carnival Run™ will project your brand values at their most positive and appealing.
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