Registration now open for the 2021 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon

The 15th staging of the popular event is scheduled to take place on Al Marjan Island on February 19

Ababel Yeshaneh after setting a new world record at the 2020 RAK Half Marathon. Courtesy RAK Half Marathon

Registration for the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon is now officially open, with runners from across the UAE and further afield invited to secure a spot at next year’s event.

Scheduled to take place on Friday, February 19, on Al Marjan Island, the World Athletics Gold Label race will be the 15th edition of the event.

Preparations are now underway, with stringent safety measures to be implemented across the board in order to safeguard participants, volunteers, guests and residents, aligned with global best practice and national federal directives.

The half marathon is Bureau Veritas certified as a SafeGuard Assurance Program, a four-step methodology designed to verify, certify and promote the hygiene and cleanliness standards of customer-facing businesses, ensuring all health, safety and hygiene procedures are effectively implemented.

The 2020 event, which took place in February, attracted more than 5,200 entries and saw Ethiopia’s Ababel Yeshaneh break the world record by 20 seconds in the elite female race as she recorded a time of 64:31.

For further details, and to register, please visit the official event website https://www.therakhalfmarathon.com/