New routes, races for Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon 2024

08.12.2023 - 11:01 arabnews.com

RAS AL-KHAIMAH: The annual 17th Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon is set to take place on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, featuring a new route on Al-Marjan Island as well as its first 10km road race.

Hosted by the Ras Al-Khaimah Tourism Development Authority under the patronage of Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al-Qasimi, UAE supreme council member and ruler of the emirate, the half marathon will feature many of the world’s elite long-distance athletes, with thousands of runners joining in the associated 10km and 2km runs.

The race will feature a new route that sees the start and finish remain on Al-Marjan Island. For 2024, all three races will be on the roads of the emirate’s premiere destination, a unique cluster of four coral-shaped islands in a human-made archipelago.

Raki Phillips, CEO of the Ras Al-Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, said: “We are very excited to announce the new date for the iconic RAK Half Marathon.

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