Świnoujście (Poland) — Wolgast (Germany), Saturday 7 September 2013
The International Usedom Marathon offers a half and a full marathon. Most of the race is run on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom on the Germany-Poland border.
The half marathon is a circular route that begins and ends on the athletics track of the small harbour town of Wolgast on the German mainland and crosses a drawbridge to the island. The race is run entirely on German soil.
The marathon, however, is a cross-border race which starts in the Polish port of Świnoujście (German: Swinemünde) at the eastern end of Usedom and finishes in Wolgast in Germany. On race morning, runners can get to the start by using the event bus service from Wolgast.
The 42.2km route is undulating on mixed terrain (roads, paved promenades, bikeways and forest trails), and it is very scenic as it runs mostly along the coast and through the three "Kaiserbäder", the favourite beach resorts of the German Emperors.
In 2012, around 500 runners took part in the event.
Country: Germany and Poland
Venue (Map): Wolgast (123km from Szczecin, 207km from Berlin, 300km from Hamburg, 685km from Warsaw)
Date: 7 September 2013 (Saturday)
Race distance: 42.2km; 21.1km
Start (42km): 10.30 on the promenade in Świnoujście (Poland)
Start (21km): 10.30 Peene-Stadion in Wolgast (Germany)
Finish: Peene-Stadion in Wolgast (Germany)
Entries: online, payment by bank transfer; late entries to the 42km marathon until 6 Sep 2013; late entries to the 21km half marathon on the day
Entry fees (42km): € 25 (until 20 Aug 2013), € 30 (until 6 Sep 2013)
Entry fees (21km): € 14 (until 20 Aug 2013), € 16 (until 7 Sep 2013)
Timing: stopwatch
Race centre: Peene-Stadion in Wolgast (Friday 6 Sep 2013, 10.00-22.00; on the day 6.00-9.00)
You get: bus service from Wolgast to the marathon start in Šwinoujście (at 8.30), medal, certificate, massage service
Prizes: to the first 3 M/F and to the first 3 in each category
Showers and changing facilities: yes
Award ceremony: 13.10 (21km, Top3), 14.00 (42km, Top3), 14.15 (21km, categories), 15.45 (42km, categories)
Number of finishers 2012: 243 (42km), 260 (21km)
Event website: www.usedom-marathon.de
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