Sucessfull Marathon for all IMFR Participants

On a beautifull but cold Sunday, October 21st 2007, 32 runners participated in one of the runs during the 32nd edition of the ING Amsterdam Marathon 2007.

After the reception of the runners in the Novotel Amsterdam on friday evening, they spend the Saturday morning in Amsterdam. Visiting the beautiful places and musea.
In the afternoon around 16:00 hrs all IMFR participants boarded a canalboat for a tour through the canals of Amsterdam and see the city from the water, which gives a fully different view of Amsterdam. During the boat tour, a photo session was held at the "Magere Brug" (Skinny Bridge) one of the most famous bridges in Amsterdam. The IMFR runners blocked the bridge for about 10 minutes and caused a trafic jam of bikes.


Photo by: Sacha Odufré




Afterwards a Pasta Party was held at the Frans Otton Stadium


for all the IMFR runners and their supporters.

Sunday morning early the first runners came in the Frans Otten Stadium to prepare for their marathon and other runs. All of the runners sharpened their Personal Record on the Marathon. Forwhich we congratulate everybody !

Nett Results:

42K

Ria Buiten (running for Leukemia Foundation) 3:24:00
Michel Souquet 3:26:27
Bruno Latil 3:28:16
Knut Koeser 3:35:48
Joan Rossell Mass 3:43:15
Benoit Lamouret 3:45:19
Georges Chasseuil 3:45:26
Ralf Ludewig 3:46:29
Ian Hepworth 3:48:56
Bernard Attard 3:51:02
Hugues Pflieger 3:54:52
Christophe Cruzel 3:55:36
Christian Velebil 3:56:45
Gerard Stefan 3:57:21
Mr. Kaulard 3:59:40
Johannes Hornstein 4:26:09
Loic Allereau 4:27:10
Mike Pollard 4:30:37
Mr. Combrie 4:32:09
Hervé Audureau 4:35:45
Frederic Catoire 4:48:11
Mrs Perrot 5:05:36
Jean Claude Brocart 5:12:16
Mr. Varlet 5:23:17
Wolfgang Bender 5:28:04
Françoise Claye 6:17:44
Keith Fagg DNS
R.P. Bigot DNS
Mr. Betato DNS

21 K

Michael Horn 1:36:03
Martine Souquet 1:48:34
Marien de Lint 2:05:58
Albert Groen 2:05:59

5K
Leonie Horn (11 y) 20:11
Angela Horn 21:35

Congratulations to All of you !

It was a pleasure being able to have met you in Amsterdam.

For more photo's and information please go to the following sites:

http://michaud4.club.fr/rotary_image/index.php

and

http://www.rotary-district1700.org/district/index_fichiers/page37.htm

IMFR - Amsterdam Marathon - ALL IN package

In cooperation with ATP, The Advanced Travel Partner we are able to offer you a complete,

All in one ING Amsterdam Marathon package.
Package based on stay in Novotel Amsterdam per person € 394,00


Book your IMFR Amsterdam Marathon NOW!
CLICK HERE: http://www.atp.nl/affiliate.php?id=wijsmuller&Lid=237


The packages include the following items:
All mentioned prices are per person.

• Entry for ING Amsterdam Marathon 2007
• 2 nights stay in Novotel Amsterdam, based on a shared twin room
• Daily breakfast buffet
• Lunch after the marathon
• Pasta Party
• Transfer from the hotel to the Pasta Party and v.v.
• Transfer from the hotel to the start of the marathon by local coaches
• Single use ChampionChip, obligatory if you do not have your own chip
• Mizuno Running Shirt
• 25% discount voucher for all official Mizuno gear at the official Mizuno shop at the ING Amsterdam Marathon Fair
• Free entrance flyer for Gassan Diamonds
• ING Amsterdam Marathon souvenir
• Canal Cruise ticket you can go whenever you want to go
• 5% City tax and 6% VAT

Package excludes:
All mentioned prices are per person.

• Single room supplement, price per night € 82,00
• Extra night stay in the Novotel, based on a shared twin room, per night € 113,00
• Not mentioned meals and own expenses
  

Discount

If you do not participate in the ING Amsterdam Marathon, you will receive a reduction of
€ 45,00 at the ING Amsterdam Marathon package. ING Amsterdam Marathon also offers you the possibility to run the half marathon or the 5 km run. If you are planning to run one of these options, please mark this on the registration form and you will get a discount of € 12,50 for a half marathon and € 20,00 for the 5 km run.

Discover Amsterdam

Amsterdam has many faces, like the 600.000 bikes, the Vondelpark, the night life, the flower market and the excellent shopping possibilities.

The city has many museums, which are well known over the whole world. Everybody knows the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum, but less known are the NewMetropolis or the Cats Cabinet. That museums are boring, dusty places is not true at all! Surprise yourself with a visit to one of the many museums of Amsterdam.

The ING Amsterdam Marathon
The 32nd ING Amsterdam Marathon will be held on Sunday 21st October 2007. On the flat and fast course, where the ING Amsterdam Marathon is known for, debutant Soloman Bushendich won the windy edition of last year. Striking was the performance of Koen Raymaekers. He finished in a new personal record as the first Dutch runner, with almost 8 minutes of his old personal record.

But let us not forget the great performances of the more then 22.000 amateurs, who also run the ING Amsterdam Marathon. With this amount of runners, the organisation welcomed a new record of participants. In total more then 22.500 runners started the ING Amsterdam Marathon, so the participants’ record from 2005 was exceeded again with more than 2.500 runners!


Accomodation Information
Novotel Amsterdam****

Novotel Amsterdam is conveniently located in the center of the southern part of Amsterdam, right near the RAI Congress Center and the WTC. Rai station is within 5 min. walk of the hotel, with public transport taking you to the city centre, Schiphol Airport and the Olympic Stadium, 20 minutes by metro.
The hotel provides a unique service in Amsterdam and aldo offers a charming restaurant Cote Jardin, English Pub, Coffe Corner, several boutiques and wireless Internet thoughout the hotel.

Novotel rooms provide modern comfort, a unique feeling of spaciousness and contemporary decor for both business and leisure travel.

Package Price per Person:
Based on a minimum of 250 participants

IMFR Social Package

Social Package based on only the IMFR program without overnight per person €157,00

The package include the following items:

• Entry for ING Amsterdam Marathon 2007.


• Pasta Party in the Frans Otten Stadion with entertainment


• Lunch after the marathon in the Frans Otten Stadion, also available to changes clothes.


• Single use Champion Chip, obligatory if you do not have your own chip.


• Mizuno Running Shirt.


• 25 % discount voucher for all oficial Mizuno gear at the official Mizuno shop at the ING Amsterdam Marathhon Fair.


• Free entrance flyer for Gassan Diamonds.


• Canal Cruise ticket, you can go wheneever you want to go, in the weekend of the marathon.
  

Package excludes:

• Not mentioned meals and own expenses.

If you do not participate in the ING amsterdam Marathon, you will receive a reduction of € 45,00
If you want to book the social programm please note that on the registration form, at the remarks.

IMFR - Marathon Program

IMFR - Marathon program - from 19 October / until 21 October 2007

Below you will find an impression of the program during the Amsterdam Marathon. If we have more information, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Friday
- To welcome everybody in Amsterdam, there will be organized a reception. We say hello to our fellow Rotarians and prepare ourselves for the marathon.

Saturday
- In the morning there will be time to visit Amsterdam centre at your own choice. The afternoon Rotaract will organize a program.

- In the evening there will be a private IMFR Pasta Party in the Frans Otten Stadium. A private coach will bring everybody to the stadion. Not only for participants but also for the family and friends who are supporting, are welcome to this Pasta Party. During the evening there will also be great entertainment. After the party the private coach will bring you to your hotel again.

Sunday

- In the morning the private coaches will bring the Rotarians, near to the start of marathon, to the Frans Otten Stadion where the participants can dress for the run. The Frans Otten Stadion is on a distance of 500 m from the start. A good warming up!

- After the race everybody can shower and change in the Frans Otten Stadion and relax, to share the experience of the Amsterdam Marathon with each other with soup and buns.

- To say goodbye to all the Rotarians, there will be a Fare Well Party late afternoon / evening. We will inform you about further details.

- We are looking forward to your registration!! -

Participants registred till: 16-08-2007

Participants: Rotary Club Distance

1 Mike Pollard, RC Ardres, France, 42K
2 Christophe Cruzel, RC Toulouse Ovalie, France, 42K
3 Jean-Claude Brocart, RC Toulouse Ovalie, France, 42K
4 Joan Rossell, RC Andorra, Principat d'Andorra, 42K
5 Chrinstian Poncin, RC Liege Cité Ardente, France, 42K
6 MichelSouquet, RC Gaillac, France, 42 K
7 Herve Audureau, RC Toulouse Lauragais, France, 42 K
8 Keith Fagg, RC Highton Kardinia, Australia, 42 K
9 George Chasseuil, RC Nanterre, France, 42 K
10 Wolfgang Bender, RC Monschau-Nordeifel, Germany, 42 K
11 Ludwig Kohnen, RC Meppen, Germany, 42 K
12 Gerard Stefan, RC Balma, France, 42 K
13 Jean-Claude Blanc, RC Balma, France, 42 K
14 René Pierre Bigot, RC Cheltenham Cleeve, France, 42 K
15 Arnaud Marquet, RC Cambrai Fenelon, France, 21 K
16 Phillippe Combrie, RC Toulouse Lauragais, France, 42 K
17 Pere Cervos Cardona, RC Andorra, Principat d'Andorra, 42 K
18 Ralf Ludewig, RC ???? , Germany, 42 K
19 Christian Lacroix, RC Avignon / Fontaine de Vaucluse, France, 42 K
20 Mr. Knauer , social programme
21 Mr. Varlet / Rue Baie De Somme, 42 K
22 Mr. Hugues Pflieger / Strasbourg Sud, 42 K
23 Mr. Betato / Toulouse Quest, 42 K
24 Mr. Ian Hepworth, 42 K
25 Mrs. F. Claye / Carvin - Henin, 42 K
26 Mr. C. Velebil / Leipig Alte Borse, 42 K
27 Mr. Latil / Annonay, 42 K
28 Mrs. Perrot / Annonay, 42 K

If your name is marked red, please register online trough the weblink. So we can book you the great package! All black names are already registered.

Keep telling everybody about these package so the list will be much longer!

Charity Fund

The Charity Fund forwhich the IMFR runners will have to collect funds is the

"Dutch Leukaemia Foundation"

In line with the Running Organisation of the American Leukaemia & Lymphoma Society, "TEAM in TRAINING" , we founded in February 2006 the Running Organisation Dutch Leukaemia Foundation, better known as the "LOL" . The "LOL" coordinates the participation of amateur runners in runs within the Netherlands and abroad. The runners have to find their own sponsors, which money is for 100 % donated to the "Dutch Leukemia Foundation" to be used for the financing of research projects on Leukaemia. The results of these Dutch research projects will be shared internationally.

Organisation:
The Dutch Leukaemia Foundation was founded in 2005 and is the national leukaemia foundation for The Netherlands. The organisation came into being when Martijn Beukhof, then 17 years old, was diagnosed with acute leukaemia. Since then, Martijn has fully recovered and together with others, he now is an active member of the foundation.

Our aims:
The Dutch Leukaemia Foundation provides financial support for leukaemia research. In addition, the foundation supports leukemia patients during and after their treatment and provides information for the general public. Our projects are financed through fundraising aimed at individuals, institutions and companies.

Dutch Leukaemia Foundation invests in:
• pilots and trials of promising leukaemia research programmes
• the infrastructure needed for research
• the latest technologies in the field of research

Medical advisors:
• prof. dr. A. Hagenbeek Academic Medical Center Amsterdam and University Medical Center Utrecht
• prof. dr. B. Löwenberg Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam
• prof. dr. P.C. Huijgens VU University Medical Center Amsterdam

Adopted project:
Suicide gene therapy in leukaemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation by prof. dr. A. Hagenbeek

In the University Medical Center in Utrecht (UMCU), Department of Hematology, the first clinical gene therapy study will be initiated shortly. The aim of the treatment is to induce remissions in patients with a relapsed hematological malignancy after allogeneic stem cell transplantation by genetically modified donor lymphocytes. A suicide gene is introduced in the donor lymphocytes and after infusion into the patient the graft-versus leukaemia / lymphoma / multiple myeloma reaction is given the opportunity to develop. As soon as the concomitant graft versus-host reaction gets too severe, the prodrug is given, which will induce suicide in the genetically modified lymphocytes, which areresponsible for the alloreactivity. A feasibility study of 10 patients will be done over a period of 2 years duration.

For more information:
www.leukemie.nl

Support the Dutch Leukaemia Foundation !!

Registration Procedure

Fellows,

The organisation of the ING-Amsterdam Marathon would like us to register as a group.

You can, till further notice, forward your details to me, whereafter we will add you to the IMFR List.

We need your following details:

Distance: 42 K / 21 K / 5 K
Name:
Surname:
M / F
Date of Birth:
Champion Chip Code if available:
Renting Champion Chip: Y / N
Expected Finishing Time:
T-shirt Size:
Member of RC:
Country:


We'll keep you posted

Willem Barent