1st "Henryków Half Marathon" 2012

The first Półmaraton Henrykowski is to be held in August 2012 on a rural course in the Lower Silesia region in south-western Poland.

The route will be one loop around the village of Henryków which has been named after Duke Henry I the Bearded who in the year 1222 authorized the founding of an enormous Cistercian monastery complex in the village, the Klasztor Henryków.

The start of the race will be at the train station, approximately two kilometres from the finish at the monastery, where the Polish Priests' Half Marathon Championships (and several regional championships) will be decided.

Participants will run 21.1 kilometres of a challenging course through farmland, woods and a number of villages, mostly on asphalt roads. The difference between the lowest and the highest point on the course will be about 150 metres.

Country: Poland

Venue (Map): Henryków (Wrocław 53km, Prague 245km, Vienna 375km, Warsaw 383km, Berlin 385km)

Date: 11 August 2012 (Saturday)

Race distance: 21.1km

Start: 10.00 at the Henryków railway station

Finish: on the monastery grounds in Henryków

Race centre: in the start area (on the day 5.00-8.30)

Entries: online (up to 1 Aug 2012); late entries on the day

Entry fees: 50/70/80/100 PLN (up to 27 May/9 July/31 July/11 Aug 2012)

Exchange rate: 100 PLN = ca. 23 EUR (May 2012)

You get: chip timing, finisher medal, entry into the post-race prize drawing; free pre-race accommodation option

Prizes: to the first 3 M/F and to the first 3 in each category

Award ceremony: at 14.00

Number of finishers 2011: ---

Event website (in Polish, English and Czech): biegihenrykowskie.pl (out of date)

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