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Adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon was run for the future of seas and oceans
29 Jun 2022The adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon, sponsored by adidas, was run this year with the theme of sustainability within the scope of Run For The Oceans, on Saturday, June 4, with nearly 2 thousand participants. During the two-day marathon, various nature, sustainability, art and sports activities and parties were organized over the weekend.
Adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon, organized by adidas, who started Run For The Oceans together with Parley to draw attention to plastic waste pollution in the seas and take precautions on this issue, was run on June 4. While adidas said hello to summer with the marathon planned as a long weekend with events on June 4-5, it also drew attention to the importance of a sustainable world.
adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon and 10K Run was held on Saturday, June 4, with approximately 2 thousand professional and amateur participants from Turkey and all over the world such as Germany, Lithuania, Greece, Switzerland, Belarus and Morocco. While there was a festival atmosphere at the Adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon, where the natural beauty, clean air and historical texture of the island combined with sports, participants in Bozcaada celebrated the beginning of summer by running in one of the most special spots in Turkey.
In the organization held on a challenging course within the natural beauty of Bozcaada, Half Marathon was run in two categories: 21K and 10K. After the warm-up exercises accompanied by adidas runners coaches at 08.30, the 21K half marathon started at 09.00. The 10K race started with the start at 09.30. The runs started and ended at Bozcaada Cumhuriyet Square. The winning athletes received their awards at the ceremony held in Bozcaada Square after the competition.
Adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon was completed by Rahime Tekin in the women's category with a time of 1:36, and in the men's category, İlker Kökçe, one of the adidas runners runners, came first with a time of 1:25. Awards were presented to both athletes by adidas Türkiye General Manager Hakan Atalay.
Adidas, which sponsored the Bozcaada Half Marathon this year within the scope of Run For The Oceans, held all over the world between 23 May and 8 June, has carried out various events in line with the theme of sustainability. For every 10 minutes of activity recorded on these dates via the adidas Running app, such as running, tennis or football, Parley clears the equivalent weight of a plastic bottle from beaches and coastlines before reaching remote islands and the ocean (up to a maximum of 250 thousand kg).
adidas Senior Marketing Director Onur Demircan; "We are working hard to be a part of the change. One of the organizations we organized within the scope of these efforts was the adidas Bozcaada Half Marathon. In the marathon we set out to help end plastic pollution, we raised our voice for good with the 21K Half Marathon and 10K run, with the power we get from sports. We can take action individually and create an impact together. We invite everyone to take action by registering through the adidas Running application until June 8." he said.
Environmentally conscious weekend
Within the framework of cooperation with adidas, tree planting was also planned to counter the carbon footprint created by the traffic created by marathon visitors to Bozcaada. The carbon footprint of people traveling from Geyikli pier to Bozcaada and from the island to Geyikli during the marathon weekend was calculated. The planting of an amount of trees corresponding to the carbon emissions caused by an average of 3 thousand people will be carried out by the ÇEVKO Foundation. Adidas also procured the materials used in all events and activations during the weekend of the half marathon, including the medals of the winners, from completely sustainable, recycled materials. During the fun weekend where sports and music came together, both adidas members and athletes participated in activities such as upcycling and personalization workshops and plogging.
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