Seychelles Eco-Friendly marathon

The Seychelles Islands… the land of perpetual summer where a friendly, people and a vibrant, authentic culture conspire with legendary natural beauty and uncanny tranquillity to offer the vacation of a lifetime.

Every year, against this backdrop of almost surreal splendour and surprising levels of diversity that include both towering, granitic islands and low-lying coral atolls, species of flora & fauna that are amongst the rarest on the planet and the multi-ethnic roots of the welcoming population, Seychelles plays host to the Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon.

Running the Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon is very challenging and rewarding.  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 Eco-Friendly marathon took place for the first time in 2008.

 It was initiated by Mr. Dong Chang Jeong, Seychelles Honorary Consul General for South Korea, who is also head of the Seychelles Tourist Office in Korea.  The event was conceived to contribute to Seychellois’ health and to unify Seychellois and visitors. The marathon indeed helps to bring Seychelles to the attention of more travelers and contributes to lifting the Seychelles brand around the world.  For this year’s edition, the islands can expect to receive some 500 overseas participants, on top of 4000 local participants.

The marathon indeed helps to bring Seychelles to the attention of more travelers and contributes to lifting the Seychelles brand around the world. For this edition in Feb, the islands can expect to receive some 500 overseas participants, on top of several hundred local participants.The Seychelles Eco-Friendly Marathon is recognized internationally through the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) label. It is organized jointly by the National Sports Council, Seychelles Tourism Board and  INOCEAN M&C (South Korean company headed by Mr. Dong Chang Jeong) which is also the main sponsor for the event.