I think I said earlier that we had seen the Krakow marathon on Sunday morning. our taxi driver dropped us off at the main square at 9.30 a.m. and we had no idea why the place was all cordoned off and surrounded by police and army staff.
When we heard what was about to happen we found a nice ringside seat, bought coffees and sat in the sun. A short time later the athletes /runners appeared, firstly the wheelchair warriors - who are marvellous. Closely followed by the elite runners both male and female and then the mass - I suspect in total, around 3400 runners in total. We did not realise at this point that we were only about 2 km from the starting point, hence the bunching at this stage.
When we heard what was about to happen we found a nice ringside seat, bought coffees and sat in the sun. A short time later the athletes /runners appeared, firstly the wheelchair warriors - who are marvellous. Closely followed by the elite runners both male and female and then the mass - I suspect in total, around 3400 runners in total. We did not realise at this point that we were only about 2 km from the starting point, hence the bunching at this stage.As the day wore on we were on our wanderings and ended up strolling along the riverbank
and realised that this was also part of the marathon route near to the end the race. By this time it was 3 p.m., and the tail enders were still valiantly soldiering on towards their elusive finish line. There was a really mixed bunch of fun runners but all really deserved their award at the end - there was even one man who ran the entire route barefoot. It was just a pity that the London Marathon was on the same day as the Field of elite runners might well have been bigger.
and realised that this was also part of the marathon route near to the end the race. By this time it was 3 p.m., and the tail enders were still valiantly soldiering on towards their elusive finish line. There was a really mixed bunch of fun runners but all really deserved their award at the end - there was even one man who ran the entire route barefoot. It was just a pity that the London Marathon was on the same day as the Field of elite runners might well have been bigger.
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