Marathon White Night Prize Foundation. International Marathon "White Nights

June 29 in St. Petersburg was a start of the Jubilee XXV International Marathon "Ergo White Nights"

This year, a record number of runners ran the race - 4 711: 2,180 people overcame the marathon distance, 2 531 - 10 kilometers. Marathon's partner - the world's largest manufacturer of sportswear and shoes Asics. - provided to all participants T-shirt competition.

Marathon "White Nights" - the annual sporting event of the Northern Capital held since 1990. Initially, the competition took place at night, with the start at 23.00 and the finish the next morning. Despite the fact that the number of participants in the race has always been sufficient who want to support athletes practically did not. In connection with the lack of viewers on the highway, the organizers of the Marathon - the Committee on Physical Culture and Sports of St. Petersburg and the Federation of Athletics of St. Petersburg - decided to postpone the start at 17.00. The runners finished already upon the occurrence of white nights.

In recent years, in connection with the overload of urban streets by road and high gaspace, the White Nights marathon starts on Sunday at 9.00 and finishes at 15.00 on the main square of St. Petersburg. Changes in the schedule of the event affected its popularity for the better: more than 15,000 viewers support runners throughout the route.

Route Marathon "Ergo White Nights", no doubt, can be called one of the most beautiful: it passes with one ring on the central part of the city against the background of world famous architectural monuments - Isaac's Cathedral, Copper Horseman, Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island, Petropavlovskaya Fortress, Alexander Nevsky Lavra , Summer garden.

The beauty of the Marshert and the Prize Fund of the Competition, which is not inferior to the best marathons of the world, every year attract new participants. It is noteworthy that the Russians with leading positions sweating African runners - Moroccans and Kenyans. So, the winner of the marathon in 2013 was the athlete from Kenya Peter Keigh - 2: 14.30. This year, all prizes also occupied the Kenyans: Salamon Barngetung - 2:16:12, Yator Jacob Kapakat - 2:16:30, Kwalia Peter Nibia - 2:18:34. Among women, the victory with the result 2:40:49 won Tatyana Vilisov from Ekaterinburg, 2nd place was taken by Irina Kozubovskaya (Moscow) - 2:42:22, 3rd - Anna Petrushenko (St. Petersburg) - 2:44:58 .

At a distance of 10 kilometers were the first to be Petersburgers: Men defeated Arthur Burtsev - 30.27, in women - Julia Chizhenko (St. Petersburg) - 34.29,

Every year the popularity of the Ergo White Nights is growing and increasingly, the competition of the northern capital is compared with the Moscow Maraton, which is today, is the most massive in Russia. An important role in the status of any running event is played by supporting partners with world name. In particular, the participation of ASICS guarantees a high degree of seriousness, fame and reliability of the event, bringing it to one level with all sports projects in which the company participates worldwide: the brand is sponsored by marathons in New York, Tokyo, Hamburg, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bIstanbul, Reykjavik. In Russia and the CIS countries, Asics, in addition to the "Ergo of White Nights", supports the Kiev marathon and popular semi-marathons "Spring Thunder" and "Autumn Thunder".

Running - a priority direction for ASICS, so special attention is paid to the development of advanced technologies to improve clothing and shoes for this sport. Professionals and lovers know that the equipment with Japanese innovations in training guarantees comfort and safety, and in competitions - high results. It is not surprising, why most of the runners who go to the start are choosing exactly Asics: in 2013, 44.5% of 40 108 Marathonians fled the Paris Marathon in brand sneakers, and Tokyo - 56% of participants. Asics ranks 4th in the ranking of the largest brands in the world to implement equipment for running. *

The Japanese brand trust outstanding athletes and the largest sports federations of the world. The company is proud of its cooperation with the federations of France, Italy, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Bulgaria, as well as Triathlon Federations Switzerland, Germany and Japan.

Ambassadors of the brand are the "Stars" of world sports: Lolo Jones - a two-time world champion in running 60 meters with barriers (especially for the Olympics in Sochi, the American changed weight athletics on bobsles), Christoph Lemeter, three-time champion in Europe, the first and today the only sprinter European origin, running 100 meters faster than 10 seconds, Ryan Hall is the strongest planet marathonist and the fastest among American runners.

Especially for the Marathon "Ergo White Nights" Asics. granted bright T-shirts made from the Cyberdry technological fabric: lightweight material has excellent moisture properties, which ensures maximum comfort during running.

*Pon the results of research NPD Research Group .

The current race had to move for the second Sunday of July due to the Cup of Confederations, when other major competitions cannot be carried out, in order not to be affected by security and quality. And next year, the city along with others will take the final of the World Cup. Dates Mundial are already known - from June 14 to July 15. The director of Marathon Mikhail Kochetkov said that "perhaps his competition in 2018 we will have to spend at the end of May or in early June."

Be that as it may, the date does not affect the famous route - the blue line leads thousands and thousands of runners completely in places from glossy guidebooks. Palace Square opens and crowned race. And the embankments of the Neva, Fontanka, Sinks, Eleven Bridges and Bridges, Washing, Streets, Eleven Bridges and Bridges, Streets and Avenues ... Marathonza, who first got to St. Petersburg for the first time! Do not see him a good result - while everyone is visiting and take a picture, would put in the limit.

The organizers announced 13,000 people who are ready to accept: seven thousand limits are stated on the marathon and six on the "top ten". Last time, almost 10,000 participants ran in the city. According to this indicator "White Nights" in second place after the Moscow Marathon. The scale is impressive, what to say. Especially in comparison with the first race. Then in Leningrad finished 471 Stayer from 83 cities of the USSR and Runners from Great Britain, USA, Germany. By the way, registration cost 10 rubles. And for the first place, Leonid Tikhonov champion received 3,000 rubles. Runners for the victory were drove two times less, and Kuryanka V. Lyakhova took home 1,500 rubles of prizes. Now it is terrible to think about what noise would rise in social networks, judging the organizers in this way.

The prize fund of the current marathon, thanks to the new partner of Tricolor TV and sponsors, is 2 million rubles. Prizes will be handed over the first eight finishers. The fastest will receive 300,000 rubles. In addition, the bonus 30,000 will get a participant for the result 2:13 minutes and faster, participant - for the result 2:34 minutes and faster. Also, a special prize will be awarded the Marathon, which showed the three thousandth result in the overall standings.

Geography of participants is impressive. In St. Petersburg, the inhabitants of Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Ryazan, Murmansk, Samara, Omsk, Belgorod, Tyumen, Novosibirsk, Surgut, Yaroslavl, Kazan, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Khanty-Mansiysk, Kursk, Astrakhan and other Russian cities, will run. Foreigners also have long and unrestrained this race. Italians, Hindus, Turks, Spaniards, Estonians, Germans, Poles, Americans, Ukrainians, citizens of South Africa, Kenya and UAE - Flags of more than four dozen countries in the starting protocol.

Despite the fact that the past few years of the champions of the "White Nights" are African styers, they still can not beat the rice record. Since 2003, the best result has been listed for Nikolai Kerimov - Then the runner from Ulyanovsk finished in 2:11:46. The female record is much fresh: Vera Trubnikov from Novosibirsk five years ago overcame the distance for 2:35:34.

The day promises cool, +12 o ... +16 o in the morning. So you can most likely wait for the rejection update. Last year, we recall, the marathonies fled at extreme temperatures +30 o ... + 32 °. Almost a hundred people turned to doctors, some had to hospitalize. Fortunately, everything cost. Summer-2017, on the contrary, has to outstanding results.

Every year a duty wave rises - the participants are asked to spend the "white nights" at night, from Saturday to Sunday, as it was intended almost thirty years ago. Actually, the night race was not long, just two years - the starting shot was distributed an hour before midnight. But the director of the marathon is unequivocal: "It is difficult to carry it at night: first, there are no fans; secondly, the nights we do not have so "white" - they still have to include lighting; Thirdly, in such conditions, due to intensive road traffic, not ensure the security of the participants. Difficulties also arose due to bridge wiring, so the track ran only on the left bank of the Neva. (...) And finally, the start was appointed at 9 am Sunday - at this time the city and less cars. In addition, our marathon is a "face" of the city, and holding such an event at night from the point of view and tourism, and security is unacceptable. "

On the eve of the race it became known that the start was transferred at 8:00. Here they are, white nights of St. Petersburg - start from early morning.

XXIX International Marathon "White Nights" is held in the heart of the beautiful city of the world in order to promote a healthy lifestyle, the admission of the population to regular physical culture and sports, the further development of international friendly sports and tourism, identifying the strongest Marathonians of St. Petersburg.

July 22, 2018. Thousands of Marathonians from all over the world will gather on the Palace Square to overcome the distance of 42 km 195 m throughout the central streets and the Naberezhnye St. Petersburg. And less professional run lovers will be able to try their strength in the mass race by 10 km. The marathon route is laid in one circle along the embankments, avenas and streets of the center of St. Petersburg, past the world famous architectural and historical monuments.

Start and Finish Marathon "White Nights" on Palace Square.

Among the participants of the runner from Germany, France, Great Britain, Canada, USA, Greece, Brazil, Japan, Morocco, Kenya and dozens of other countries.

In 2017, 1310 thousand runners from 70 countries of the world participated .. The prize fund was 2 million rubles. Led live broadcast on federal TV channel TV.

Take part in the Marathon "White Nights" at a distance of 42 km can athlete over 20 years old, a distance of 10 km for runners over 15 years old.

The record Marathon "White Nights" installed Nikolai Kerimov in 2003, running 42 km 195 m in the center of St. Petersburg for 2 hours 11 minutes 46 seconds.

During the Marathon, "White Nights" athletes support tens of thousands of fans, as well as musicians at a distance and on the stage installed on the Palace Square. Also for fans on the Palace Square, marathon partners conduct various activity.

Marathon Program:

20, July 21, 2018 - Sports exhibition within the framework of the Marathon "White Nights" at the Winter Stadium (Manege Square, D.2)

06:30 - Opening of the starting town on the Palace Square

07:00 - 14:00 - Concert Program

07:55 - 08:00 - Marathon opening ceremony

08:00 - Start

08:30 - 08:40 - Finish first at a distance of 10 km

09:00 - 09:10 - Awarding winners 10 km (men and women)

09:30 - 09:50 - Charging for fans

10:15 - 10:35 - Finish first marathontes

11:50 - 12:10 - The award ceremony of the best marathontes

14:00 - solemn closure of the marathon

Each finish receives a commemorative medal.

Sights: In walking distance from the heart of the event there are the Hermitage Museum, Admiralty, St. Isaac Cathedral, Marso Field, Summer Garden, Russian Museum, the temple saved on the blood, the Arrow of the Vasilyevsky Islands, Petropavlovsk Fortress, Kazan Cathedral and others. Water excursions on the rivers and channels of the city.

Accommodation objects: Hotel "Nevsky Aster", Grand Hotel "Emerald", Miniotel "Central", Hotel "Kempinski Sink 22", Apart Hotel "Life Inn"