(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Foundation (QF) will host a series of running events to encourage members of the wider community to explore Education City and to get fit at the same time.
The EC Running Series, under the theme, ‘Your Route to discover Education City', is due to kick off on March 23 and will feature a number of distances, including 3km, 5km, 10km, and 21km.
Machaille al-Naimi, president, Community Development, QF, said: 'Community development lies at the heart of everything we do at QF, and the EC Running Series forms part of a wider, year-round campaign aimed at fostering a socially-engaged society while encouraging healthy lifestyles among the residents of Qatar.
'Through the EC Running Series, QF is delighted to welcome the wider community to explore Education City, and to highlight our flagship campus as a healthy and active environment that is open year-round for all residents of Qatar.
The first race will start and finish at the new Qatar National Library building and all entrants will receive a specially-commissioned ‘finisher medal', designed and produced by Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar students, Amna al-Hardan, Shaikha M al-Mansoor, Hamdah A almal, Maha Nabina, Rudaina Abouid, Saja Elkabash,and Noor A Janahi, under the guidance of their assistant professor, Lin Han.
Participants will also be allocated race bibs printed by the Qatar National Library Press, while volunteers from Al Shaqab will be on duty during the run to provide marshalling and assistance along the course.
As well as taking part in the EC Running Series, the public are encouraged to visit QF's additional sports amenities such as Oxygen Park, a 130,000sqm open space incorporating sports, recreation, and heritage areas, and the Al Shaqab Arena, which specialises in equestrian heritage and culture.
Members of the community interested in taking part in the EC Running Series can register for the event at www.cvent.com/d/wtqt0v/4W
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