23rd Philips Half Marathon in Pila/Poland on 8th September 2013 – Another medal to add to your collection

The Association of Road Races in Pila informs that online registration for the 23rd Philips Half Marathon in Pila is now available.

The event will take place in Pila, Poland, on 8th September 2013.  

The 23rd Philips Half Marathon will be the Polish Championship Men in half marathon.

In addition, the Police Championship and the Polish Academic Cup will be held.

Last year the Philips Half Marathon was completed by 1.933 runners.

Current records of the Philips Half Marathon are:

Men: 1:02:25 – Martin Mukule (Kenya)
Women: 1:12:49 – Natalia Berkut (Ukraine)

 

Another medal to add to your collection

In 2006 we started to place on the medal of the Pila Half Marathon an image of a leading Polish marathon runner in the history of the Polish track and field. The first athlete featured on our medal was Zdzisław BOGUSZ.

In 2007 the medal featured Edward STAWIARZ, and in 2008 Michał WÓJCIK. In 2009 represented on the medal was a Montreal Olympic marathon participant Kazimierz ORZEŁ. In 2010 we placed the image of Edward ŁĘGOWSKI on the medal, and in 2011 that of Ryszard MARCZAK. Last year it was the image of the marathon runner Jerzy SKARŻYŃSKI.

On the medal of this year's half marathon we will feature another marathon runner Wojciech RATKOWSKI, the 1984 Polish marathon champion. He represented Poland in numerous long-distance races. He took part in marathon races in Brema, Budapest, Duluth, Melbourne, Paris and he represented Poland at the Marathon World Cup in 1985. He belonged to the AZS AWF Gdańsk sports club. His personal best is 2:12:49 – when he won the Dębno Marathon in 1984.

Participants of the Pila Half Marathon will have a chance to meet Wojciech Ratkowski, get his autograph, take a photo together or simply have a chat with him.

At present Wojciech Ratkowski is a professor at the Academy of Physical Education in Gdańsk. He is the author of many interesting publications in the field of sports and training. He also gives training advice to runners.

All who wish to have a unique medal to be added to their collection are invited to take part in the 23rd. PHILIPS Half Marathon Pila. There won't be a second chance!

Visit our homepage: www.pila.halfmarathon.pl
Send us an e-mail: info@pila.halfmarathon.pl

Each year we will present on the medal an image of a different runner.
In this way we would like to remember the achievements of well-known Polish marathon runners.
It will be a unique collection in the history of Polish athletics.

Please visit our website, where you will find results from previous years, a photos gallery and more information.

22. PHILIPS PILA/Poland Halfmarathon on 9. September 2012 – A journey back in the past.

Race Director Henryk Paskal (former good runner with a p.b. 2:18:14) inspires like no other his volunteer team has a very good contact to the Polish elite runners.

     That's how it felt for uns nearly 40 years of organisation tasks for the Berlin-Marathon and other races in Berlin. On sept 9th in PILA/Poland the Polish Championships were held over the half marathon dictance.

     Organized as an open popular races (2.500 participants) under control of the Polish Federation. It was started at 11.00 h under excellent circumstances, sunshine, 20 degrees, practically no wind.

      PILA (formerly Schneidemühl), a lovely little city with several parks and fresh painted buildings and only very few traces of architecture from the moving past.

     The Polish runners were practically among themselves. Only 4 runners from Kenia, 2 top athletes from Bjelorussia gave this race a little bit of international flair.

    Sponsered by PHLIPS and ASICS this race definitely has a future.

In the ninetees very good Polish runners came to Germany, especially to Berlin, to show their abilities.
For those German runners who prefer the familiar atmosphere of small races above the stress of big city races, the PHILIPS PILA half marathon is a true recommendation.

    Race Director Henryk Pascal (former good runner with a p.b. 2:16:00) inspires like no other his volunteer team has a very good contact to the Polish elite runners. He composed an expert team of former top athletes who gave this event a unique flair.

John Kunkeler and Horst Milde

Results:

22. PHILIPS PILA/Poland  Halfmarathon on 9. September 2012 – Start 11.00 Uhr

Men:

1. Boniface Nduwa (KEN) 1:03:31
2. Arkadius Gardzielewski (POL) 1:04:04 (Polish Champion)
3. Marcin Blazinski (POL) 1:04:21
4. Maksim Pankratan (POL) 1:05:03
5. Damian Kabat (POL) 1:06:29
6. Artur Kern (POL) 1:06:35
7. Blazej Brzezinski (POL) 1:07:46
8. Przemyslaw Dabrowski (POL) 1:11:26
9.  Robert Celinski (POL) 1:11:41
10. Dariusz Laksa (POL) 1:12:27

Women:

1. Maryna Damantsevich (Bjelorussia) 1:14:12
2. Katarzyna Durak (POL) 1:16:01
3. Betty Chepleting (KEN) 1:18:45
4. Ola Jakubczak (POL) 1:20:02
5. Winny Jepkorir (KEN) 1:21:25
6. Andzelika Dzegiel (POL) 1:22:09
7. Dagmara Dziuk (POL) 1:24:55
8. Weronika Wojcik (POL) 1:25:39
9. Malgorzata Sobanska (POL) 1:28:22
10. Magdalena Mielnik (POL) 1:30:03

Source: www.germanroadraces.de