LOGICOM CYPRUS MARATHON - Update from Andrew Lauder, Chairman of the St Michael's Hospice Charity

The entry list is now closed and registered.  At 200 walkers we were the second largest team ever to appear at the Logicom Cyprus Marathon and we now have a MASSIVE 255 walkers/runners, 2 dogs and a baby, all dressed in running shirts lovingly ( and patiently!) designed by Charlotte Hadjikyriacous and produced by the incredibly helpful race organisers on our behalf with all our generous sponsors' names on each of them! That should be a good photo opportunity!

We also have 15 West Coast Runners walking for our Charity and 20 children from Twycross House School who are running 10k on the same day in  the UK.

A total of 290 people supporting the St. Michael's Hospice Charity. I can't tell you how humbly grateful I am to all of you for your support - you have all done something amazing by putting your names down.

I attach an advance copy of the programme for you and hope that, if you have the time, you will be able to stay for the presentations at about 10.00 a.m. as we are being presented with a special prize for having the second largest team. It would be great if you could be there, as without you, it would not have happened. I shall stay on to be there when our four courageous 10k runners and three half marathon runners come in as well as the West Coast long distance Runners and who knows, some of you who are going for glory in the 5k Fun Run may win it!

Either way, it will be quite an experience to be such a big part of the 2.500 competitors, 800 of whom will be in the 5k Fun Run.

Finally, may I please ask you to try as hard as you can to raise more sponsorship above the €30. There will be a lot of competition for sponsorship with 2,500 runners, so please get them tied up early. If all of you can raise an extra €10 above the €30 entry fee, that would bring an extra €2,500 to the Hospice, €20 would bring in  €5,000, which would be such a help towards the €250,000 running costs.

YOU CAN DO IT!

You can also pop into any St Michael's Hospice Charity shop to make a donation. 

Thanks again and remember we only have 49 days until the BIG DAY! 

Andrew Lauder

Chairman of the St Michael's Hospice

Official Program

Dear runners on behalf of the race committee, we would like to welcome you to the 19th Logicom Cyprus Marathon. We wish you the best of luck, and hope you all have a great race! We also like to express our deep gratitude to all of our sponsors: Logicom, CTO, Pafos Municipality, AGROS, HIGH5, BIKE HUB, Saucony, Almyra Hotel, DHL, Louis Ledra Beach Hotel, Evangelismos Hospital, Ruslan Travel, OSYPA Ltd, Mix FM, Rock FM, Garmin, Running in Cyprus and Fotokinisi for their continued, and very much appreciated, support.

Location: Pafos Mediaeval Fort Square

Date: Sunday 5th March 2017

6:20 - 6:30 hrs     - Marathon runners will be transferred by buses to the start (Petra tou

                                Romiou – Birthplace of Aphrodite) of the Marathonrace. The buses    

                                will be parked at the Pafos Harbour near the Pafos Mediaeval Fort.

7:25 - 7:30 hrs      - Countdown to the start of the Marathon (Petra tou Romiou - Birthplace

                                 of Aphrodite).

7:30 - 8:00 hrs      - Pre-race Music (Pafos Mediaeval Fort square).

8:00 - 8:15 hrs      - Warm up session (Pafos Mediaeval Fort square).

8:15 - 8:25 hrs      - Countdown to the start of the Half Marathon race.

8:30 hrs                - Start of the 5 km Fun Run.

8:40 hrs                - Start of the 10 km Road Race.

8:45 hrs                - Estimated time for the return of the 5 km runners.

9:15 hrs                - Estimated time for the return of the 10 km runners.

9:40 hrs                - Estimated time for the return of the Half Marathon runners.

10:05 hrs              - Estimated time for the return of the Marathon runners.

10:00 hrs              - Presentation of 5 km & 10 km trophies to category winners.

11:15 hrs              - Presentation of Half Marathon trophies to category winners.

                    

13:15 hrs              - Presentation of Marathon trophies to category winners.

13:30 hrs               - END

Marathon photos

Finishers of the Logicom Cyprus Marathon can claim their photos from fotokinisi - Web page http://www.fotokinisi.com/marathon2017 or contact Mr. Charalambos Iacovou at                  

Email: diafrag@cytanet.com.cy or Web site: www.fotokinisi.com

Tel: +357 26937237. The shop address is 10 C. Mouskou str., 8010 Pafos.