Hello!
Welcome to another running post. This one is dedicated to the 4th annual Kaunas Running Marathon.
The marathon was started in 2013 and I’ve participated in all 4 of them, running either 10km or 5km distance. It is the biggest running event in my hometown as well as the 3rd biggest running competition in Lithuania.
After running the 5k distance last year, in 2016, I chose the 10k (I also did 10k in 2013 and 2014). I haven’t trained much before the marathon but was really happy with my result: I gave it all I had and reached my personal objective.
Kaunas Marathon has always been a celebration for the whole town. The short route (for 5k and 10k) is located solely in the Old Town of Kaunas, while the long route (for 21k and 42k) starts and ends there as well. Having a running event in the city centre means that all the runners are supported by crowds of spectators. It’s always nice to hear the sounds of claps and encouraging shouts when you run by.
The 4th Annual Kaunas Marathon had around 4000 participants: around 1500 ran the 5k, around 1000 – the 10k distance, 500 people did the 1.5km run for families and children, while another thousand of athletes did the marathon and the half-marathon.
If you to find more info about the event, you can visit its official page here as well as the Facebook page here.
Bellow, I’ve included photos from the event and photos of my runner’s number, the commemorative medal, official T-shirt, and the gifts from the sponsors: water, non-alcoholic beer (I know, right?), porridge, protein bars, vitamins and some coupons for free pasta, sushi and a free visit to the local sports centre.
Sponsors’ gifts, runner’s number and a medal:
A few moments from the event:
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