Run to the Beat

When
05 October 2008

TBC

Where
O2, The

Cost
£30.00

Age Restrictions
18+

Run to the Beat is the brand new London half marathon that has its inauguaral session in October 2008. With thousands of eager runners in the city no doubt eager to take part in this special event, you can be sure that Run to the Beat becomes another of London's most prestigious sporting events.

With a course designed to help keep runners motivated and focused on completely the run, the course has been set with various stations at which live music will be played. Music is well known to be a great motivational tool at the gym or when doing any kind of repetitive sport, and so for the first time, music will play a key part in a London half marathon.

The course starts and finishes at the O2 Arena and takes the runners all the way around Greenwich. Lasting 13 miles, and taking in 16 different musical stations along the way, Run to the Beat is sure to be a great event for both runners and music lovers. Even if you don't fancy pulling on your trainers, you can always head to one of the live music points and enjoy the beats as you watch the runners pound the pavement.

Research by the School of Sport at the Brunel University has shown that running or exercising t music can improve individual performance by up to 20 percent. By using music in the Run to the Beat half marathon, the tempo and rhythm could keep the athlethes going and even perk them up when they are flagging.

The music for Run to the Beat has been chosen by Dr Karageorghis from the School of Sport and is specially catered for the course itself. The half marathon music is contoured to the physiological demands of the ground being covered, thereby helping keep motivation up for the runners when and where they need it most.

Leukaemia Research is the event's official charity and so runners can have the chance to not just run on their own but as part of the Banana Army. With the likes of DJ Spoony taking part, you can join him in helping to raise funds for the fight against blood cancers in the UK.

If you would like to take part in Run to the Beat, click on the link below for more information.

Run to the Beat Registration

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