The sixth Sihanoukville-Angkor Premium brewage International [*fr1] Marathon can hit the road on Sunday, March 5, on a route providing a lot of breeze over longer stretches of binding following the removal of many barriers on beach fronts within the wake of the ocean pageant at the tip of last year.
A refreshing modification for the half-marathoners is that the lowering of barriers on the Independence Beach section of the road that was obstruction the ocean read, facultative the runners to absorb the scenic beauty and luxuriate in the breeze.
Similar measures have conjointly been taken on several alternative locations on the way.
While the organizers hope for an even bigger turnout this year, the participation numbers are probably to stay constant because the previous edition that saw near to a hundred and fifty overseas runners change of integrity one, 200 locals and expats for the 21km charity run and alternative attractions just like the men’s and women’s 10km and 3km fun last all ages and athletic talents.
“Removing the blockade of the ocean reading on several beach fronts throughout the ocean pageant has created an improved atmosphere for the runners. I powerfully feel that after the word spreads regarding this new expertise we are able to expect a lot of overseas and native runners,” secretary-general of the National Olympic Committee Vat Cameroun told The Post yesterday.
While Sihanoukville as a traveler hotspot continues to draw in guests in nice numbers, the patronage for the [*fr1] marathon has been pegged at the same levels for the past few years, in contrast to the Phnom Penh and Siem Reap versions, that have often shown enhanced participation from overseas runners.
One of the explanations on why foreigners had been somewhat shelving is that the non-availability of direct international flights to the Sihanoukville, that inevitably suggests that further prices and further travel.
The current domestic programming of flights has not been convenient either.
“The government is treating this as a priority and dealing with the personal sector to ascertain this property. The upgrading of the prevailing flying field can begin next year,’’ Cameroun same.
The runners within the 21km [*fr1] marathon can have a 6 am begin at Ochheuteal Beach, with the day’s alternative events set to appear over short intervals thenceforth.