(Oranjestad)—The KLM Aruba Marathon has just recently been certified as a qualifying marathon by various international standards, including AIMS, or World Athletics qualification, Boston Qualifier and Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Championships. Additionally, the marathon organization is holding their annual marathon event in the upcoming summer.
The World Athletics AIMS certificate means that the track has been measured professionally and that the distance is exactly as stated in the certificate—in centimeters. The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) is an association of more than 300 marathon races taking place in 95 countries.
For this event, there is a suitable distance available for everyone. So far, there are a few past participants who currently hold records. This includes Mr. Juan Valencia from Colombia, who holds the record of 2:48 hours for the marathon event, and John Poray from the US, who holds a record of 1:15 hours for the half-marathon event. Winners receive a gold medal, and celebrations are held afterwards at the beach.
Registration is open until the organization reaches their limit of 2.500 participants. There are currently 1000 more spots to go before registration closes.
Each participant will receive a personalized start number, online time registration, a prize-winning medal and a complimentary cotton event shirt. The Free KLM Aruba Marathon App including Track & Trace is available at the App store or Google play. The Finisher Running Shirt & Singlet, the traditional Pasta Party and charity donation are optional during your subscription.
The event takes place on June 3rd and June 4th, 2023, and starts and finishes at Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort.
This beautiful course will show you the best of Aruba. It will take you along the Eagle Beach area, up to Palm Beach and the famous California Lighthouse. Make your “runcation” complete and stay in our Start & Finish Hotel ‘Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort’.
For more information about the event or to register, please visit the organization’s website at www.klmarubamarathon.com
