Thursday 4 February 2016

Access Bank Lagos Marathon Race, what you need to know

The maiden edition of the Access Bank Lagos Marathon, gets underway this weekend on the 6th of February. 

Route tour will be available on the 5th of February by 10.00am. 

Lagosians have been advised to take alternative routes on Saturday from 6am till about 1pm.


The Marathon Course

Start point – The Marathon Route will start at the National Stadium, Surulere

The runners go towards Ojuelegba Bridge, Ikorodu Road, (on top of Fela Bridge), towards Anthony under Anthony Bridge, under Maryland Bridge, move towards Ojota, pass by the Total Filling Station and turn right towards Alapere towards to Ogudu, go by Ogudu junction towards Oworosoki and head towards Third Mainland Bridge, after Adeniji Adele, turn right towards Ikoyi on the bridge, go through Osborne Road, turn left to Parkview and head towards Lekki/Ikoyi Bridge, at bottom of bridge, turn right to Admiralty Way, at the entrance of Lekki Phase 1, turn right towards Lekki Toll Gate, head to Ozumba Mbadiwe, go by 1004 and Radisson Blu Hotel towards Bonny Camp, turn left at the roundabout going towards Ahmadu Bello Way, go by Federal Palace Hotel, Silverbird Galleria, NTA and then Bar Beach

Finish point -Eko Atlantic.


Fifty elite athletes who are part of the star cast for this weekend's Access Bank Lagos City Marathon will arrive in the country on Thursday, 4th of February.

The General Manager for the marathon race, Yussuf Alli revealed that most of the expected athletes will be coming from Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Bahrain, Cameroon and Rwanda.

Alli further stated that the incoming athletes will drive straight to the Expo Center of the Marathon race at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Lagos to collect their race bibs and numbers.

The athletes will also be warmly received by Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission and head of the organising committee for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Deji Tinubu

“We are expecting the bulk of our elite athletes on Thursday from their respective bases, they are all eager to be here for the Lagos City Marathon” Alli stated.

Top on the list of those expected in Lagos on Thursday is Kenya’s Josphat Kifanni Too who has a Personal Best Time of 2.08.23secs.

Peter Kiplagat who won the 2015 Geneva Marathon is also expected from Kenya as well as his compatriot Sammy Kibet; winner of the 2011 Warsaw Marathon.

Abebe Negewo winner of the Rome 2012 Marthon is also expected from Ethiopia.

Meanwhile, organisers have also confirmed that as much as150 Nigerian elites; mostly from Jos will also be arriving in Lagos on Thursday.

Over 20,000 athletes are expected to feature in the February 6 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon which is the first of its kind in over three decades.

About N92 million is up for grabs for marathoners who can run from the Old Lagos (National Stadium Surulere) to New Lagos (Eko Atlantic City), a distance of 42.195 kilometres.


 

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