{"id":24630,"date":"2019-11-10T11:53:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T07:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/?p=24630"},"modified":"2019-11-10T15:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T11:31:15","slug":"epic-dubai-run-sees-70000-people-on-major-highway-joining-the-citys-fitness-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/epic-dubai-run-sees-70000-people-on-major-highway-joining-the-citys-fitness-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Dubai Run Sees 70,000 People On Major Highway Joining The City&#8217;s Fitness Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai\u00a0witnessed a spectacular display of community, solidarity and enthusiasm for life this morning, as for the very first time, part of the city&#8217;s artery Sheikh\u00a0Zayed Road\u00a0transformed into a thumping racetrack for Dubai Fitness Challenge 2019. 70,000 residents and visitors of all ages and abilities came together to make history and take part in the inaugural Dubai Run with fun and fitness at the heart of this city movement.<\/p>\n<p>Living the spirit of being &#8220;In It Together&#8221;, the event showcased two options to ensure the highest inclusivity of the event \u2013 a 10km and 5km route \u2013 welcoming youth, old, families and People of Determination from all nationalities to participate in this free one-of-a-kind run for the city. Starting from Dubai World Trade Centre, both routes saw a diverse group of runners passionately pledging their commitment to the challenge, as they took to the streets in the pleasant morning weather and encircled some of\u00a0Dubai&#8217;s\u00a0most recognised icons including Burj Khalifa,\u00a0Dubai\u00a0Opera, The Dubai Mall and Emirates Towers.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by Dubai Tourism and Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Run is expected to become an annual fixture on the Dubai Fitness Challenge calendar. For more information on all activities, please visit the official DFC website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.dubaifitnesschallenge.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more information, visit:<br \/>\n<\/b>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dubaifitnesschallenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.facebook.com\/dubaifitnesschallenge<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: \u00a0 @dubaifitnesschallenge<br \/>\nTwitter: \u00a0\u00a0 @dxbfitchallenge<br \/>\nHashtag: \u00a0 #Dubai30x30<\/p>\n<p><b>Dubai Fitness Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) is an initiative of His Highness Sheikh\u00a0Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of\u00a0Dubai\u00a0and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. DFC has been created to motivate the people of\u00a0Dubai\u00a0to boost their physical activity and commit to 30 minutes of daily activity for 30 days. Running from\u00a0October 18 to November 16, 2019, the Challenge encompasses all forms of activity \u2013 from cycling and football, to kayaking, team sports, walking and yoga, as well as wellness and healthy lifestyle.\u00a0 Everyone is encouraged to participate individually or together with friends, family and colleagues and enjoy new and exciting ways to improve their fitness and health levels. Participants can track their performance on the Dubai Fitness App and help make\u00a0Dubai\u00a0the most active, healthiest, and happiest city in the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24631\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1A-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1A-1.jpg 268w, https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1A-1-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai\u00a0witnessed a spectacular display of community, solidarity and enthusiasm for life this morning, as for the very first time, part of the city&#8217;s artery Sheikh\u00a0Zayed Road\u00a0transformed into a thumping racetrack for Dubai Fitness Challenge 2019. 70,000 residents and visitors of all ages and abilities came together to make history and take part in the inaugural [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24668,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24630\/revisions\/24668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.dubaicityguide.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}