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Unbelievable but true – running the Warsaw Marathon for the 45th time.

Meet the Great Marathoners – some of the most regular runners in history.

It seems unbelievable, but it’s true – they haven’t missed a single Warsaw Marathon since 1979! A group of eight persistent amateur runners has been with us for the forty-fifth time…

Congratulations and thanks from the entire running community! We can all learn from you and admire your mental and physical strength, loyalty and commitment.

They joined all of us at the 45. Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon:
Jacek Gnysiński (04:24:20)
Franciszek Kąkol (05:29:43)
Stanisław Mróz (05:37:26)
Stanisław Orlicki (03:48:06)
Stanisław Osiński (04:47:35)
Wojciech Pasek (06:20:00)
Andrzej Szałowski (04:42:33)
Michał Strzałkowski (07:16:01)
Bravo – and see you next time, gentlemen!

Free marathon pics – here we go!

Remember – if you had run our full marathon or the relay, your photos come free!

A marathon is no mean feat, whether you do it alone or sharing with your relay team. The unique struggles of the royal distance are surely worth recording.

Bridgestone, a Global Olympic Partner, is also sponsor of the 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon and the Title Sponsor of the Bridgestone Marathon Relay.

The company supported all runners along the course and helped record their achievements and emotions. Now you can see the photos and share them, all free of charge, thanks to our sponsor. 

Here’s how it works:

Your bibs were equipped with the special pictag which enables runner identification and photo matching.

  • Once the run is over, all you need is enter your bib number in the indicated field to gain access to your pics taken during the run. Browse through your photos – you can quickly choose the best ones and post them on your Facebook profile.
  • Remember to come back to the platform and re-check for new photos – more get published after the the event.

Activate your bib number in the field below:

Free photos from Pic2Go are courtesy of Bridgestone – the title sponsor of the Bridgestone Marathon Relay and a sponsor of the 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon.

THANK YOU for being with us!

The 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon is now behind us. Thank you for being part of it!

We are extremely grateful to all our international visitors – amateur runners, elite athletes, families, fans, tourists and just anybody who joined in with our running celebrations, feeling the 42k race in Warsaw is a European event that brings people together in many ways.

We hope you felt welcome in our city. And we trust we shall see you come back more than once. Warsaw is a unique place. It deserves being wondered at, tasted and enjoyed. And it deserves a Big Race!

This year we offered you a mixture of new and classic – then you entered with your dreams and passions. This is exactly the Sunday we imagined, and this is how it was meant to be, and we worked on it together.

Runners – thank you for being here and for chasing your dream! You are an inspiration and an example to others.

We have the highest praise for volunteers – without their energy and presence, we couldn’t have done it!

But also cheers to all spectators – you drive, motivate and support us. It’s wonderful that you accepted our invitation and we could celebrate together.

Heartfelt thanks go to our sponsors, partners, and everyone involved in organising the Big Race. Together, we have written another page in history! And now, we keep running forward.

Congratulations on your achievements, training, determination, creativity, and perseverance.

It was a beautiful day! DZIĘKUJEMY!

Szemerei, Jagielska, Top Sport Ukraine win key categories

Levente Szemerei from Hungary and Poland’s Ewa Jagielska topped individual rankings of 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon. Ukrainians dominate the new TEAM UP! Europe contest.

The premiere of the elite team rivalry – TEAM UP! Europe – was won by TOP SPORT UKRAINE. The Ukrainian line-up scored 3,164 points. Individual results of team members (times and World Athletics points):

Olga NYZHNYK – 02:37:07 – 1,064 points

Marina NEMCHENKO – 02:38:12 – 1,053 points

Mykola MEVSHA – 02:16:36 1,047 points

Vitalyi SHAFAR – 02:16:51 – 1,042 points

The fastest woman was Ewa Jagielska from Poland (02:34:43).

Hungary’s Levente Szemerei won men’s open category at 02:15:32.

The best Polish male runner was Artur Olejarz, who took 4th place individually (02:17:48).

TEAM UP! Europe – team classification within the 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon

1. TOP SPORT UKRAINE (Olga NYZHNYK, Marina NEMCHENKO, Mykola MEVSHA, Vitalyi SHAFAR) – 3164 pts

2. Team Continental (Ewa JAGIELSKA, Artur OLEJARZ, Dan NASH, Benedetta COLIVA) – 3116 pts

3, WINGS FOR ATHLETES BELGIUM (Hanna VANDENBUSSCHE, Enzo NOEL, Yohan ZARADZKI) – 2991 pts

4, SYNERGY TEAM HUNGARY (Levente SZEMEREI, Zsofia ERDELYI, Katalin KOVACS-GARAMI, Peter JENKEI) – 2954 pts

5. SWITZERLAND (David KELLER, Alemitu CLERC-BEKELE, Rahel MEILI, Elias GEMPERLI) – 2,871 pts

Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon – men’s open (gun times):

1. Levente SZEMEREI (Hungary) 02:15:32

2. Mykola MEVSHA (Ukraine) 02:16:38

3. Vitalyi SHAFAR (Ukraine) 02:16:53

4. Artur OLEJARZ (Poland) 02:17:48

5. Dan NASH (UK) 02:19:19

Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon – women’s open (gun times):

1. Ewa JAGIELSKA (Poland) 02:34:43

2. Olga NYZHNYK (Ukraine) 02:37:09

3. Marina NEMCHENKO (Ukraine) 02:38:14

4. Hanna VANDENBUSSCHE (Belgium) 02:42:34

5. Zsofia ERDELYI (Hungary) 02:43:35

Mass attendance jumps back up

Last year’s 44th Warsaw Marathon was completed by 3,707 runners. This year, 5,810 participants set off on the route.

The high emotions continue

A new route, the new location in the very center of the city and a unique, anniversary edition of the Marathon. There will be time for summaries, but now we would like to thank the participants, fans, volunteers and everyone involved in the event for their support and running commitment.

Congratulations to the winners, and we continue to support the remaining competitors along the route! The time limit to cover the entire distance is 6 hours 30 minutes, so we will be following the marathon runners’ until 3:30 p.m.

Full results are available at: https://live.sts-timing.pl/mw2023 

Best teams of Bridgestone Marathon Relay

The fastest among over 165 line-ups competing on the route of the Bridgestone Marathon Relay was the Passion First team:  Kamil Rowiński, Mikołaj Raczyński, Rafał Bardziński, who clocked at 2:27:40!

The next places went to Adidas Runners Warsaw Speed Squad! (Tomasz Krywczuk, Mateusz Frątczak, Dominik Robak) (02:35:20) and TMT Dynamite (Tomasz Majewski, Tomasz Filipowicz, Michał Szybalski), who reached the finish line at 02:39:06.

Congratulations to the fastest teams, and we carry on supporting competitors still on the course!

Full results of the race are available at: https://live.sts-timing.pl/mw2023/index.php?dystans=2

Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k – the winners

We’ve got the winners of Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k! The fastest finisher was Andrzej Starżyński, who clocked  30:48 mins, whereas the first among women was Izabela Paszkiewicz at 33:17.

Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k – open (gun times):

  1. STARŻYŃSKI Andrzej (PL)        00:30:48
  2. MŁODZIKOWSKI Paweł (PL)    00:31:50
  3. MISIEWICZ Michał (PL)            00:32:11
  4. NOWAK Kosma (PL)                   00:32:31
  5. SOSZKA Marcin (PL)                  00:32:34

Nice To Fit You Warszawska Dycha – open women (gun times):

  1. PASZKIEWICZ Izabela (PL)    00:33:17
  2. JARZĄBEK Sabina (PL)           00:33:26
  3. JACKIEWICZ Monika (PL)     00:34:51
  4. KACZMAREK Monika (PL)     00:35:14
  5. KALBARCZYK Adriana (PL)   00:37:33

Getting to the start

We recommend using public transport to get to the start!

The start is at Emilii Plater street – you can easily reach it from two underground stations: Centrum (M1 line) or Świętokrzyska (M1 and M2). 

IMPORTANT! The parking lot at PKiN (Palace of Culture) is CLOSED till end of Sunday! Parking spaces at Świętokrzyska and Al. Jerozolimskie streets are extremely limited.

Please plan your travel time well.

Remember: on the race day (Sunday) your public transport tickets in Zone 1 are free, upon presentation of the bib number 🙂

Quick read before the start

Remember – NO RACE OFFICE on Sunday! Pick up your bibs by 7:59 p.m. on Saturday!

Race Office works at PKiN (Palace of Culture) Pałacu Kultury i Nauki (Ul. Plac Defilad 1, entrance from Marszałkowska st) open 2-8 pm Friday and 10am-8pm Saturday.

GETTING TO THE START

We recommend using public transport to get to the start!

The start is at Emilii Plater street – you can easily reach it from two underground stations: Centrum (M1 line) or Świętokrzyska (M1 and M2). 

IMPORTANT! The parking lot at PKiN (Palace of Culture) is CLOSED till end of Sunday! Parking spaces at Świętokrzyska and Al. Jerozolimskie streets are extremely limited.

Please plan your travel time well.

Remember that on the race day (Sunday) your public transport tickets in Zone 1 are free, upon presentation of the bib number 🙂

START HOURS/PLACE

  • 45. Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon – 9:00 am
  • Bridgestone Marathon Relay – 9:00 am (blended with 42k)
  • Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k – 9:30 am
  • wheelchair runners: first line start at 8:57 (42k) and 9:27 (10k).

All starts from Emilii Plater street.

IMPORTANT! Marathon runners – pls wait for start in your zone, colour-coded on your bib. Zones will be separated by flags along the start area.

ONLINE RESULTS

Follow them on the time-keeper’s webpage: STS TIMING.

LIVE REPORTS 

News from the routes and from the Marathon Zone will be broadcast through many channels. What you’ve got to choose from:

  • Instagram accounts reporting live (team_up_europe for EN),
  • live camera at the finish,
  • live reports on Fb fanpage,
  • text reporting in Polish at MagazynBieganie.pl,

  and obviously links to final results :]

Nice To Fit You for Warsaw runners

Multiple Olympic champion Robert Korzeniowski, expert dietitians, as well as plenty of delicious food – these are just some of the attractions that await runners at the Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k. The race starts in just 3 days! What else has the brand prepared to enhance this special day for runners and fans?

Athletes and visitors will be able to visit the Nice To Fit You zone throughout the weekend, to find not only tasty dishes and snacks from the catering menu but also discount codes for the entire Nice To Fit You product range. Furthermore, throughout the weekend at the sponsor’s tent, participants can use expert dietary advice and get a professional body composition measurement.

Nice To Fit You nutrition experts will answer questions about the best diet for both novice and advanced runners. Dietitians will be available on Friday from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm. at the Race Office. On Saturday and Sunday, dietitians will be available in the Nice To Fit You Zone outside the Palace of Culture from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.

“This is not the first sponsorship collaboration between our brand and the Warsaw Marathon Foundation, but now we have decided to sponsor our own race – the Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k. This year, we celebrate our company’s 10th anniversary, and the ten-kilometre race fits perfectly into our important milestone events. As everyone knows, diet and sports always go hand in hand, so we are even more delighted that runners will share in this celebration with us,” commented Urszula Kupraszewicz, Chief Growth Officer at Nice To Fit You.

At the Race Office in PKiN, all runners will receive motivational wristbands, and they will also have the opportunity to take a moving photo at the “photo jump” stand, seek dietary advice before the race, and, of course, sample delicious snacks from Nice To Fit You.

On the event day, the Nice To Fit You Zone will be filled with inspiration and shared experiences from well-known and beloved athletes, including Olympic champion Robert Korzeniowski, who has been motivating people to participate in the race alongside the brand since early September. He will take part in the 10 k race side by side with the Nice To Fit You team and other runners. Then in the Marathon Zone he will pose for photos and answer fans’ queries. Bartek Olszewski, known as Warszawski Biegacz, and Marta Kruk, aka Codziennie Fit, are also in the NTFY team.

After the race, participants can take photos in Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10k shirts and with impressive, original medals that have been making waves online since their presentation. The sponsor also invites everyone to stretching sessions with Marta Kruk, coach and influencer active in various part of Poland, 270,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel. Stretching sessions will take place at 11:00 and 11:30.

Nice To Fit You will also provide a space for relaxation and chill-out, which will be set up in a designer booth with a terrace and a view of the Palace of Culture. But before relaxing, you have to reach the finish line. The brand will also cheer runners on along the route. The cheering zone at the famous “palm tree” roundabout will encourage runners to fight for medals and the best possible times.

Jagielska goes for a Polish age category record

Ewa Jagielska will be vying for a new Polish record in the Masters – K40 category at the Big Race! We’re rooting for her Sunday’s run! At last year’s event, Ewa secured the third place in the women’s open.

Let’s recall the 2022 results:

OPEN (WOMEN) at the 44th Warsaw Marathon (gun times):

  • Ayantu Abera Demissie (Ethiopia) 02:28:35
  • Iwona Bernardelli (Poland) 02:32:25
  • Ewa Jagielska (Poland) 02:35:46

The current National Best in W40 marathon stands at 2:34:00 and is held by Renata Kokowska.

Jagielska will take place in the team contest during the 45th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon – TEAM UP! Europe. She represents Team Continental, and together, they will compete for prizes in the premiere version of the marathon’s sub-competition. More about the project can be found here:

Continental team lineup:

  • Dan Nash (Great Britain – bib number M51)
  • Artur Olejarz (Poland – M52)
  • Benedetta Coliva (Italy – F51)
  • Ewa Jagielska (Poland – F52)