| Warsaw Half Marathon | |
|---|---|
 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 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]
The half marathon is the second-largest footrace in Poland by number of finishers, after the Polish Independence Run in Warsaw.[10][b]
History
The 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
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
Notes
References
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20231004201341if_/https://aims-worldrunning.org/races/10066.html
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20231004202553if_/https://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/710-warsaw-half-marathon.html
- ^ a b c d e https://web.archive.org/web/20240414234219if_/https://sport.rp.pl/lekkoatletyka/art4644241-polmaraton-warszawski-pobiegnie-w-wielka-niedziele
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240401130524if_/https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/warsaw-half-marathon-goes-from-strength-to-strength-1039976946/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20231124063152if_/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-technology-science-business-c22a697d780a6c404d7743b5c3d575f7
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210919120826if_/https://www.worldathletics.org/news/preview/warsaw-half-marathon-2018-kipchirchir-njeru
- ^ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240406112732/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2024
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240328061858if_/https://nnpolmaratonwarszawski.com/program-imprezy/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240414234346if_/https://bieganie.pl/newsy/szybka-trasa-new-balance-biegu-na-piatke-2/
- ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20240414232302if_/https://bieganie.pl/sport/10-najwiekszych-biegow-w-polsce-w-2023-roku/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20240414232529if_/https://tvn24.pl/najnowsze/gdansk-szczecin-wroclaw-poznan-polska-obchodzi-dzisiaj-swieto-niepodleglosci-st7432428
- ^ a b c d e f g https://web.archive.org/web/20240311184244if_/https://nnpolmaratonwarszawski.com/trasa/
External links
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