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The Second ORLEN Warsaw Marathon is About to Begin
Thousands of runners from all over the world will set off at 9:30 am on
April 13th to cover the distance of 42.195 km and 10 km during the second
ORLEN Warsaw Marathon. The competitors battling it out for the top places
include the bronze medal winner from the Athletics World Championships in
Moscow Tadese Tola (Ethiopia), the winner of the last year's ORLEN Warsaw
Marathon Sisay Lemma Kasaye (Ethiopia) and Henryk Szost (Poland) - the
quickest European at the London Olympic Games.
Those taking part in the second ORLEN Warsaw Marathon will compete at two
distances: the full marathon and 10 km. One day prior to the main event, a
4.6 km charity walk departing from the very heart of the city - Castle
Square - will be held as well. The route will pass through Warsaw's
best-known streets and will finish in front of the National Stadium -
Poland's most spectacular sports arena.
Running elite challenge
This year's ORLEN Warsaw Marathon will definitely not be lacking in emotion
as the true elite of world-class runners will be taking part. The marathon
favourites include the best athletes from around the world, such as
Ukraine's Dmytro Baranovskyy (personal best of 02:07:15), and a large group
of African long-distance runners: Tadese Tola (Ethiopia, 02:04:49), Levy
Matebo Omari (Kenya, 2:05:16), Megersa Bacha (Ethiopia, 02:06:56), John
Kipkorir Komen (Kenya, 02:07:13), Jakob Korir Cheshari (Kenya, 02:07:46),
Gilbert Chepkoweny (Kenya, 02:08:16) and last year's ORLEN Warsaw Marathon
winner Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia, 02:09:02), as well as Henryk Szost - the
quickest European at the London Olympic Games. Victory in the ladies'
category will definitely be sought by Ethiopia's Askale Magarsa Tafa
(personal best of 02:21:31) and Kenya's Rebecca Chesire, who boasts a
personal best of 02:27:52.
A picturesque route
Warsaw is a dynamically growing, attractive city that has not been fully
discovered by runners yet. Participation in the ORLEN Warsaw Marathon
offers the opportunity to get to know the city's most picturesque and
famous landmarks as the route will take runners over the Poniatowski and
Swietokrzyski bridges, along Ujazdowskie Avenue and past the monument of
Marshal Józef Pilsudski and the historic Lazienki Królewskie gardens. With
the comfort and safety of the marathon runners in mind, the organisers have
planned a record-inducing, flat route for the event, which should suit
those who prefer long straight sections on which a high pace can be
maintained.
Starter packages and attractions
The runners will be encouraged to give their best both by the residents of
Warsaw and by volunteers willing to help all those in need. In addition,
participants will be motivated by attractive prizes. The quickest
competitors will receive substantial prize money, and all those who finish
the marathon and the 10 km run will take part in draw for attractive
prizes, including two Mercedes GLA cars (for marathon runners) and a Smart
ForTwo Coupe (for those taking part in the 10 km race).
ORLEN Warsaw Marathon Essentials:
Date: 13 April 2014
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Distances: 42.195 km / 10 km / 4.6 km (charity run/walk held on April 12th)
Entry fee: approx. EUR 30 when registering online
Main prizes: financial awards - approximately EUR 150,000 of prize money
Additional prizes: a draw in which a Mercedes GLA (marathon participants) /
a Smart ForTwo (participants of the 10 km run) may be won, miscellaneous
prizes sponsored by the event partners
Number of participants in 2014: over 30,600
Best 2013 result - 42,195 km in 2h:09min:02s
The ORLEN Warsaw Marathon is the largest running event in Poland organized
as part of the National Running Day. As many as 26,000 runners from Poland
and all over the world participated in the runs on all distances
during the event's first edition in 2013. The Polish Men's Marathon
Championship is held during the ORLEN Warsaw Marathon, and the total prize
money offered is comparable to that available during Europe's top
running events. A 10 km run takes place on the same day, while a charity
run/walk of 4.6 is held the day before.
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