Accra Intercity Marathon – Accra Intercity Marathon

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2023 accra intercity marathon

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Event Schedule

The AICM will be a 21-Kilometer race (Half Marathon) that will be raced in Accra.

Start & Finish
It will start from Accra Sports Stadium at 6am, to Mantse Agbona, James Town covering a distance of 21-Kilometers (Half Marathon).
There will be 10k and 5K races as well.

Getting to Start
All Participants driving are to converge at the Accra Sports Stadium at 5am for the start of the race.

HALF MARATHON

5:00am preparation
Participants do not run a marathon to win. More important for most runners is their personal finish time and their placement within their gender and age.

6:00am start
Strategies for completing a marathon include running the whole distance and a run-walk strategy. Average time is 6 hours 32 minutes.

1:00pm cutoff
A goal many runners aim for is to break certain time barriers. For example, first-timers often try to run the marathon under 4 hours.

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Accra Inter-City Marathon fixed for Saturday, July 29

The 2nd Edition of the Accra Inter-City Marathon has been fixed for Saturday, July 29, 2023.

Organisers of the event Medivents Consult announced that the event has been fixed for July 29, to coincide with the annual Ga Homowo Festival.

A statement by Mr. Henri Senyo Penni – General Manager of Medivents Consult, said the event is part of the activities marking the annual festival since it has been approved by the Ga Traditional Council (GTC).

It said plans are placed to introduce more activities into the event to make it exciting and attractive for all to participate.

The statement said, apart from the 21-kilometer race which is the flagship event, they would also introduce 10 and 5-kilomters for interested participants.

Arthur, General Manager of Medivents Consult Returns From Soweto Marathon

Arthur, General Manager of Medivents Consult Returns From Soweto MarathonGhana’s Ishmael Arthur has returned after his impressive performance at the 2022 Soweto Marathon. Arthur, a member of the Ghana Armed Forces and a student of the University of Ghana, placed 14th with a 1:14 in the men’s 21-Kilometer race which saw over 10,000 athletes participating. The middle and long distance…

The Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has certified the first-ever Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon, fixed for Saturday, July 30, 2022.

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Four Kenyans, one Nigerian confirm participation in the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon.

Four Kenyans, one Nigerian confirm participation in the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon. The first edition of the Accra Inter-City Homowo Marathon has attracted international attention as four Kenyans have already registered and booked their flights to participate in the race. The four athletes, including Martin Tirop Kimurgor, Tumuti Dennis Githiri, Chebet Zeddy, and Cheruiyot Joseah would compete for the GHC…