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It is with great pleasure that ARENA (Sports Handling Agent & Event Organiser in Cyprus) is now in the position to announce two exciting new running events to take advantage of the spectacular trails in the AKAMAS National Reserve Park, in the beautiful resort of Paphos and of course the all year round warm weather conditions on the island of Cyprus.

The events to be organised in partnership with 209 events-company of the famous runner and ex London marathon winner Mike Gratton - and with the support of "Runners World" magazine in the UK, have been planned carefully having in mind the recreational and competitive runners alike, who wish to run an out of the norm race, sip in the beauty of nature and experience the adventure racing phenomenon, without exposing though their bodies to the dangers of extreme adventure racing.
AKAMAS peninsular, in the resort of Paphos, being a national reserve park, is a development free zone. Access in the park is all through loose surface trails and the only form of building you will find is the little bamboo made hut on the exotic Bay of Lara, which serves as an information point for the Careta Careta Turtle Conservation Project -endangered turtle species of the Mediterranean - that chooses this sandy bay to lay its eggs.

The combination of flat & steep trails, and the wild beauty of the AKAMAS area have enabled Mike and his team after running, cycling and driving the area to choose some spectacular trails, leading to beautiful secluded villages of the area where time stopped a few decades ago, through some heavily forested areas with amazing views to the skyline where sky & sea become one.

Further more the small city of Paphos, enriched with a wide array of archaeological sites, is easily accessible by bus from the Coral Bay and is the place where you can find restaurants, shops, bars and other entertainment options to cater for all tastes and ages.