PZU Cracovia Marathon with the slogan to-ge(t)-ther(e): registration has started!
Registration for the traditional marathon distance for 250 runners has started, as well as the virtual run which this autumn has prepared for runners by the Sport Infrastructure Management Board of Krakow (the organizer of the Cracovia Marathon) and PZU (long-term title sponsor of the races organized as part of the Royal Running Triad). The marathon run will start on November 8 and applications are accepted only until October 12 till 9:00 am. The draw of participants and people for the reserve list will take place on October 12 at 12.00 and will be broadcast online on the Organiser's website. Virtual runners will start the routes on October 19, and they can sign up and take part in the competition until November 8 inclusive. There will be 5 distances to choose from: 5 km, 10 km, 13 km, 21,097 km, 42,195 km. Both of events will take place as part of the project PZU Cracovia Marathon with the slogan to-ge(t)-ther(e). All running enthusiasts will be able to connect with each other and sport-to-ge(t)-ther(e)!
The marathon run will start on November 8 at 10:00 a.m. at Błonia Krakowskie. Participants will have less than 12 laps to cover around Błonia. The start and finish will be located near the Henryk Reyman's Municipal Stadium. You should reach the finish within the specified time of 4,5 hours
Due to the limitations caused by the coronavirus pandemic, 250 people will be able to take part in the run. 200 starting numbers will be drawn among the submitted applications. Registration will start on October 8 at 12.00 and end on October 12 at 9.00 a.m. The draw of participants and people for the reserve list will take place on October 12 at 12.00 and will be broadcast online on the Organiser's website - pzucracoviamaraton.pl.
Then, the selected runners will be able to pay until October 15th. Runners who fail to pay the fee within the specified deadline will be removed from the list on October 19th and in their place other persons selected during the draw will be entered in their place.
The deadline for payments for the reserve list will be October 22, 2020. The packages will be shipped on October 21-28.
The entry fee for participation in the race will be at least PLN 100 (anyone who feels a desire to support the Specialist Hospital Stefan Żeromski in Krakow with a higher amount will be able to pay an appropriate contribution). As part of the starter package, participants will receive an ASICS technical T-shirt, a start number, products from Sponsors and Partners. Packages will be sent to competitors in advance.
Each person who finishes the marathon distance will receive a medal at the finish line. General classifications of women and men will be conducted. The six best women’s and the six best men’s will receive material prizes funded by the Sponsors and Partners of the event.
The run will be prepared in compliance with all the rules of the sanitary regime currently in force for the organization of events. Each participant in the starting area will be provided with the required space and will be required to cover his mouth and nose. At the finish line, apart from medals, competitors will receive a thermal foil, a regeneration package and a mask from PZU. Behind the starting gate, a nutritional point will be set up, where water, isotonic drinks and energy gels will be prepared for the runners.
Both the organizers, staff and volunteers will be equipped with personal protective equipment. Disinfectants will be available to them and participants in the event area. The titular sponsor of the event - PZU will also provide special stations with an automatic dispenser for hand disinfection - a dozen or so such devices will be available on the route and in the runners' town.
The official event on Facebook you can find HERE.
Virtual run as part of the PZU Cracovia Marathon project with the slogan to-ge(t)-ther(e)
The competition in the virtual race will last 3 weeks - from October 19 to November 8 this year. The run will be carried out via the application used in the virtual training of PZU Cracovia Marathon Challenge - the application will change its name to ”PZU Cracovia Maraton pod hasłem to-ge(t)-ther(e)”. All adult runners, regardless of their location, will be able to take part in the competition.
Runners and inline skaters will be able to take part in the project. There will be 5 distances to choose from: 5 km, 10 km, 13 km, 21,097 km, 42,195 km.
The distance can be covered on any chosen route. You can choose more than one distance but for each distance you can record the result only once.
At all distances, the following classifications will be conducted: general women and men, age categories for women and men, team classifications - for both runners and inline skaters.
The Organizers have prepared two types of starter packages:
- basic: each registered participants receives it free of charge to the e-mail address, includes: a starting number for self-printing, discount coupons for products and services of Sponsors and Partners, a diploma to be generated after completing the selected distance, an overlay for a photo.
- premium - entry fee in the amount of PLN 40, in addition to the above-mentioned elements, the starter package will include an ASICS technical T-shirt and surprises from Sponsors. The package will be sent via Poczta Polska and/or a courier company. The number of starter package is limited. The organizer will prepare 2000 premium packages.
Let’s sport-to-ge(t)-ther(e) at different distances!
The official event on Facebook you can find HERE.