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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!

…aaand many more photos, too

Apart from the marathoners’ special service (Pic-2-Go) you are welcome to see more photo galleries:

Thank you for the fantastic weekend!

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