MARCIALONGA RUNNING COOP & RUN2GETHER – KENYANS ON TOP OF THE FAVOURITES‘ LIST

Marcialonga Running Coop, 4 September 2011: Abdelkabir Saji of Morocco and Italy's Eliana Patelli cross the finish line for first.

Marcialonga Running Coop, 4 September 2016, Abdelkabir Saji and Eliana Patelli back on the starting list

‘Sometimes they come back' was a blockbuster in the 90s and the title perfectly fits into the new Marcialonga Running Coop chapter scheduled next 4 September with both the strong Italian and the Moroccan ready to grab a new success.

For the 14^th time in a row, the Marcialonga event will run from Moena to Cavalese (about 25.5k long course) and close the Punto3 Craft combined event that sums the Skiing and Cycling results plus formally end the so-called Marcialonga year.

Several big names plus hundreds of running lovers are expected at the start in less than two weeks time. Around 20 nations will be represented and Kenya is among them with three top athletes who are part of the Run2gether project. This project was born in 2007, Austrian and Kenyan sportsmen formed a partnership and since then both parts support projects and improve lives of young athletes living in the little kenyan village of Kiambogo.

The three Run2gether runners at the Marcialonga Running Coop 2016 are Micah Kiplagat Samoei, Philimon Kipkorir Maritim and Viola Jelagat.

Over 1.500 participants are expected at the start of the Italian event next 4 September.

Info: www.marcialonga.it