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Summer beach season is quickly approaching. That means it’s time to get off your lazy butt and get in shape. There’s no better way to do this than by training for the Dadaepo marathon. That’s kind of a misnomer. All races in Korea seem to be called marathons. There’s not actually a full marathon happening, but there is a 5k, a 10k, and a half marathon.
I’m not sure when the deadline for registration is, but they’re usually about a month before the race. To be safe, probably get signed up before April 22nd.
The registration page is all in Korean, but don’t worry, Kylene MacKillop, the fearless leader of the “Waeguks Got Runs” Busan running group, has provided detailed instructions to help you register. Join this facebook group to keep updated on all sorts of upcoming races and running events in and around Busan.
It looks long and complicated, but it really isn’t. Just very detailed. You can do it!
http://www.kookjemarathon.com/
1. use internet explorer
2. Roll over the 2nd tab across the top and click on the 4th sub-tab that pops up
3. click the i agree box
4. directly below are 2 options left is korean right is foreigner
5. Write your name as you want it to appear on your bib (but it’s much simpler if you write it in whatever form your bank account is registered in .. make sure they match eng-eng or kor-kor)
6. Alien #
7. Male (left) Female (right) and press the next button
8. on the next page you should see a space for your postal code and a grey box to the right. click on it. You have to enter the name of your ‘dong’ in korean. For example, mine is Danggam 4 Dong and I would enter 당감4동
When you click the button to the right, it will give you a list of all the apartment complexes in your dong and you have to find yours. once you do, highlight it and press the button directly below it. then they will give you a line where you enter the more specific information like building and apartment numbers. If i lived in building 123 and apartment 456, I would write 123 동 456호. press the button directly below and it will automatically enter all the info into the main page.
9. Land line and cell phone (enter your cell twice if you don’t have a land line)
10. pick your course in order of half, 10k, and 5k
11. pick the size of your shirt from 85 to 110
12. Next it will show your name how you wrote it on the first page. This name MUST match your bank account so if your name is in korean on your bankbook, write it the same way here.
13. Last is email and press submit
14. It will show you a review page and press complete.
15. You have 2-3 days to transfer your money so just do it quickly and send it to any of these accounts:
부산은행 (Busan Bank) 125-01-001623-6
농협 (Nonghyup) 942-01-205403
국민은행 (Kookmin) 131-01-0008-276
So now that the hard stuff has been done for you, you just need to sign up and get running!
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