Botswana Chobe Marathon

Here is the project report ;-) for the purpose of future reference.

Another photo album.
https://goo.gl/photos/k3AJhvVWHQ21YEcH9

Botswana Chobe Marathon 2016/12/11 446 new photos · Album by Yoshiki Miyamoto

Here is the link to photo album taken by Ms Hiromi Ito. Marathon logo on t-shirts and bags are also designed by her. Thanks to her great talent. Please share these wonderful pictures with your family and friends and invite them to Chobe Marathon 2017!!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxZqFbGBky-HdE50ejUzWWlBOE0

ChobeMarathon2016_1200px - Google Drive

This event was originally planned by Mr Maatla Seboks Sebokolodi and myself in January 2016. At that time, I was working at Botswana Public Service College in Gaborone as JICA Botswana volunteer.
Mr Sebokolodi is now working at Botswana Power Corporation in Palapye and unfortunately he couldn't come to the event due to his job rotation.
At the beginning, we don't know how we can organize this kind of event, so we started crowdfunding challenge to get the budget for the event. This challenge was done for 3 months from February to May. And in the last day of the challenge we achieved 100 kp**a thanks to my many friends in Japan. Then in the end of June, I had to go back to Japan due to the end of contract with JICA.
In Tokyo, I worked with Botswana Embassy in Japan to ask Chobe District Commissioner to launch local committee for the marathon. I would like to say thanks to Mr Jacob Nkate, Botswana Ambassador for his great help. And now he is back in Botswana after 3 years stays in Japan. He loves his country and he always does his best for Botswana. And I would like to appreciate to Mr Leipego, District Commissioner, Ms Modise of MYSC, and Mr Ntana of BTO, and other local committee members. Without their intensive effort. this event has never been realized.
I hope Botswana Chobe Marathon should be the continuous annual event for long time until 100 years anniversary of this county. Thanks everyone, Thanks Botswana.
Ko Ito

21km Top Goal
https://youtu.be/5oje3Xi_a8s
https://youtu.be/vYVaGWEDJQc

21k top goal Mr Mtopo Tops Mopatwa. 1h20m

21km start
https://youtu.be/zHGO-cRFq_o
10km start
https://youtu.be/Z0vntXt-QG0
5km start
https://youtu.be/K5FS6H6xfXk

Here are the snapshots ;-)

Official result record of 21km, 10km and 5km.

Please come to Mowana on Saturday afternoon to get your bibs, t-shirt, bag & snacks, and pay for registration fee in case you don't pay yet. If you can't come on Saturday, please make sure to come to Cresta Mowana at 6am on Sunday morning!! Here is the final schedule of the day.

0630 21km start
0635 10km start
0640 5km start
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0900 Catering Service at finish point
1000 Cultural Performance by CAAO
1030 Award Ceremony
1100 Closing of morning session

Water aid station will be prepared at 7 points for 21km, 4 points for 10km,
and 1 point for 5km & Finish Point.
Please refer to the following site for the course.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/botswana-chobe-marathon/course-map/182449238819168

Pick these items at Cresta Mowana in the day before the race!!
Medal is only for the finisher ;-)