Main topics of Košice Peace Marathon press release published on September, 4 2014: European Athletics President, Hansjörg Wirz is one of the first guests of honour who confirmed his visit. Besides 10 sport disciplines official program will offer plenty of attractive events and Gala evening. Last year´s participation will be most likely exceeded, only 800 bib numbers is remaining. On the day of Marathon the commemorative postage stamp will be issued. The running map of KPM has been introduced. Fast course attracts elite athletes, this fact is proved by records of last few years.
Author: Maratónsky Klub
All runners registered for Kosice Peace Marathon by the end of August will run with a BIB number containing their name and a flag of their country. For this year organizers have chosen a new timing technology whith an integrated chip in a BIB number. This new technology will help runners not to think about returning the chip so they can simply enjoy their time behind the finish line. Those who do not register in time (by the end of August) have to hope that there will still remain some „blank“ BIB numbers in September.
Globally distributed magazine “Distance Running” in his current issue brings an extensive material about the history and impending anniversary of the Košice Peace Marathon. Magazine, which is the official publication of AIMS and IAAF, is printed with an edition of 400,000 copies and gets to the runners, organizers, sponsors and journalists all around the world as a source of information about events in the marathon movement. Let us recall that Košice Peace Marathon became a member of AIMS and official IAAF event in early nineties of the last century. Few years later Košice became the scene of two major events…
Phenomenal Norwegian long distance runner Ingrid Kristiansen, winner of the 1985 London Marathon in new world record of 2:21:06, has interestedly heard about the program of Women Friendly Marathon (WFM), in which running activities for girls and women from Košice are involved. She decided to give support to them, at least from a distance and send short greetings. The second year of WFM ongoing training program, includes 25 training units namely every Thursday in the park Anička in Košice. Besides the world record from London Marathon Ingrid Kristiansen has also set records at 5 and 10 km distance and she…
After Berlin visit of Kosice Peace Marathon it has been headed to London to show its visitors the program of autumn feast in Kosice. Symbolically, the first invitation to Kosice went to Ron Hill. The European champion in 1969 and winner of the Boston Marathon is returning to Kosice 40 years after his heroic though unsuccessful start on the running track from Kosice to Sena and back. He is coming to meet his followers and students who will be throughout the year trying to qualify for the finals relay carrying the Sunday, October 5 his name.
Kosice Peace Marathon launched its spring Road show during the last weekend of March in Berlin. Photo Exhibition „90 years of Kosice Marathon in photography” was installed at Berlin Vital Expo. Perhaps 50.000 visitors had a chance to find out more about history and present of the oldest Europe´s marathon. Mr. Igor Slobodnik, Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Germany, visited the exposition, too. He´s been supporting the idea since the very beginning and appreciated this form of Slovak – German cooperation. .
The annual Košice Peace Marathon will be held on the arc of years 1924 – 2014, just as it is emphasized in its actual logo. These days the on-line registration has been launched for the main disciplines of KPM on its website www.kosicemarathon.com. One exception is the Minimarathon, for which the registration is possible traditionally later. Plenty of sportsmen from all over the world, who were impatiently awaiting the launch of KPM registration, now can get their bib number among the first ones. Read more …
Press Release 17.9.2013 (PDF)
Press Release 10.9.2013 (PDF)