The Gunsan Saemangeum National Walkathon

In Gunsan, there is a marathon event taking place for everyone and it is called the Gunsan Saemangeum National Walkathon. It has been annually held for the last six years. The organizer of the event is the Gunsan Citizen Athletic Association and the supervisor is Gunsan-si Walking Federation. In addition to these groups, this event is brought to you by many sponsors including Jeollabuk-do Province, Gunsan City Hall, Gunsan Office of Education Support, Kunsan Commercial and Industrial Association Bureau, Jeon Buk Bank, and Gunsan Police Station. The purpose of the event is to improve people’s awareness of health by informing the correct way of walking. If you want to participate in it, you need to go around the Saemangeum Seawall course. The full length of the course is about 66 kilometers which is divided into four sections with lengths of 6.5 km, 13 km, 20 km, and 33 km. The date of event is October 10. All the people to taking part in it are given drinking water, light refreshment, and some souvenirs.

In order to participate in the event, you can enter the website informing information made by the Gunsan Citizen Athletic Association. On the top part of the homepage, there are five links such as introduction, information, application, participation, and notice. If you click on the third link among these, you can see the online sign-up sheet menu on the left. You can register as a participant if you submit the application form. Before submitting the application, you must agree the participant pledge and then it is necessary for you to write your name, group, course, birth date, phone number, e-mail, password, and security number. You had better enter the remainder like the zip code and address. After submitting the application form, you will have to pay an entry fee.

Aside from this, there are some essential particulars to know as participants. First, people are recognized as participants only if they register and complete their payment within a given period. If they cancel their application for registration, the refund commission is emerged or the entry fee is substituted for souvenirs. The souvenirs include a certificate and medal symbolizing finishing the marathon course.

Participants have to be healthy enough to run these long courses. They may not know if any particular participant has any disease like a cardiac disorder or diabetes. Thus, the federation advises each participant to take a medical examination, just in case. Naturally, the federation takes up an accident insurance policy, but they advise participants to be careful about their own health. The next thing is a guide about coming and goings. At least, participants have to gather at the starting point and check confirmation of registration and receipt of supplies one hour prior to the event. Street signs are set up at all principle points and they recommend walking on the right side of the road for emergency trucks to pass by. If participants run hard, they will arrive at the finish line located at Bieung Port.

Qualification for participation is deprived and people will be disqualified if they do something in the following categories. First, participants have no business to enter the event as a representative. Second, do not deviate from the track without confirmation of the pass from checkpoints and receive help from others. Additionally, if participants cheat in any ways, they are disqualified as well.

A great many people participate in this event, so it will be a good experience. If you want to know more about it, enter this homepage and search for another data.