User:RTTB/Run to the Beat
| RTTB/Run to the Beat | |
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| File:Run to the Beat Official Logo.jpg 2008 Run to the Beat Logo | |
| Date | October 5, 2008 |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half Marathon |
| Established | 2008 |
| Official site | Run to the Beat |
Run to the Beat is the first [1] half marathon event to be held in London[citation needed]. The inaugural event will be held in the London borough of Greenwich in October.
Event Information
[edit]The route starts and finishes at The O2. Runners then head along the river towards the Thames Barrier, past Firepower - The Royal Artillery Museum, the Royal Artillery Barracks and Greenwich Park. A main stage will be located next to the start/finish line and bands will play at 16 stations along the route.
The theory behind the event comes from Dr Costas Karageorghis[2], associate professor of sport pyschology at Brunel University. His research[3] claims to show that selecting the right tunes could improve individual performance by 20 per cent,[4] depending on a number of factors.
Competitor Information
[edit]All runners must be over 18-years-old and fit and well on race day. Ballot entries have closed but entries are still open via one of the many charities supporting the event.[5] Event organisers expect more than 12,000 people to take part.[6]
Official Charity
[edit]Leukaemia Research is a British charitable organisation, established in 1960, dedicated to the fight against Leukaemia, Hodgkin's and other lymphomas and myeloma. More than 24,500 people in the UK are diagnosed with a blood cancer each year.[7] Anyone at any age can be diagnosed with a blood cancer, but it is the main cause of cancer death in the under 35’s.[8]
Sponsorship
[edit]On July 16, 2008 Sony Ericsson were named as the title sponsor of the event.[9]
Associate Partners
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ London's First Official Half Marathon, Tri247, 23 January 2008
- ^ Dr Costas Karageorghis Biography - Brunel University
- ^ The Science Behind "Running to the Beat
- ^ "They’re Playing My Song. Time to Work Out." - New York Times, January 10, 2008
- ^ Run to the Beat Charity List
- ^ Metro UK, 15 July 2008
- ^ http://www.lrf.org.uk/en/1/disstahome.html
- ^ http://www.cancerindex.org/medterm/medtm2.htm
- ^ Sony Ericsson backs half-marathon event, Ed Kemp Marketing, Brand Republic, 15 July 2008