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Congratulations to all runners that took on and completed the fifth Bloomberg Square Mile Relay in Dubai! - check out the full results here.
Over 100 teams from the city’s biggest businesses took to the start line but it was Emirates Steel that took the title, completing their 10 laps of the one-mile course in a time of 1:00:48 to lift the coveted trophy and become the ‘fastest firm in the city’!
Competing fiercely for top spot were Bloomberg in second place with a time of 1:01:43, with JLL coming third and also taking the Fastest Mixed Team award, with a time of 1:05:59. Petrofac International were the winners of the Fastest Female Team award, with a time of 1:41:13.
Individually, the Fastest Male Runner on the night was Ismail Seyange, completing the one-mile route in an impressive time of 4:49, and the Fastest Female Runner on the night was Jeshta Sadashiva, completing her lap of the course in a rapid 5:39.
This year the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay will take place in twelve cities across the world, including, Dubai, Mumbai, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Beijing, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong! The baton is now being handed to Mumbai who race on 6th March, but challenge your international counterparts and see who can run their city the fastest!
Who competed?
- 1. Bloomberg
- 2. DMCC
- 3. Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
- 4. IMPACT BBDO
- 5. FEXCO DCC Solutions FZ-LLC
- 6. HSBC
- 7. J.P.Morgan
- 8. EFG Hermes
- 9. Nabors Drilling International
- 10. Mastercard
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The Course
Set amidst the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), runners challenge each other for position as they navigate tight turns, sharp bends, and flights of stairs on this unique one mile (1.6km) route, synonymous with the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay. The stunning skyline provides a dramatic backdrop to the race course that challenges returning runners on the start line, but also offers a unique, fun and exciting race for first-time participants.
Race Village Location
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
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The Schedule
5:00 pm
Race Village opens. Captains arrive to register and collect batons
6:00 pm
Team members to have arrived
6:15 pm
Welcome & Official Race Briefing
6:45 pm
Official warm-up with Fitness First
6:55 pm
First runners ready in race pens
7:00 pm
Race starts & hospitality opens
8:45 pm
Race finishes (approx.)
9:00 pm
The Extra Mile & Awards Presentation
9:30 pm
Official After Party at VIBE, The Avenue
10:00 pm
Race Village closes
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Charities
The Extra Mile
The Extra Mile helps participants of the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay contribute to their city in a bigger, better way.
The cause with the quickest average time wins the donation and these funds will be used to address the winning cause. All those who took part in the 2020 race you went The Extra Mile for our charity partner, Emirates Red Crescent. 25% of your team entry fees contributed to the total donation of AED 123,290 that will help fund a year-round project based on the winning cause – Disaster Relief.
