OREANDA-NEWS.  August 09, 2012. The 6th SEB Tartu Roller Skating Marathon will be held, with the 1223rd roller skater to cross the finish line to be awarded a pair of brand-new FILA FM 100 roller skates. Roller skaters setting out for both the 48 kilometre and 19 kilometre distances will qualify, with the 1223rd competitor to cross the finish line based on the preliminary recorded results taking the prize, reported the press-centre of SEB.

For the first time, the Marathon will be completed along the Jogeva-Tartu route, offering all the participants a new experience of the track and beautiful views.

“SEB has always wished to encourage sports enthusiasts to take part in a variety of popular sporting events, since an active lifestyle is the bedrock of good health. With each year, roller skating has become more and more popular, and the fine prize, in the form of a new pair of roller skates, will inject additional excitement and adrenaline into doing sport,” Riho Unt, Chairman of the Management Board at SEB, encourages sports enthusiasts to register for the Roller Skating Marathon.

“Participation in popular sporting events is pure joy, and a new pair of roller skates will no doubt boost that sentiment. The SEB Tartu Roller Skating Marathon is a place where in order to claim 1223 prizes it is not necessary to be an athlete in the first place; the number of participants is just right for a novice roller skater to be also in the running for the prize,” said Kunnar Karu, Race Director of the 6th SEB Tartu Roller Skating Marathon competitions.

As at today, over a thousand roller skaters have signed up for the 6th SEB Tartu Roller Skating Marathon, with 660 for the long distance and 350 for the short distance.

SEB launched its partnership with Klubi Tartu Maraton as many as 15 plus years ago, in 1997. Since 2003, SEB has been the Main Sponsor of the club. By supporting the SEB Tartu Complex Event, SEB is contributing to the spreading of recreational sport. Sport and healthy lifestyles are held in esteem at SEB, for it is recreational sport that helps us to stay in good health and in high spirits, and to step away from our daily cares for a while as we enjoy nature, fresh air and friendly people around us.

All those who have participated in the SEB Tartu Roller Skating Marathon previously and are also coming this year will have the unique opportunity to bring along to the Marathon, for free, a friend who is yet to discover the joy the of the Marathon.