Dole Japan awarding personalised Banana Trophies to 200 runners

The Tokyo Marathon 2014 is just a few weeks away, and hundreds of thousands of people are already pushing themselves that little bit harder during their daily training, not to mention paying extra attention to the food they eat, in preparation.

As in previous years, Dole Japan has stepped forward to sponsor the event, providing piles of hand-grown Lakatan bananas, which contain plenty of citric acid essential during exercise, for runners to munch on. This time around though, the company is awarding 200 runners with a very special bite to eat, or perhaps let it sit on the shelf and slowly turn to mush: the Trophy Banana, complete with personalised message printed on the skin.

The first 200 runners to cross the finish line on February 23 will win not just the respect of their peers, but a special gift from Dole, who has promised to print each runner’s name, completion time or simply a message of congratulations on the skin of one of their fancy yellow fruit.

Source: en.rocketnews24.com

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