The Warsaw Half Marathon (Polish: Półmaraton Warszawski[3][a]) is an annual road-based half marathon hosted by Warsaw, Poland, since 2006.[5][3][6] The marathon is a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races.[1][7] A 5K race is also held on the same day, before the half marathon.[8][9]
| Warsaw Half Marathon | |
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 Running with the 2:15 pace group in 2010 | |
| Date | March[1] |
| Location | Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 2006[2][3] |
| Official site | https://www.polmaratonwarszawski.pl |
The half marathon is the second-largest footrace in Poland by number of finishers, after the Polish Independence Run in Warsaw.[10][b]
History
editThe inaugural event was held on 26 March 2006.[3] Nearly 1,100 people took part in the half marathon, which was won by Kenyan runner Michael Karonei and Polish runner Małgorzata Jamróz, with finish times of 1:04:12 and 1:14:47, respectively.[3]
Course
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The half marathon runs on a point-to-point course that begins and ends outside Stadion Narodowy.[12] The course starts at the eastern end of Poniatowski Bridge south of the stadium, and ends near the Warszawa Stadion railway station north of the stadium.[12]
Runners first head west to cross the bridge over the Vistula River.[12] The course then heads north, past Castle Square, up to the northern border of the neighbourhood of Marymont, around where the halfway point is crossed.[12] Runners then head back south and pass the Warsaw Citadel before crossing the Vistula again, at Gdańsk Bridge.[12] The course then continues south, passing the Warsaw Zoo before finishing outside the stadium.[12]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Warsaw Half Marathon – AIMS race information".
- ^ "Warsaw Half Marathon | Distance Running magazine 2018 Edition 1 | Race previews".
- ^ a b c d e "Półmaraton Warszawski pobiegnie w Wielką Niedzielę".
- ^ "Warsaw Half-Marathon goes from strength to strength".
- ^ "Live updates: Support for Ukraine shown at Oscars".
- ^ "Course record-holders Kipchirchir and Njeru return to Warsaw Half Marathon | PREVIEW | World Athletics".
- ^ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240406112732/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2024
- ^ "Program imprezy".
- ^ "Szybka trasa New Balance Biegu na Piątkę".
- ^ a b c "10 największych biegów w Polsce w 2023 roku".
- ^ "Kolorowo, radośnie i patriotycznie. Cała Polska świętowała".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Trasa".