In a period of economic hardship and volatility, you seek elements of stability. You search for guidance that gives you a motivational goal. Look inside yourself, at your health, at your mind and soul, at your balance. In a stressful and unstable world, you need a project that makes your life easy and pleasant.

Therefore, you are invited to come and join the line of long distance runners, the line of those who go beyond their limits and run for themselves and for the causes that inspire them.
The Bucharest Running Club has included the Bucharest International City Marathon in the official list of marathons of the capital cities of the world and has made a partnership with AIMS (The International Association of Sportive Marathons).

Now you can run further and faster with your friends. Bucharest Running Club keeps its promise of tradition and continuity and invites you to Raiffeisen Bucharest City Marathon – Second Edition – October 2009.

Racese

• Marathon: 42,195 km
• Marathon-Relay: 4×10,548 km
• Half-Marathon: 21,095 km
• Fun Race: 4 km
• Kids Race: 1 km
• Wheelchair Race: 42,195 km

Marathon
Race distace: 42.195 km
Competition date: Sunday, October 18th 2009
Start place: Piata Constitutiei (Constitution Square) (see the map)
Start time: 9:30 AM
Time limit: 6 hours
Every participant shall benefit:

• A ticket for the traditional Pasta Party, which will take place Saturday October 17th.
• The participation kit, containing the official t-shirt, his start number, an electronic chip for recording time, the AIMS magazine.
• Access to the refreshment stands with watter, energy drinks, wet sponges and other things, which are located along the race path.
• Medical assistence, consisting in 4 ambulances, having special equipment and specialized medical staff. These are located in hotspots along the whole track.
• Careful and professional technical management for this competition, which is recognized worldwide and is affiliated with AIMS IAAF. This enables the atlets to compete in optimal race conditions. The track is measured and AIMS approved; it’s completely closed, isolated from any passer or vehicle and it provides safety to the runners.
• Automated time recording service: final standings, e-mail with information about performance.
• The commemorative medal, at the end of the race.

Awards:

• Each of the first 8 women and first 8 men finishing the race shall receive a money award.
• The prize fund for this race totals 10 000 EUR.
• Exact values for each of the 16 prizes will be announced later.

General Information
Refreshment Stands
The refreshment stands with water and energy drinks can be found every 3.5 kilometres, starting from kilometer 4 to the end of the race. Sponges and water will also be provided for those who want to use them, depending on the temperature on the day of the marathon.

Exhibition
Participation kits must be collected from the exhibition. The exhibition will be in Constitution Square and will open daily from 16 October 2009 until 18 October 2009 between 10 am and 20 pm.
There will be no registration on race day (October 18). There will also be no distribution of kits and chips on race day.

Recording Time
The start number must be properly attached to the chest. All runners who will finish the race, no matter what place they came, will receive the correct final results. Hiring the chip is 60 RON, refundable after the race. The chip is not transferable and can not be rescheduled for another race. It must be fixed on the foot, at the laces of the trainers. At the end of the race, organizers will keep the 60 RON and return it once the runner finishes.

Eligibility
The race is open to all persons aged over 18 years, who have been officially registered. Men and women will have different rankings. Veteran categories comply with international IAAF-AIMS regulations. The races will take place regardless of the weather conditions. Bicycles and other vehicles are strictly prohibited during the race. It is the responsibility of the athletes to be physically prepared for the entire distance. Raiffeisen Bucharest City Marathon is not responsible for any injury or damage caused as a result of participation in this event. First aid points will be present from the beginning to end and along the entire course .The organizing committee has the right to terminate registrations without notification. The registration is final and non-returnable. It is possible to transfer the registration to another person by an official request until 9 October 2009 and by paying a surcharge of 30 RON. The person to whom the registration has been transferred must submit all required registration information.

For registration and for more information please visit bucharestcitymarathon.com.

The inaugural Malibu International Marathon and Half Marathon will take place Nov. 15, 2009 showcasing idyllic scenery and unlocking an exciting new challenge. The marathoners will run 26.2 miles ( approx. 42 km) starting near the Camarillo Airport at 7 a.m. and will end at Zuma Beach in Malibu. The Half Marathon is the last half of the marathon course.

Marathoners will enjoy a fast first half in the flat farm lands of Ventura County with views of the Santa Monica Mountains looming to the east. At mile 10, the athletes will run through the “keyway to the coast,” a rock passageway to the Pacific Ocean. The remainder of the course is along the legendary Pacific Coast Highway with breathtaking views of the great Pacific and dozens of Malibu mansions. The finish line is at the famous Zuma Beach, where athletes are welcome to run straight into the refreshing ocean.

“The course was unveiled to the public in April and the response has been incredible!” event directors said. “Runners have already tagged this course as, ‘The run to paradise!’ High profile personalities are expected to support and participate in the events.”
Event directors and sponsors are striving to make this an environmentally friendly race.

Marathon
Date: November 15th, 2009
Start Time: 7 a.m.
Start Line: Pleasant Valley Rd & Los Posas Rd
Finish Time: *1:30 p.m.
*The course is based on six and a half hour time limit. The roads will be re-opened after the time limit. Runners will be encouraged to finish the marathon, but will be asked to move to the sidewalks and obey regular traffic laws. The Finish Line will stay open for runners until 2:30 pm.
Finish Line Location: Zuma Beach

Half Marathon
Date: November 15, 2009
Start Time: 8:30 a.m.
Finish Time: 1:30 p.m.
*The course is based on five hour time limit. The roads will be re-opened after the time limit. Runners will be encouraged to finish the marathon, but will be asked to move to the sidewalks and obey regular traffic laws. The Finish Line will stay open for runners until 2:30 pm.
Start Line: Thornhillbroom St. & Pacific Coast Highway
Finish Line: Zuma Beach

For registration and for more information please visit malibuintmarathon.com.
You can view some pictures from the place at foto.coolracing.ro.

The couples will be able to demonstrate their dance mastery on the all times most beautiful dancesport music. Over 2,500 songs were carefully selected for ROC 2009 by Dancesport DJ Cristi Apatean. There will be no repeated tracks, no boring music only hits (old and newest) throughout all three days (more than 30 hours).

Competitions

• IDSF International Open Latin & IDSF International Open Standard
• IDSF Open Junior I, II, IDSF Open Youth
• IDSF Senior I + II Standard and Latin
• Hobby, E, D, B, A

Time and Location
Palace Hall “Black Eagle”, Oradea, Romania – 25th – 27th September 2009

Entry Fee

• 20 euro / couple for class and/or basic competition
• 25 euro / couple for open competition
• 40 euro / couple for two open competitions
• 35 euro / couple for one IDSF INTERNATIONAL OPEN competition
• 50 euro / couple for two IDSF INTERNATIONAL OPEN competitions

Youth competitors can also take part in IDSF International Open, no aditional entry fee.

Dress
The IDSF and FRDS dress regulations apply to all competitions.

Awards
Trophies, medals, diplomas, flowers, gifts.

Registration
Online

Check-in
Check in at least 60 minutes before start of the 1st round.

For more informations please visit romanianopen.ro

What a showdown in Sibiu, central Romania: The last of four Offroad Stages once again demands a 110% from everybody in the remaining field, with the strongest end at Andreas Lettenbichler and his BMW team. On the second place comes a still very satisfied Chris Birch, ahead of Andorran three times Red Bull Romaniacs winner Cyril Despres. This last stage caused a true eruption within the pro-field!

Another dry, hot summer-day in the Carpathian Mountains on Wednesday, August 19, was providing the stage of the final showdown of what’s considered as the World’s toughest Hard Enduro Rallye. And it literally brought an earthquake to the final standings!

Exhaustion after what lies behind the remaining riders was in the air, when at 08:00 the winner of the third stage, Brit Paul Bolton, opened the stage, and the high level of demands to the riders in the past days made them pay their dues immediately: While BMW rider and 2008 runner-up Gerhard Forster had to withdraw after a serious high speed crash at one of the faster sections, others, like Chris Birch simply had to suffer from exhaustion and had to stop several times within the technical sections, just in order to catch a breath. Others in the meantime, such as Cyril Despres, made strategic race errors which pushed them back in the field.

“You can’t imagine how stoked I am right now with this trophy in my hands! Our great team, the performance we all showed over the entire period of the race and finally: My first victory at my first ever Rallye! What more can I ask for?? I’m only sorry for my teammate Gerhard (Forster), with whom I’ve had such a great time out there and who got injured after a quite heavy crash before the service point today. He was in third, charging for second place when this happened, and that – another BMW man on the podium – would have just been the cream on the cake”, stated the charismatic 34 years old Bavarian from Kiefersfelden.

On second position, a true Romaniacs-veteran crossed the finish line: Kiwi Chris Birch, two times third on the podium already, stepped it up and became second this year. Still, he was more than satisfied with his performance: “I’m just very happy with this result, considering what I’ve had to go through over the last five days”, Birch said. “There are a million options out there to either wreck your bike or yourself, and it really takes all you have to not do so. This is the most valuable result I’ve ever achieved in my career!”

One person who did not succeed in his strategic plans was Cyril Despres, though. He did not try too hard to make the key section “Long Walk” by himself, turned around and went the chicken line, which brought him a gross penalty time of two hours and forty minutes. Due to the fact that winner Lettenbichler did make that hill, he only had to bring home the victory in a safe ride, leaving Despres helpless to catch up on such a huge virtual gap.

Organizer Martin Frenademetz’ recap was a positive one: “I think we’ve seen great riding throughout the last couple of days with great sportive value. Red Bull Romaniacs has delivered riding up to its standards and I think the riders in all classes were enjoying the tracks we’ve laid out. Thanks to the great weather it might have been a bit easier than last year, but hey: Even though it’s tough, we want our people to ride, rather than to push their bikes, anyway!”

For more photos visit foto.coolracing.ro.
For more information visit www.redbullromaniacs.com.

The Sea Kayak Round Madeira Island Race‏ is an event that characterizes sea canoeing. In a proof with these characteristics, athletes have to face several water plans, several climacteric conditions and they also need to dock at the arrival, according to the tide influence (with waviness) in beaches and in docks, that due to the island orography, it creates some difficulty for the athletes.
Physically and psychologically, everyone must be prepared for this 6 day challenge, doing 141 km in 9 stages, alone (in K1) or with another athlete (K2).

All this competition is supported with a sea logistic back up, in order to guarantee everyone’s safety, and also, in land it exists a big support team, that prepares the accommodation (receiving the athletes in their sleeping places) and coordinates/prepares the meal, according to the program schedule. In the forward day, after the star of the competition, all the cleaning is done, in the installations where athletes sleep and in the place where the kayaks stay at night.
In order to prepare and set all this scenery, the costs are high and the club doesn’t have the financial capacity to support it. So we asked support from sponsor’s and from entity’s that have the responsibility of the sport management, coordination and development of the sport. The Sea Kayak Round Madeira Island Race is the event that promotes canoeing in Madeira and it is also a great support for national and international canoeing.

For the third year that this race is included in the 2ª European Cup of Nations, in International Canoe Federation (ICF) calendar, where the participants countries have restricted criteria to assume the participation of some international selections. The proof model has been modified and adapted trough these eighteen years. Although our experience, we’re always opened to hear from people who come to visit us, from another lands. Therefore, we noticed that it’s unanimous that the structured model of the race is well done. In all seventeen years, we never needed to cancel any stage, even when the waviness of the sea isn’t the most preferable. In order to do this event, we concluded that the last week of August is the best date we can get, although it can be the same date as the international championship, is the only time that opens space to tourism athletes come to Madeira Island, which is also one of our objectives to promote our island.

The economic difficulties that our sport has, due to the lack of support from the public and private institutions, make a big reduce of our resources to promote the Sea Kayak Round Madeira Island Race in an international level.
Although these aspects, we will continue trying to promote quality in this event, so that people can enjoy the proof and appreciate what Madeira Island has to offer.