(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat- The focus of Muscat Marathon switched to charity fun runners on Saturday as they shared centre stage with thousands of children who took to the streets for the Kids' Run events.
The 5km Charity Fun Run got proceedings under way at 7am, with more than 2,000 registered runners from 12 years old and older setting off through the Al Mouj waterfront community in the heart of Muscat. Oman's Obaid al Jabri led the field home in an impressive time of 16:34. 'I will be back next year for sure,' he declared after crossing the line. He finished ahead of Ayoub al Rashdi and Wadhah al Faliti.
There were 2,776 young runners at the start of the Kids' Run which saw participants aged from seven to 12 years old take on 1km, 2km and 3km courses. The 3km race was won by young British runner Nathan Byford in 13:25, who also took top spot in 2018 and credits his repeat success to his father. The 2km race was won by Osama al Rahbi in 07:13 and the 1km event by Ammar Lamki in 03:02.
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