A section of Kilimanjaro Premium Lager International Marathon participants from Arusha Region have thanked the organizers for extending hours of the number and tshirt collection exercise.

They spoke on the second day of the exercise in Arusha which ends on Wednesday evening as they rushed to complete the exercise at the Kibo Palace Hotel.

“This was quite thoughtful of them as previously the time was too short they have listened to our plea and extended the hours this is really nice,” said Mr Jacob Mollel who went to register his grandson for the 5km.

Jackline Werema said, “Other marathons should learn from Kilimanjaro Internationl Marathon as they are well organized and accommodative you can even see that this year they have extended the hours it is quite encouraging,” she said.

“We have extended our hours into the evening to ensure that you can collect your numbers after work and try to ensure less queuing,” read a statement issued by the organizers.. 

According to the organizers, the last collection point will be Moshi on Thursday February 20 from 12pm – 5pm, Friday February 21 from 10am – 6pm and Saturday February 22 from 10am to 5pm at the MoCU Stadium. 

The CRDB 5Km Run are still, according to the organisers open and on sale. Participants can register through Mixx by YAS (formerly Tigopesa) by dialing *150*01#, then press 5 LKS, then press 6 (Ticket) and follow instructions to complete their registration or online through www.kilimanjaromarathon.com. A reminder, there are limited numbers in this race too and the event is over 60% sold out already, so don’t delay, first come – first serve on these entries too.

The organizers  appealed to the participants to observe the announced times to avoid inconveniences and also called on those collecting numbers for their friends or relatives to ensure they have copies of their identity cards and consent letters allowing the representatives to collect on their behalf.

 They  further issued stern warning against those selling numbers online illegally saying that legal action will be applied against them. “This is illegal and we will apply legal action against them,” he stressed.

 Also targeted are those intending to run with fake numbers as they will be withdrawn from the races, their results nullified and banned from participating in Kilimanjaro International Marathon.

According to the organizers, the event is a zero tolerance event for any form of ambush marketing, both on route, during the event and via any other marketing, promotions and brand association means, and the organisers will take legal action against any corporates or participants seen to be disrespectful towards their headline sponsors in The Kilimanjaro Premium Lager Marathon, The Yas Kili Half Marathon and the CRDB Bank Fun Run and well as their official supporting sponsors.

This year’s sponsors include Kilimanjaro Premium Lager-42km (Main Sponsor), YAS- 21km Half Marathon, CRDB Bank – 5Km Fun Run, water table sponsors Simba Cement, Kilimanjaro Water, TotalEnergiesand TPC Sugar, as well as official partners-GardaWorld Security, CMC Automobiles, Salinero Hotels -Kilimanjaro and suppliers - Kibo Palace Hotel and Keys Hotel.

Kili Marathon is organised by the Kilimanjaro Marathon Company Limited and nationally coordinated by Executive Solutions Limited.