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The inscription on the medal and t-shirt translates as "nice to see you " . Now in its 13th year the Warsaw Half Marathon has grown from 1000 runners in 2006 to over 14000 this year . This is a medium sized field in the world of Big City running events but it attracts some top runners Kenya's Victor Kipchirchir is the event record holder at 60:48 for the men and Pauline Njeru in 69:06 for the women .
This years winner was Kenyan Erza Kiprotich Sang here are his splits .
This years winner was Kenyan Erza Kiprotich Sang here are his splits .
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And for the women Kenyan Pauline Njeru |
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This was a superbly organized event , with a great start and finish area . We walked through the Old Town to the start and the early spring weather was spot on . There were still small piles of snow around , leftovers from what can be a very cold winter in Poland . There were plenty of pacemakers and toilets and the people in fancy dress created a carnival atmosphere. Could be one I would go back to .
A few pics of the trip
A carnival atmosphere |
A beautiful morning |
At the start |
Entering the Old Town on the way to the start |
All done |
Warsaw has been rebuilt after the war , the Old Town which was flattened has been rebuilt from old pictures to resemble as it was. A lot of building work is still going on and there are plenty of modern buildings interspersed with the old . Chopin is its most famous son and is in evidence everywhere you go including piano playing benches . Its tragic past is hard to get away from and the most powerful image for me was the preserved remains of the Jewish Ghetto still there among the skyscrapers , as reminder not to let the past repeat itself
Large open space at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
Memorial for the Warsaw Uprising |
Controversial gift from Stalin |
Chopin Statue |
The Opera House Warsaw |
Preserved remains of the Jewish Ghetto |
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