Venicemarathon in Venice
The Venice Marathon!
The Venicemarathon, the Venice Marathon, is one of the most famous marathons in the world, the only Italian to be recognized the Association of International Marathons and Road Races and to be included in the international calendar of the International Athletic Federation Amateurs.
More than six thousand runners from all over the world each year trying to win and beat every possible record. Forty-two kilometres are that the last Sunday in October will run the marathon runners of Venice among the most spectacular places in the hinterland and the historical Venetian centre.
The organizing committee of Venicemarathon proposes since 1986, the year of the first edition, a scenic route that allows among other things alongside historical monuments as the splendid patrician villas on the Brenta Riviera.
Three hours of live television Rai chasing every step of the samples of the Venice Marathon. Departure 09:15. Five minutes of the advantage granted to the disabled. Average temperature between 7 and 15 degrees. Water and integrators every 5 kilometers, restaurants and spugnaggi after the twentieth. From a distance privileged a faithful chronicler of cycling to make comments affannato the evolution of the duel between the runners faster. Drawn decisive Ponte della Libertà. And 'this straight, the only link between the Venice sea and Mainland of Venice, which traditionally determines the leading group. Among the keniani each year, it will favorites, punctually true to predictions in the results. But between the roll of gold of "forty-two kilometers" Venetian can not miss famous names as of Italian Salvatore Bettiol, which won the first two editions, Orlando Pizzolato, the 1988 champion, Gelindo Bordin, trionfatore of the fifth edition, and Danilo Goffi, the last Italian player in 1995.
A path that of Venicemarathon considered by experts to get the ideal of excellent level. Strà will be the first country affected by runners. Fiesso d'Artico, Dolo, Mira, Oriago and Malcontenta to follow. Intermediate in the path are fractions of Marghera and Mestre centre. The stage of 30 km is inscribed in the new and vast green area of San Giuliano Park. Interminabili will be 4 km del Ponte della Libertà, after which a sigh of relief announces to the nearby sports milestone in the heart of Venice. Pass the 2 km of the port area a long paved provisional accompanies their feet for the entire stretch of the old town, but avoiding the obstacle of any step the runners have to endure the climb imposed by the many bridges. The Zattere, the Health, San Marco, Punta della Dogana. In a few minutes athletes sfrecciano among the most characteristic lagoon environments. Five bridges to divide hours from the finish, the enthusiasm of the crowd is sky high, short of breath, his legs beginning to give way. But the arrival is there, along with athletes keniani, the reporter on two wheels now afono and some lucky Italian marathon runner. Riva degli Schiavoni, Riva Ca' di Dio, Riva San Biagio and finally Riva dei Sette Martiri, to host the finish line.
The timing of Venice Marathon will record the actual time of each runner from the start you want to go through a chip in the pectoral offered by the organisation. The site will publish simultaneously www.venicemarathon.it times and classifications.
The thickness taken from the world in recent years has made it possible to organize collected funds for numerous charitable initiatives at the national level. Curiosa finally the initiative in 2007 by Piero Aluiso attain the Venice marathon in the virtual world of Second Life.
