KILIMANJARO MARATHONI ROUTE RATIFIED.
Moshi. The new Kilimanjaro Marathon route has just been measured and ratified and looks to be an improvement on the previous routes. The new route is no longer an out and back route, it’s a continuous circuit which should help with traffic and congestion issues. The route was measured and ratified yesterday by Hugh Jones , Secretary of Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) , assisted by Michael Hughes of the Nairobi Marathon , Ibrahim Hussein of IAAF, and John Bayo of the Kilimanjaro Marathon Club. Commenting about the new route, Hugh Jones , Secretary of Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) said: “It is an astonishingly beautiful course. Right after the half marathon start and entering the second half of the marathon, runners will be probably be concentrating on getting the climbing done. This part of the course is testing but there is plenty of crowd support. As spectators thin out the countryside becomes more...