Tuesday, 06 April 2010 19:30
The Previous events of Vilnius Marathon were limited to the races. This year the organizers of the Marathon will invite the participants to enjoy a two-day marathon of entertaining events – it was the keynote of the press conference.
The competition programme of the previous Vilnius Marathons was limited to three distances – Mini Marathon, Half Marathon and Marathon. This year the organizers will introduce a two-day festivity, in which not only the tough runners but every town-dweller will be able to take part. The Final and the key event of the festivity will be Vilnius Marathon that will go through the main streets of the city.
The 7th Vilnius Marathon will be staged on 11/12 of September. On the first day the festivity should take in Gedimino avenue, from V.Kudirkos square to the Cathedral. The competition of high jump events for the first time in history will be organized in the Cathedral square where the best high jumpers of Lithuania will participate.
The other events: a race of barmen, a relay of enterprises, an amateur fishing by the river Neris and the most interesting, venturesome event should be a race on high-heeled shoes, where men will be able to accept a challenge to take part.
We believe that 2010 and the next year will become a turning-point in the promotion of Vilnius Marathon.
During the Marathon the Lithuanian Marathon Championships will be held. Therefore we expect the elite Lithuanian athletes to take part – Diana Lobacevske, Rasa Drazdauskaite and others. Diana Lobacevske is the ambassador of the 7th Vilnius Marathon. She was the winner of Vilnius marathon in 2008 and after a seven-year break has returned to the elite sport.
We are looking forward to seeing you in the 7th Vilnius Marathon and remind you that all the participants of the Marathon will be provided possibility to take part in a free two-hour excursion around the Old Town of Vilnius granted by Vilnius tourist information centre.
