Warsaw Half Marathon
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| Warsaw Half Marathon | |
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| Date | March[1] |
| Location | Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Half marathon |
| Established | 2006[2][3] |
| Official site | https://polmaratonwarszawski.com/ |
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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]
Course
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 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]