As part of the “In the Footsteps of Marathon Legends” project, the organizers are honoured that Ingrid Kristiansen, one of the best runners in history, will visit Košice in October as a special guest of the KPM. She was the first woman to become world champion on all surfaces – on the track, roads and cross-country. She broke world records and won at the great marathons around the world. She was the first woman to run 5,000 metres in under 15 minutes, and her time of 2:21:06 from London 1985 was a world record for 13 years. It was in…
Author: Maratónsky klub
The organizers and fans of the marathon in Košice send a big congratulations to five-time winner of the KPM Christa Vahlensieck of Germany. Her series of victories in the 1980s will likely never be matched. This pioneer of women’s running, once the world record holder in the marathon and at 10,000 m and an initiator of the partnership between Košice and Wuppertal, celebrates her 70th birthday on 27 May 2019.
ONE THOUSAND age group runners from around the globe will qualify for a place at the inaugural Abbott World Marathon Majors (AbbottWMM) Wanda Age Group World Championships which will be an integral part of next year’s Virgin Money London Marathon. Kosice Peace Marathon is one of the qualifying events to the Championships. Read more here.