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The 2022 Sofi Malt Great Ethiopian Run International 10km will take place on Sunday 20th November 2022.
Details about our virtual run can be found here
Here are some highlights from last year’s race.
Training advice for participants will be posted on the Great Ethiopian Run YouTube page nearer to the time of the race. Additional race information will also be available on Great Ethiopian Run website and social media channels.
Registration for residents of Ethiopia through our standard entry is now closed. We will be opening our charity places in September.
Please take time to read about how we are promoting our Go Green campaign in all our races through this year.
Organizations & Groups
For Organizations & Groups registered in Ethiopia: please contact the race office at +251-116-635757/185841/633646 about pack collection
Our international 10km is a very special running experience. The race is for runners of all levels. At the front end, it attracts an impressive field of elite runners, but its main purpose has always been to encourage mass participation in running and judging by the ever-increasing demand for race places it has succeeded.
Go Green 2022-23 Plan
ACTION 1: WE WILL MINIMISE CARBON EMISSIONS
We are promoting “3km of walking per day” to get us all to think more about walking in place of making short car journeys.
We encourage participants living in close proximity (3km radius) to race venue to walk to and back from race venue on race day.
We are also encouraging our participants to use public transport and shared car transport for arriving at and returning from the race.
We will deploy electric cars to lead the elite race.
ACTION 2: WE WILL RECYCLE WHEREVER POSSIBLE
As in the past year’s race, we have used recyclable (eco-friendly) materials in the production of our race t-shirts & goody bags. We have continued our partnership with PETCO to collect and recycle all plastic bottles and other rubbish consumed and produced on race day.
ACTION 3: WE WILL ENCOURAGE DISPOSAL OF RUBBISH
Rubbish bins will be placed along the race course every 250m.
We’ll also put more portable toilets on race course
ACTION 4: WE WILL USE LESS PLASTIC
This year we are using a lighter water bottle for participants to make it easier for recycling. Our goody bag is also made of a non-plastic material which can be reused for shopping by participants.
ACTION 5: WE WILL USE LESS PAPER
We no longer use paper for registering participants. All registration has been done electronically.
Participants also receive their race magazine electronically in place of printed magazines.
We use more e-posters, e-fliers, e-invites
Re-use scrap papers for internal communication purposes
We put a disclaimer: “think about the environment before you print this email” on all our electronic communications as a reminder to our stakeholders.
ACTION 6: WE WILL WORK TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
Putting Go Green logo on every promotional materials
Scheduled (weekly/monthly) posts on social media about environment and GER’s Go Green 5 strands
Run social media campaigns to Teach/Train/Encourage people not to throw rubbish in their day to day activities
We invite all our participants and stakeholders to join us in this campaign and to contribute positively to the sustainability of our environment.
Our 10km race regularly attracts a strong elite field. For the 20th edition race, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we limited the elite field numbers to 100 in the women’s race and 200 in the men’s race. Please note that the finish times look slow because the race is held at an altitude of over 2300 meters above sea level. CLICK HERE for Elite Men and Women race results from previous years.
Great Ethiopian Run, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been using its flagship event, the Great Ethiopian Run 10km International, to support people in need in our community. Our official “Running for a Cause” fundraising campaign serves as the platform to collect donations. Last year we have raised over 1.6 million birr which made the total fund raised in the last five years to over 7.1 Million birr. This year, we have set a fundraising target of 1.7 Million Birr. Great Ethiopian Run has supported financially and promoted the work of different organizations working with vulnerable children, women and the elderly.
Volunteers play crucial role in staging our races. At the International 10km as many as 500 volunteers work to make sure everyone has the best experience on race day.
We work with different volunteer groups coming from Rotaract Clubs in Addis, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopian Scouts Association and other individuals who would like to contribute to the successful delivery of the race.
If you are a volunteer and want to participate please contact us through Dagim@ethiopianrun.org.
Please include: your contact information, background (area of expertise) & experience as a volunteer.
Week 6
Athelete Haile’s – Respected advice
My main advice at this point is: start your training now! It doesn’t matter how you train. I run in the forest and also train in the gym. For you, it may be different. But whether it’s running or gym training, whether it’s morning or evening, what counts is a good routine. And for this you need discipline! And one final thing: if you’re new to training, start gently!
Training suggestion: Walk for 20-30 minutes every other day.
Week 5
HAILE – Respected advice
Last week I said: start your training gently. Now my advice is: build up gradually. In other words, step by step. I always say: don’t rush training! It takes time to build fitness. Remember what I said last week: routine and discipline are everything!
Training suggestion: Walk 10 minutes – jog 2 minutes – walk 5 minutes – jog 2 minutes – walk 5 minutes
Do the session above twice this week. The third session should be a 20-30 minute walk.
Week 4
HAILE – Respected advice
This week, let me advise something a bit different. We call it interval training. The idea is: you push hard and then have a short
recovery, and then you repeat this. This is a great way of increasing your fitness. It’s also a nice change from just running at one pace.
Training suggestion:
Session 1: Walk 5minutes – jog 1 minute – walk 1 minute (repeat 5x) – walk 5 minutes
Session 2: Walk 5 minutes – – jog 5 minutes – walk 5 minutes – jog 5 minutes – walk 5 minutes
Session 3: repeat session 1
Session 4: Walk 10 minutes – jog 4 minutes – walk 2 minutes – – jog 4 minutes – walk 2 minutes
Week 3
HAILE – Respected advice
Practice running uphill! You can do this on a treadmill in a gym by changing the gradient. It’s even better if you can run up hills outside. Find a good hill, which is not too steep and with a good running surface. Run up it (for about a minute) and then walk down. Repeat this six times. Hard work – but great for your fitness!
Training suggestion:
Session 1: Walk 5 minutes – jog 2 minutes – rest – hill session (as above) – walk 10 minutes
Session 2: Walk 3 minutes – – jog 3 minutes – (repeat 4 times) – walk 5 minutes
Session 3: repeat session 1
Session 4: Walk 3 minutes – – jog 5 minutes – (repeat 3 times) – walk 5 minutes
Week 2
HAILE – Respected advice
This is the final week of hard training – leaving it until next week will be too late. So this week test yourself! As a test, you could try timing yourself over 2km. Then have a short recovery. Then run another 2km followed by another short recovery. One final bit of advice: eat well and stay healthy!
Training suggestion:
Session 1: Walk 5 minutes – test yourself over 2km (and repeat, as above) – walk 5 minutes
Session 2: Walk 3 minutes – – jog 3 minutes – (repeat 4 times) – walk 5 minutes
Session 3: Walk 5 minutes – jog 1 minute – walk 1 minute (repeat 8x) – walk 5 minutes
Session 4: Walk 10 minutes – – jog 10 minutes – (repeat 3 times)
Final week
HAILE – Respected advice
This week my advice is: don’t do too much! So: keep training, but gentle training is now better than hard training! Think about the race. Yes, lots of participants! – and they will help you get around. Also, you need energy and determination. Check you know the course, and don’t start too fast!
Training suggestion:
Session 1: Walk 2 minutes – jog 8 minutes – walk 2 minutes – jog 8 minutes – walk 2 minutes
Session 2: Walk 10 minutes – jog 4 minutes – walk 2 minutes – (repeat 3 times) – walk 2 minutes
RESULT
The race results for each category in the event (elites, ambassadors, charity runners and chipped runners) will be available one hour after the race on our event website
Securing your place in the run
All our standard places for the 2019 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run have been sold. However, for those still looking for a place, there are still a limited number of charity places for those willing to support our official fundraising campaign ‘Running for a Cause’. The registration price for charity places is 600birr for individuals and 300birr for organizations who have already made a donation to the campaign, with a maximum number of 100 places allocated per organization. For more information about the beneficiaries and the campaign, please ask for the information flier.
Discounts on race t-shirts
In line with standard policy across all races we organize, there are no discounts on registration fees for participants in the 2019 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run.
How to collect your t-shirt?
Once you are registered to participate on the Great Ethiopian Run you need to make sure you keep your receipt in the right place. The official distribution of t-shirts is conducted at the annual sport Expo
Race course
The race course for the 2019 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run, Start / Finish takes place in Meskel Square. A map of the race course is available on our website and in the official race magazine.
Race numbers for elite athletes
We built the HappyAddons to work wonders with the Hello Elementor Theme, we’re trying to make sure that it works great with all the major themes as well.500 race numbers – 300 for men and 200 for women – are made available for elite athletes from clubs and for those competing individually. Each club in Addis Ababa has a maximum quota of 5 men and 4 women. Remaining numbers will be distributed to individual athletes applying for race numbers. Individual athletes will be selected by a trial / heat competition 3 weeks before the race at the sports academy. Athletes finishing n the top 75 in the men’s category and top 25 in the female category will be directly eligible to enter the 2019 TOTAL Great Ethiopian Run international 10km. Any remaining places are given according to the athlete’s finishing time in previous editions of the race. Please note that places for elite athletes are given free of charge.
Training for the race
Great Ethiopian Run has started a membership programme since 2018. The membership package includes 6 weeks training towards the race and other benefits including guaranteed race places. See more detailed information on www.ethiopianrun.org. Also a 6 weeks training tips is given every week on our website and Facebook, twitter and Instagram pages.
