“Woman Today Mini Marathon” Qatar’s first ever woman’s marathon was held on 28 Feb 2009 at the Aspire Zone. At least around a 1500 participants participated in the event. The mini marathon was held under the theme “Run for Fun, Run for Health”. Ladies from GDI participated in the event as the event was exclusively for Woman..Runners followed a track of 4.2km which was designed especially for the Marathon.

The 4.2 km starts at the ASPIRE TOWER and then takes the participant across the different garden areas of ASPIRE Zone before looping back to the Tower.  The event was a success there were woman from different age groups but all gathered here with a single motive to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle among woman and promote the benefits of running.