United Arab Emirates. Saturday, 21 November 2015: Earlier this month Dubai hosted over 10,000 runners at Meydan for Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run, powered by XDubai. Now, following a sell-out inaugural UAE event, tickets have gone on sale for the Abu Dhabi event taking place on 29 January 2016 at the capital’s iconic sporting venue, Yas Marina Circuit.
Early Bird ticket prices for the World’s Brightest 5K night run are priced at AED 165 for individuals and are currently sold online at www.ElectricRun.ae. Prices will increase on 9 December so buy your tickets soon.
This global event has toured 30 cities around the world including Los Angeles, Singapore and London and electrified more than one million people. Helping people kick start the new year on a healthy note, Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run taking place on 29 January will be a celebration of health and happiness where participants can run or walk the 5k course through a kaleidoscope of neon lights and energetic beats. The run then culminates into an end-of-race concert featuring UAE’s favourite DJs playing heart pounding music.
Abu Dhabi Electric Runners will be taking to an updated 5k course across the motor racing circuit, with further improvements to the event experience in Dubai promised by organisers.
“Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run is a unique social fun run that everyone can enjoy especially with family and friends,” said David Sanderson, Race Director from event organisers Fast Track. “Based on the feedback we’ve received from Electric Runners who joined us at the Dubai event we will be making improvements to the Abu Dhabi event such as providing complimentary water to all runners during the 5k route as well as at the finish line. We are looking forward to bringing an even bigger and better event to all of our fans coming down to Yas Marina Circuit in January.”
Following a completely sold out Dubai event and an overwhelming demand for tickets for Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run Abu Dhabi organisers have launched ticket sales on www.ElectricRun.ae today. A limited number of discounted ‘early bird’ tickets are available online only www.ElectricRun.ae and are expected to sell out quickly as thousands of aspiring Electric Runners have already registered their interest in taking part.
Title sponsor National Health Insurance Company – Daman, through its ActiveLife initiative – aims to bring events to the UAE that encourage local communities to get active and stay healthy in fun and exciting ways.
“We are pleased to be bringing to the people of Abu Dhabi this thrilling global phenomenon that has electrified over 10,000 runners in Dubai,” said xxx, Daman. “It was great to see thousands of people come down to Meydan with family and friends celebrating health and having the time of their lives. Taking Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run to Abu Dhabi seems like the perfect fit and we are looking forward to doing it all over again.”
Yas Marina Circuit is home to the annual FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX and is widely known as one of the region’s most exciting sporting and entertainment venues. Yas Marina Circuit also hosts a series of community events encouraging healthy and active lifestyles which bring together thousands of people of all ages down to the venue every year.
Yas Marina Circuit is delighted to tie in with Daman’s ActiveLife Electric Run organisers and Al Tareq Al Ameri its CEO said: “Electric Run provides another great event for people to get fit and stay motivated. It complements the many other health and fitness events at the Circuit while bringing a new, fresh and fun take on getting active. We’re certain it will be a big success amongst our regular.”’