2019 EVENT CANCELED. From race website: “This marathon is canceled due to the transport problem Gambia-Sal.” —– Welcome to the Cape Verde Islands. We continue the African Marathon Challenge on the island Sal. The flight from Banjul, Gambia will take us to Sal in half an hour. The 1st International …
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2019 EVENT CANCELED. From race website: “This marathon is canceled due to the transport problem Gambia-Sal.” —–
Welcome to the Cape Verde Islands. We continue the African Marathon Challenge on the island Sal. The flight from Banjul, Gambia will take us to Sal in half an hour. The 1st International Sal Marathon will be a very special event. There will only be two days to prepare the marathon on the island. The track is mostly trail and unpaved roads, with 12km of paved roads, and will not be marked continuously. All participants without a GPS will run ensemble. If you want to run fast on your own, you have to bring your own GPS and record the track as a proof. Obligatory luggage will be a mobile phone and 2 liters of water. We try to organize a mobile catering like we did at the 3-country marathon in the Savannah of North Togo in February 2018.
Running ensemble through the desert and the badlands on this volcanic island will be a great experience. As a geologist the race director will try to tell you some of the insights of Sal’s interesting volcanic history.
To participate you have to show us a medical certificate not older than one year which shows you are fit to participate in running marathon competitions under tropical climate conditions.
Welcome runners to the African Marathon Challenge
This series of charity marathons started in February 2017. We ran the tropical marathons and beautiful trails in Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ghana.
In September 2018 we will run 2 International Marathons on Zanzibar. Thus the former West African Marathon Challenge is extended by Tansania.
In February 2019 we will again run the cradle of Yoruba: The Ile-Ife Marathon in Nigeria. From Lagos we will travel to Banjul where the first 2 International Marathons of The Gambia will take place. In the desert of the island Sal (Cape Verde Islands) another marathon will follow.
At the end of February 2019 we will meet in Togo again: In Aného close to the border of Benin the Marathon des Royaumes will be started. In the beginning of march we will run the Mon Devoir School Marathon in Lomé together with 250 children. Last but not least we will enjoy the Trail-Marathon du Papillons. Starting in Kpalimé we will cross the Atacora mountain chain.
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