Marathon Details
On Sunday, January 15th 2012, the beautiful city of Nassau and the entire island of New Providence in The Bahamas will awaken to the sounds of feet pounding the pavement of the 26.2 mile course of Marathon Bahamas 2012. Road races are not foreign to this island city, however this will be the third marathon on New Providence since the turn of the century, bringing together hundreds of local and international runners in support of local charities . The race will start at 6:00a.m. , with runners leaving Junkanoo Beach immediately west of downtown Nassau, heading east through downtown, over both Paradise Island bridges, through historic Nassau along the shoreline to the western end of the island, then looping around to end at world famous Arawak Cay.
Course Description Marathon Bahamas is a Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association (BAAA) -sanctioned event, and is a Boston Qualifier. The race course was designed to showcase many of the historical buildings and areas, highlight the splendor of Paradise Island, the Colonial-style buildings and transverse along the ocean to a dramatic ocean front finish line.
Registration opens May 1st for Race Weekend, featuring:
* FULL MARATHON - 26.2 miles* HALF MARATHON – 13.1 miles* RELAY MARATHON – 4 persons per teamIncluded in the race weekend and preceding the marathon event (January 14), is the second annual Susan G. Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure® 5K which is ran entirely on Paradise Island.
