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hi there... well here we are in Doha again...

The Doha International Marathon preparations are well and truly under way... it is going to be a diamond of an event and the Beirut Marathon is going to be taking the winners from the 10k race and the 5k race to the Doha Marathon!!

So start running now and you will be fit and ready for Beirut on 18th November... Doha Marathon will take place in February 2008... it will be an exciting all expenses paid prize that is focused on building great runners in Lebanon..

If you wanna run with me and the Beirut Marathon team... Thursday Morning the 8th February is the time to be there... Corniche Ain El Mreisseh... so be there... dont miss it... 7am start for a 5k run...

looking forward to seeing all you runners there...
cheers
Marko

Women are Running Faster...

Women set pace for running's growth
Much of the growth in running comes from a rise in female runners, according to most running experts. While men still make up the majority of marathon finishers, female finishers are closing the distance between them.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15514433/from/ET/

Women are Running Faster...

Women set pace for running's growth
Much of the growth in running comes from a rise in female runners, according to most running experts. While men still make up the majority of marathon finishers, female finishers are closing the distance between them.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15514433/from/ET/

DIM

no... this is not a reflection on someone's IQ... nor the strength of light from a bulb... IT IS>>>>>

DOHA INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

We are very proud to be the organizers of the DIM 08 in partnership with the QAAF...
This is a very exciting project and we are looking forward to seeing the streets of Doha being brought to life with this great event...

We spent seven days in Qatar during the arrangement of the details and we were welcomed with the greatest hospitality and with honor.

We loved the Qatari people and we are looking forward to our next visit on 3rd March... watch out.. great things are happening...

Pia Nehme

We are super proud to be sponsoring the efforts of the Female Lebanese Marathon Record holder in trying to break the half marathon and the marathon record...

She will be running Berlin on April 1st and in September... watch out for great things...

here she is...

Running Free...

Saturday morning in Beirut was fun... we (Wissam, Omar & I) ran the first 15k of the new track and it was awesome... it is flat... even for tired out runners like me!

Today (Monday) all seems a little mundane... we were in Batroun on Friday morning working on the race for May 20th and in Zahle on Friday evening for the preparations of the April 15th Race...

HOT NEWS... we are going to be supporting two other races in Lebanon... one on 25th March and one on 1st April...

I'll give you more news soon...
cheers
Mark

Scotland... & Paris Security

Kenenisa Bekele did what he has been doing for a very long time... winning..

Watching an elite athlete at the peak of his career is inspiring and exciting... it makes you dream...

We had a fabulous time as guests of Nova, the organizers of the Great North Run... we met the worlds greatest athletes and saw them tear up the Scottish Cross Country Races... it was massively windy... but it was an awesome experience

However... security in Paris makes no sense at all. you have alredy been strip searched in the UK, then as a transit passenger you are subjected to the whole performance all over again... more wild than that... you are allowed to buy a drink in the UK after you have passed security and you are allowed to take that drink on the plane with you... BUT you are not allowed to take that drink with you through security in Paris... go figure!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe there is a deal between the duty free drink sales and the security company... anything is possible...

keep on running!!!!

introducing my lovely wife

well, I talked about her a lot... so here she is...

Bonnie Scotland - here we come...

Close on the heels of the BMA morning run, the first one of 07 was today... we are off to Scotland to see the Scottish National Cross Country Championships...

Steve Cram and Brendan Foster will both be there, as will some of the greatest names in the world: including Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadesse, Benita Johnson, Worknesh Kidane etc...

gonna be an awesome day... we'll keep you posted...

have a great day...
Mark

Vision 2007

it was amazing to be back amongst the team and to share with them the plans for 07...
Here are some of the highlights...