The 2008 Keimyung Marathon, sponsored by the General Student Council, was successfully held on April 30. Two thousand students, school personnel, and general citizens took part.
The Keimyung Marathon is an annual event to strengthen Keimyung people’s physical strength and their unity. This year, it celebrated the awarding of the 2011 World Athletics Championships to Daegu. It was run over two courses: 8 km for male participants (the main gate of Seongseo Campus → MODA Outlet → Korea District Heating Corporation → Daeyoung Core Tech → Gang Chang Bridge → Bauer-Hall) and 4 km for female participants (Daeyoung Core Tech → Gang Chang Bridge → Bauer-Hall).
The General Student Council prepared an ambulance for any accidents, and one hundred students from the College of Physical Education took part as safety personnel for security and smooth progress of the event.
In this year’s marathon, runners coming in 45th and 54th got awards named the “45th General Student Council” and the “54th Anniversary of the Foundation of Keimyung” prizes. Further, the marathon had street advertisements with citizens holding approximately one hundred advertising banners to celebrate the 2011 Daegu World Athletics Championships.