QF hosts final marathon in Qatar Running Series

3/12/2016 9:49:40 PM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The winners of the final race in the Qatar Running Series which took place at Qatar Foundation for Education Science and Community Development (QF).

Doha: More than 150 men and women gathered to take part in the final race of the Qatar Running Series hosted by Qatar Foundation for Education Science and Community Development (QF).

Organised in collaboration with Z Adventures and Crunch the last race in a six-part series took place in Education City and was entitled ‘QF Classic’.

Catering to all abilities the event featured four races — a marathon a half marathon a 10km run and a 5km run.

The event demonstrated QF’s dedication to encouraging members of the community to adopt healthy and more active lifestyles.

Hend H Al Mousawi Senior Supervisor Recreation Services QF said: “We are delighted to have played host to the final race of this successful running series.

“Not only did dozens of local runners compete in the races today but it also brought together several regional and international enthusiasts.

“We are committed to engaging the community and raising awareness about the importance of wellbeing and today’s race is tangible evidence of this dedication.”

Simon Jones Recreation Supervisor QF said: “Promoting healthy lifestyles is very important for QF.

“Recreation Services is responsible for managing facilities and activities that cater to the community. Education City is great for this type of event because we have walkways and cycle paths throughout the campus.”

The series was created by Ziyad Rahim CEO Z Adventures.

An accomplished long-distance runner Ziyad holds 10 Guinness World Records in long-distance running.

Explaining how QF was eager to be a host venue Ziyad said: “I contacted different organisations to partner with us. The first one to come forward was QF and it hosted the first event in November.

“Such was the success of the first race that QF went on to host the season finale too. I would like to thank QF the work put in by the QF team was tremendous and our runners enjoyed the event.” The race attracted several world-class competitors from around the world including Klaus Westphal from Germany who has taken part in marathons all over the world. By participating in the QF Classic Klaus has run competitively in 111 countries.

Married couple Peter Bennett and Yen Ngugen flew in for the weekend to complete country number 96.

For a complete list of QF’s initiatives and projects visit http://www.qf.org.qaThe Peninsula

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