33. Tiberias Marathon on january 7th, 2010 – Jackson Kotut Set to Run – Tiberias Marathon Record – Over 1,000 Early Registration Participants

Jackson Kotut Set to Run
Jackson Kotut will attempt his second consecutive victory at the Tiberias Marathon
Last year's winner of the International Tiberias Marathon Jackson Kotut will travel to Israel again. The Kenyan runner set an all time course record in 2009 when he finished in 2:08:07.
 
The previous record of 2:10:32 belonged to Leonard Muchero from Kenya.
 
Both Muchero and Kotut have confirmed their participation for the marathon in 2010. Many other elite marathon runners plan on attending the Tiberias Marathon, making it one of the most competitive in event history.

Eitan Hermon Set to Run Tiberias Marathon
 
Last week Eitan Hermon registered for the 33rd International Tiberias Marathon. As many are aware, Hermon lost half of his right leg in the Second Lebanon War three and half years ago. Hermon recovered quickly and returned to the track to train as he did before his injury.
 
Hermon uses a special prosthetic which allows him to run like any other athlete. Hermon's determination and persistence combined with a love for running pushed him to attempt the Tiberias Marathon.
 
This year, Hermon has competed with great results. In June, he ran a 5 km at Tel Aviv University in 18:53. His coach Yair Karni has helped him to train and run 32 km.
 
The organizing committee wishes great success to Eitan in his challenging endeavor.

Tiberias Marathon Record – Over 1,000 Early Registration Participants
 
The lottery for the 600 and 800 participant drawing has been decided. Tomer Eizencott of Jerusalem and Nimrod Ben Meir of Kafar Sava were randomly chosen and won free entry into the race. One more lottery will be conducted tomorrow with all registered participants entered.
 
Currently there are over 1,000 participants registered for the marathon. Over 80 are female athletes and more than 100 foreigners will race from 20 countries.
 
The Organizing Committee of the 33rd International Tiberias Marathon is appreciative of the early list and expects many other runners from Israel and abroad to join the list of participants. The expectation is that the marathon will host over 1,500 in 2010.
 
Best of luck to all participants of the 10km and marathon. The Tiberias Marathon Team wishes everyone healthy and successful training.

Offical Drink of the International Tiberias Marathon – GU ENERGY
 
Tiberias Marathon organizing committee came to an agreement with GU Energy, the 33rd International Tiberias Marathon's official dri   Tiberias Marathon Record – Over 1,000 Early Registration Participantsnk.

GU Energy Company is proud to add the Tiberias Marathon to its long and distinguished list of marathons around the world which the company officially sponsors. At the event on 7 January 2010, the energy drink company will set up stations for athletes at the following markers:
km 10
km 15
km 21
km 27
km 32

Opposite Kibbutz on the 27th km just before "the wall," a station will be set up distributing the company's products. Athletes can fin energy drinks, gels and the company's new hit product GU Chomps, an energy candy. In addition, participants will find gel in their bags given out before the event. For more information about GU Energy.

Mucheru promised his participation for the 33rd International Tiberias Marathon
 
Kenyan athlete Leonard Mucheru will return to Israel for the 33rd International Tiberias Marathon. Mucheru won the event in 2007 and 2008 and finished second in 2009. Mucheru set personal records in each year of his participation with times of 2:13:14 in 2007, 2:10:32 in 2008 and 2:09:37 in 2009. In 2007 Mucheru ran under the name Moshiri Jawar as he represented Bahrein.

On 7 January 2010 Mucheru will aim to improve his personal best time and once again to win the Tiberias Marathon.
 
Over 700 marathon runners are currently registered for the Tiberias Marathon. The Organizing Committee expects over 1,500 athletes to participate this year coming from over 20 countries.
 
33. Tiberias Marathon 2010