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Sunday 25th March 2018 13th PZU Warsaw Half Marathon No 5 Poland


Sunday 25th March 2018 No 5 


Richard 01:54:43 Jackie 02:14:07

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 .























Nazwa
Name		Czas brutto
Gun Time		 Czas netto
Chip time		 Min/kmProgonozowany czas
Projected time
5KM00:14:3800:14:3802:56 min/km 01:01:53
10KM00:29:1400:29:1402:55 min/km 01:01:32
15KM00:44:0100:44:0102:56 min/km 01:01:53
20KM00:58:2900:58:2902:55 min/km 01:01:32
META01:01:37.0001:01:3702:55 min/km




























 



And for the women Kenyan Pauline Njeru

Nazwa
Name		Czas brutto
Gun Time		 Czas netto
Chip time		 Min/kmProgonozowany czas
Projected time
5KM00:16:1400:16:1403:15 min/km 01:08:34
10KM00:32:2900:32:2903:15 min/km 01:08:34
15KM00:49:1600:49:1603:17 min/km 01:09:16
20KM01:06:2001:06:2003:19 min/km 01:09:58
META01:10:01.0001:10:0103:19 min/km




They very kindly allowed us on the podium for this pic
























































































































































































  


                                                       
























































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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