WHAT IS THE ADIM ADIM RUN?

At the beginning of this year, Adım Adım (‘Step by Step’) has launched a new monthly running event in the Belgrade Forest: the ADIM ADIM RUN, a fun run that is held at 9:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month on the 6 km Neşet Suyu course, the main running/walking course in the forest. We invite anyone and everyone to come to the forest to run or walk and enjoy a little bit of friendly competition. The idea is to give everyone a chance to get used to running in timed events and to provide a little extra motivation for seasoned runners.

Competition? Race? This is about one’s own personal best, so the idea is for each participant to finish the race a little bit faster each month. As part of the Adım Adım challenge, we keep records of each runner’s/walker’s finish time, so that we can recognize and celebrate our progress.

While Adım Adım is a charity runners’ group, the Adım Adım Run is not a fund-raising event but merely seeks to introduce Adım Adım to the wider amateur running community by providing a friendly competitive environment for club and individual runners of all abilities - from running novices to ultra-marathoners.


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How do I register?
All you have to do is turn up about half an hour before the race to register and get your bip number. The registration desk is open between 8:30-9:25. If you are entering the race for the first time, you will need to fill in a registration form. Returning participants can get their bip numbers straight away from the registration desk.

How do I get there?
Number 42 IETT buses will take you to Bahçekoy, which is 2.5 km from the start-line at Neşet Suyu. In addition, Adım Adım members with vehicles routinely gather at Çevre Pastanesi (opposite Sabancı Towers car park in Levent) leaving for the forest at 8:30 and you’ll be welcome to hitch a ride if there’s space available. (Conversely, if you have a car and spare room, you can also stop at Çevre Pastanesi to help with transport.)

Do I have to pay any fees?
No! Adım Adım Run is open to everyone and free of charge. However, cars entering the Belgrad Forest are charged 9 TL by the park administration per vehicle (pedestrians and cyclists pay 2 TL).

How does the scoring work?
At the end of each race the first three finishers in the men’s and women’s categories (all ages) will be announced, as will winners in other categories such as ‘First 6K Runners’, ‘Best Youngest Runner’, ‘Best Senior Runner’, etc. All results will be published on this blog latest by the following day. Regular participants’ personal best times will also be published with the results. Every now and then, there’ll be surprise fun prizes for noteworthy achievements.

What is Adım Adım?
Adım Adım is a volunteer-based social initiative run that promotes charitable giving through endurance sports like running, cycling, swimming and trekking. Formed in 2007, Adım Adım is today Turkey's biggest amateur running group with over one thousand members and remains the country’s only ‘charity runners’ group. In just over 3 years, members of Adım Adım have helped raise donations in excess of 1 million TL in conjunction with major running events and other sports competitions. Donations are raised on behalf of charitable organizations that have been previously reviewed and selected by Adım Adım for their social impact, transparency and accountability. So far, Adım Adım has selected four charities for whom its members help raise both awareness and funds: the Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association (TOFD), the Turkish Educational Volunteers’ Foundation (TEGV), the Social Volunteers Foundation (TOG) and the Buğday Ecological Society. Adım Adım is the social responsibility partner of Turkey’s two biggest marathon events: the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon and the Runtalya Marathon in Antalya.

Aside from the monthly race, Adım Adım meets every Saturday at 9:30 in the Belgrade Forest for a training run. The weekly training run is followed by a  breakfast gathering. Anyone is welcome to join.


Whom may I contact for more information?
info@adimadim.org