2018 RAK Half Marathon and their wall of numbers

We loved this idea at the RAK Half Marathon race Instagram site! Again, the use of Instagram, great communications with the local running community, and an excitingly fast course and near perfect conditions. Watch for the streaming video (we will post link) and social media covered by @runblogrun on February 9, 2018.

We loved this idea at the RAK Half Marathon race site! Again, the use of Instagram, great communications with the local running community, and an excitingly fast course and near perfect conditions. Watch for the streaming video (we will post link) and social media covered by @runblogrun on February 9, 2018.

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How do races stand out? How do races attract new runners. The details, and fun approaches, like a wall of numbers makes tremndous sense, but also keeps the event fun and entertaining. Sport is entertainment and running is no different.

In Europe, the Middle East and Asia, running continues to grow well. In the US, the races that continue to grow are the ones that continue to innovate and evolve. Finding new sponsors, who share that vision, finding new venues, and taking a new approach to already existing venues make tremendous sense.

We look forward to seeing the RAK venue and will cover it with photos, video and commentary. Make sure you watch our coverage, which will, for North America, begin around 6 pm February 8 in California, 8 pm in Chicago and 9 pm in New York. Race begins local time at 6:30 AM Friday, February 9, 2018!

#rp @rakmarathon Yep! That’s a lot of bib numbers and names on the Runner’s Wall! We did play nicely though and put them in number order for you 😉 Don’t forget to tag your photos #rakhalf
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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