Recovery is a major part of any athlete’s training and competition programs and the participants in the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon events can now have all the help their aching muscles need right in their pockets.

That’s because Benefit Pocket was announced today as the Official Health App of the 2-3 July 2022 event.

According to Benefit Pocket Experience Partner Lucy Clark, the app’s signature course on athlete recovery is designed for people of all ages and abilities to recover properly and perform better.

“Benefit Pocket is an app that partners with experts to deliver online health and wellbeing content and courses,” Ms Clark said.

“We are excited to have recently launched a new course focused on athlete recovery which covers the what, how and when of recovery so participants can find what works best for them so they can improve they athletic performance.

“Our growing community of advisors includes experts such as the former Director of Recovery for the Australian Olympic Team Professor Shona Halson and leading sports performance dietician Michelle Cort.

“So, people who use the app are in the very best hands,” she said.

Ms Clark said people who sign up to the app at the ASICS Sport and Leisure Expo at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 1-2 July will receive a free Gold Coast Marathon head warming snood.

Events Management Queensland CEO Cameron Hart welcomed Benefit Pocket to the event.

“Nothing is more important to us than the health and wellbeing of our participants,” Mr Hart said.

“So having Benefit Pocket on board gives us great comfort that everyone can access the expert information they need for the very best recovery possible,” he said.

Benefit Pocket joins the existing list of event partners which provide positive training and wellbeing advice to runners including Asics, Health and Wellbeing Queensland, Fixx Nutrition, Polar, Nu-Pure and CPL.

The 2022 Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon weekend will also feature the ASICS Half Marathon, Southern Cross University 10km Run, Gold Coast Airport 5km Run and the Health and Wellbeing Queensland 2km and 4km Junior Dashes.

The Gold Coast Double 63.3km event – contested by hardy runners competing in both Saturday’s half and Sunday’s full marathon – will also be contested.

People wanting further information on the 2022 Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon events can visit www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au

People wanting more information on Benefit Pocket can visit benefitpocket.com.au

The Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon is organised by Events Management Queensland and is proudly supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar.

Events Management Queensland acknowledges and pays respect to the Kombumerri people of the Yugumbeh language region, the Saltwater People of the Gold Coast, as the traditional owners of the lands and waters upon which we invite and welcome participants from across the globe to experience our events.