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IAAF Run 24-1 set for June 2

May 20, 2019

Series of Mile runs in 24 cities in 16 time zones will celebrate the spirit of Global Running Day and the iconic distance

From IAAF

Following the success of last year’s global event, IAAF Run 24-1 will return for its second edition on Sunday, June 2 with a series of 24 one Mile runs staged around the world to support Global Running Day on Wednesday, June 5, the worldwide celebration that encourages everyone to get moving.

Beginning on the Pacific island of Fiji and ending 24 hours later in Los Angeles, the IAAF Run 24-1 initiative incorporates races held in 24 cities across 24 countries on six continents to create the largest continuous Mile run to ever take place across multiple cities in 24 hours.

More than 12,000 runners participated in the inaugural IAAF Run 24-1 in 2018 and this year the participation is expected to increase across the 24 host cities.

Partnering with national athletics federations, sports ministries, city governments and race organizers around the world, the goal is to inspire and motivate people and communities to participate in the world’s most accessible sport and experience the excitement and fun of running.

After the kick-off in Fiji, the global run moves to Melbourne and then to major capital cities in Asia such as Tokyo, Beijing, Singapore and Delhi. The Central Asian event will take place in Kazakhstan’s capital Nur Sultan before the event moves to Africa with stops in Mauritius and Nairobi. It will then continue to Gaza and will cross over to Europe with a stop in Istanbul followed by Copenhagen, Milan and Birmingham. The global running campaign then moves back to Africa to Gaborone, Yaoundé and Rabat before crossing the Atlantic and reaching Sao Paulo, Santiago, Havana, Bogotá, Mexico, to USA and concluding the tour in Monaco.

“With our Run 24-1 event we offer people across the world a great opportunity to become part of a global community of walking & running,” said IAAF President Sebastian Coe. “We know that health & happiness are often closely related to physical exercise, and I’m very happy that we at the IAAF, together with 24 member federations, will make it possible for thousands of people to run their first Mile. And I am sure that for most of them it will be the first of many.”

Registration is now open at: run24-1.sport

Tags: sebastian coe (49) , iaaf (15) , global running day (9)

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