6. Gdańsk Marathon in a strong wind. Andrzej Rogiewicz and Agata Dugosz are the best

6. The Gdańsk Marathon returned after a gap of two years. Andrzej Rogiewicz won. The resident of Grudziądz covered a distance of 42.195 km in 2 hours, 25 minutes and one hundredth of a second in 26 seconds. Agatha Dugos became the best of the women with a score of 2:25:51. There was a traffic jam that day. – Division closed or opened as competitors ran. The city was immobile for six hours – explains Grzegorz Pawelec from the Gdańsk Sports Center.

6. The Gdańsk Marathon is back in full swing after two years. The event attracted about 2,500 runners competing in six age groups. Participants began at 9 p.m. Al. John Paul II After the opening signal, the mayor of the city Aleksandra Dulkiewicz.

– We are very happy that so many people have gathered at the beginning after such a break. Especially in situations like this. The contestants finally stood shoulder to shoulder and were delighted to be able to compete under normal circumstancesAnd not in the hybrid or virtual formula, as it has been for the past two years. There were plenty of fans along the way who cheered and gave “Fives” to the runners. You can see everyone missed it and got hungry again – he tells us Grzegorz PawlecLeading Communications Specialist for the Gdańsk Sports Center, responsible for organizing the 6th Gdańsk Marathon.

The 42.195 km route ran with the rest of the main streets of Gdańsk Road traffic was light at this time of night At designated points.

– There was a traffic jam. As competitors ran, the division was closed or reopened. The city remained motionless for six hours – explains Grzegorz Pawelec.

Andrzej Rogiewicz – 6th Gdańsk Marathon winner, finishing the race in 2:25:26.

Photo: Gdańsk Sports Center

The competition took place in a sunny place, but the participants They had to face strong winds. Despite the difficult circumstances, he achieved the best result Andrzej Rogiewicz From Grudziądz, he arrived at the finish line in 2 hours, 25 minutes and a fraction of 26 seconds. Not much is reduced to the record. Note that the best result of 2:23:14 is added Rafał Czarnecki.

Became the best of women Agatha Tulugos From Taichi. 2:58:25 Time ranked 54th in the general category.

– My Personal Best 2:57 “With the hook” and this personal best would be perfect to break. However, I decided that I would be happy if I could amend the terms in practice and break “three”. How Yet it turned out that I was just the first, it’s a big aha. I never run for success, I always set a specific goal for myself, it was not about space, it was about time, I came in brackets. Half the speed was right at 2:55, and then unfortunately I had to slow down a bit. Path? The tunnel was huge, especially when it was blowing upwards in the face. We ran together, had a steady pace and encouraged each other so my friends helped me along the way and that definitely helped. I’m very happy – said Agatha Dugos, one of the best women.
At the 6th Gdańsk Marathon, two accompanying events were held. More than five hundred female and male competitors decided to take part and complete the royal distance in the relay race as a team. The day before the main start in the children’s race, the junior competed.