The half marathon "My capital" gathered 15 thousand athletes

A series of races within the framework of the "My Capital" half marathon was held on October 4 and 5 in Moscow. The event was attended by more than 15,000 athletes from 80 regions of Russia, as well as about 15,000 spectators and fans. This was announced on October 5 on the website of the Moscow City Hall.

It is noted that the start and finish of all distances were placed on the University Square. This year, for the first time, the races were held for two days: on Saturday, adult participants ran 5 km, children — 300 and 600 m, and an inclusive 600 m race was organized for people with disabilities. On Sunday, the 10 and 21.1 km distances were completed. In addition to individual starts, participants competed as part of clubs — for the first time, a "Club Championship" was held for the largest running communities in the country, Moscow 24 notes.

The half marathon completed a series of races "Running on the Golden Ring" and became one of the main events of the running season. Signs with images of the cities of the Golden Ring were installed on the highway, and support stations were decorated with symbols of Tutaev, Myshkin, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Rostov Veliky and other cities, NSN said.

Also, on October 5, the traditional Fox Mountain cross took place in the Bitsevsky Forest. The participants covered distances from 2 to 8 km, and about a thousand people took part in the race, according to the Moscow City News agency.

On September 23, about 50,000 athletes from 65 countries took part in the large-scale Moscow Marathon. Among the runners were representatives of the Odintsovo Regardie, notes 360.ru .

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