6K evening race SNF RUN/Greece on Thursday, June 23rd – 2016 Message from the organizers

 

The SNFCC to the World, a four-day program of events that will take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).

 

The race is held for the second consecutive year and is organized on the occasion of and in homage to the Olympic Day. For the first time this year, the 1K Special Olympics run will be organized concurrently with the 6K SNF RUN.

The 6K SNF RUN starts at the center of Athens, at the Panathenaic Stadium, the hosting ground of the first modern Olympic Games and follows a route that takes you from the city center to the Stavros Niarchos Park on the coast.

Participation in the race is free of charge and runners may register online at www.SNFRUN.org. The race has as its primary goal to reward participation and effort and enrich our sense of athleticism. Despite its non-competitive nature, the 2016 6K SNF RUN will be officially timed.

 

The Run is part of the four-day events entitled “Metamorfosis: The SNFCC to the World”, which will take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

 

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Anastasia Zannis and Yiannis Savvidakis will be once again the MCs of the SNF RUN, following last year’s performance.

 

Anastasia and Yannis will use their intuitive sense of humor, to talk runners through a great start, under an uplifting musical background.  Anastasia Zannis is an internationally acclaimed soprano and a member of the Olympic Torch Relay Committee; she has performed at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada and of the 2015 Special Olympics WorldGames in Los Angeles, CA. Yiannis Savvidakis is a singer and composer, who has a solid athletic background and is a graduate of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science of the University of Athens.

The race is organized in collaboration with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, under the auspices of the Hellenic Police and with the support of the National Center of Emergency Help. The SNF RUN is made possible through an exclusive grant by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and is overseen by the NGO Regeneration & Progress.

 

The course map

• 6K Race Details

  Event Date and Τime: June 23, 2016 at 20:50

• Race Start: Panathenaic Stadium. Runners will be assigned to three different starting corrals.
• Finish line: Stavros Niarchos Park
• Eligibility: The race is open to anyone above 12 years old, and more specifically, born before 30/4/2004. Participants are assumed to have an acceptable level of fitness and be in good overall health to race, and must sign a waiver to that effect. Registration is available only online at snfrun.gr. Applicants younger than 18, are required to provide signed consent of participation by their parent/guardian.
• Entry Fee: Participation is free of charge.
• Registration: Participation is limited to 6,000 runners for the 6K race.
• Registration Package: All participants shall be given an official race number (bib), a souvenir bag and a 6K SNF RUN tech T-shirt.
• Electronic Timing: Despite the non-competitive nature of the run, the 6K race will be timed. Timing devices (B-tags) will be attached to the back of the bib numbers you will receive. All runners to cross the finish line will receive a finisher’s medal.
• Course info: The run starts inside the Panathenaic Stadium. Runners will start off at Vasilissis Olgas Avenue, turn left into Vasilissis Amalias Avenue, and then turn right onto the southbound side of Syngrou Avenue. After the runners pass the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, at Lysicratous Street, they will make a slight right turn into the service road, and then turn right into Evripidou Street to enter the Stavros Niarchos Park and cross the finish line.
• Source:  6K SNF RUN
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