Borghetto - Gardaland (Italy), Sunday 2 October 2011
The race will start in Borghetto on the River Mincio.
Held one week before the Lake Garda Marathon, the Gardaland Half Marathon is another very scenic and interesting road running race at Lago di Garda, Italy's largest lake.
Last year's first edition was not held in October but in December. Starting and finishing at Gardaland, one of Europe's most popular amusement parks, the race had 1,150 finishers.
In 2011, the race will take a new route. The finish will be again at Gardaland but the start will be in Borghetto, an idyllic hamlet on the River Mincio, situated 12km from the lake's southern end.
Participants will run across the "Ponte Visconteo" (an over 600-year-old fortified dam), then along the river to Lake Garda, through the fortress town of Peschiera del Garda, along the lakeside promenade, and through the amusement park.
The race can be run as a 2-person relay (14km + 7km).
In 2010, the winners were Said Boudalia (1:06:35) and Angéline Nyiransabimana (1:16:21).
Country: Italy
Venue (Map): Borghetto - Gardaland (Verona 23km, Milano 136km, Venezia 141km)
Date: 2 October 2011 (Sunday)
Race distance: 21.1km; 14km+7km (2-person relay, "Duo Half Marathon")
Start time: 10.00 (21km); 10.05 (14km+7km relay)
Start: Ponte Visconteo (Visconti Bridge) in Borghetto di Valeggio sul Mincio
Finish: on the car park of the Gardaland amusement park
Entries: by fax (payment by bank transfer) or online (payment by credit card); entries to the half marathon close 24 Sep 2011; participants in the half marathon may have to provide a medical certificate at registration
Entry fees (21km): 20/23/27 euros (until 30 June/31 August/24 September 2011)
Entry fees (relay): 20/30 euros per team (until 31 August/1 October 2011)
Race centre: on the Gardaland car park (1 Oct 10.00-18.30; 2 Oct 7.00-8.30)
You get (21km and relay): goody bag, timing chip rental, free parking at Gardaland, bus service from Gardaland to Borghetto (7.00-8.30), transport of personal clothing from start to finish, finisher medal; reduced entry to Gardaland and Sea Life Aquarium, pasta party (Sunday 18.00-22.00)
Prizes: first 3 men and women; first 3 male/female/mixed relay teams
Award ceremony: 14.30 at the finish
Showers and changing facilities: yes
Number of finishers 2010: 1150
Event website: www.gardalandhalfmarathon.it (out of date)
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.
Participants will run across the Visconti Bridge, ...
