{"id":3026,"date":"2019-01-11T16:18:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T16:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/?page_id=3026"},"modified":"2019-12-03T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:48:40","slug":"eco-friendly-marathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/activities\/eco-friendly-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Events 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator]<div class=\"mkdf-section-title-holder  mkdf-st-standard mkdf-st-title-left mkdf-st-normal-space \" style=\"text-align: center\">\n\t<div class=\"mkdf-st-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mkdf-st-title\" >\n\t\t\t\t2020 Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">13<\/span><sup><span lang=\"EN-GB\">th<\/span><\/sup><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">edition of the\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Seychelles\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Eco-Friendly\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Marathon will be held on\u00a0 Sunday 23rd February 2020.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seychelles.travel\/images\/stories\/flexicontent\/item_7724_field_18\/l_eco-friendly.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Running the Seychelles<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0Eco-Friendly<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0Marathon is very challenging and rewarding.\u00a0 Challenging because about 50% of the course is up and down and rewarding because you get to discover the main island by covering almost the whole of the northern and central part. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\">The structure of the marathon: there is something for a wide range of fitness levels \u2013 5km, 10km, Half Marathon &amp; Marathon.\u00a0\u00a0This follows the philosophy of the Seychelles<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0Eco-Friendly<\/span>\u00a0Marathon\u00a0that is to spread the focus beyond mere competition, putting equal emphasis on appreciating exercise and being surrounded by the natural beauty of Seychelles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\">The Seychelles<span lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0Eco-Friendly<\/span>\u00a0Marathon is recognized internationally through the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) label.\u00a0It is organized jointly by the National Sports Council, CINEA and Seychelles Tourism Board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\"><b>For further details:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoListParagraph\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Registration<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoListParagraph\">\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Booking of accommodation\/Transfers and other activities<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv2398235896MsoNormal\"><b>Do contact us on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@seychelleslead.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">info@seychelleslead.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">FINA : OPEN WATER HEROES IN THE SEYCHELLES &#8211; 4TH MAY 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seychelles.travel\/images\/stories\/flexicontent\/item_7725_field_18\/l_fina.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact info@seychelleslead.com to organise your stay in Seychelles.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"592\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/image.png 592w, https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/image-300x138.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption>25KM Nature Trail Competition.<br>For further information\/hotelbookings\/transfers Contact: info@seychelleslead.com<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">250 Years Seychelles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"> Thursday, 01 August 2019\u00a0\/\u00a0Monday, 31 August 2020   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us to celebrate the birth of the Seychellois nation  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seychelles.travel\/images\/stories\/flexicontent\/item_7805_field_18\/l_banner-web-nov-2019.jpg\" alt=\"undefined\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The 250 years Seychelles is a \nculturally significant event celebrating the country\u2019s first settlement,\n which was established in 1770 when the French came to Ste. Anne with a \nparty of 15 white colonists, 7 slaves and 5 Indians. Despite the \nsettlers vacating the island after three years, another group came to \nsettle shortly after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seychellois people will unite to celebrate the birth of their \nnation 250 years ago through various activities, spanning over a year \nfrom August 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activities will include historical debates, a documentary series, \ndistricts showcasing their unique traits, fairs, expositions and so much\n more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This once in a lifetime celebration will give visitors an exceptional experience of the creole culture and its history.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] The Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon: The\u00a013th\u00a0edition of the\u00a0Seychelles\u00a0Eco-Friendly\u00a0Marathon will be held on\u00a0 Sunday 23rd February 2020. Running the Seychelles\u00a0Eco-Friendly\u00a0Marathon is very challenging and rewarding.\u00a0 Challenging because about 50% of the course is up and down and rewarding because you get to discover the main island by covering almost the whole of the northern and central part. The structure of the marathon: there is something for a wide range of fitness levels \u2013 5km, 10km, Half Marathon &amp; Marathon.\u00a0\u00a0This follows the philosophy of the Seychelles\u00a0Eco-Friendly\u00a0Marathon\u00a0that is to spread the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3026"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3328,"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3026\/revisions\/3328"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seychelleslead.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}