Warsaw Half Marathon

The Warsaw Half Marathon (Polish: Półmaraton Warszawski[3][lower-alpha 1]) 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
Running with the 2:15 pace group in 2010
DateMarch[1]
LocationWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Event typeRoad
DistanceHalf marathon
Established2006 (2006)[2][3]
Official sitehttps://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][lower-alpha 2]

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
External image
Course map of half marathon in 2024[12]

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
  1. The race is also known as the "Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Half Marathon" for sponsorship reasons.[4]
  2. A number of Polish cities hold a Polish Independence Run.[10][11] The one in Warsaw alone has more finishers than the Warsaw Half Marathon.[10]

References
  1. "Warsaw Half Marathon – AIMS race information".
  2. "Warsaw Half Marathon | Distance Running magazine 2018 Edition 1 | Race previews".
  3. "Półmaraton Warszawski pobiegnie w Wielką Niedzielę".
  4. "Warsaw Half-Marathon goes from strength to strength".
  5. "Live updates: Support for Ukraine shown at Oscars".
  6. "Course record-holders Kipchirchir and Njeru return to Warsaw Half Marathon | PREVIEW | World Athletics".
  7. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20240406112732/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/calendar-results?season=2024
  8. "Program imprezy".
  9. "Szybka trasa New Balance Biegu na Piątkę".
  10. "10 największych biegów w Polsce w 2023 roku".
  11. "Kolorowo, radośnie i patriotycznie. Cała Polska świętowała".
  12. "Trasa".
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