On 17th of March approximately thousand of sportsmen ran along Al Farabi avenue — the “Spring race” went the distance. It is a final stage of preparation for the most outstanding running event in Central Asia – “Almaty marathon”, which will take place on 22nd of April.
The first man, running the full distance in 14 km, to reach the finish line was Dmitriy Ivanchukov. The first lady who crossed the finish line was Svetlana Slunina. Winners in absolute ranking got money prizes – general prize fund of the race was equal to 200 000 tenge.
In children’s distance (aged from 10 to 14 years old) the first among boys was Alexander Ten and among girls Adiya Kadyrova.
The winners in their age categories were awarded with medals, diplomas and gifts from the event partners. All race results are available on the site almaty-marathon.kz.
“This year we conducted the Spring run on a new route, and for many runners it provided a new opportunity to test themselves and study a part of the upcoming “Almaty marathon”. Despite changing weather conditions this year more participants stepped out on the Spring race. We are glad that such events are of interest to Almaty citizens and guests, and we are looking forward to see every participant at the main start of the year on 22nd of April”, - commented Saltanat Kazybayeva “Almaty marathon” executive director.
Registration for “Almaty marathon” will be open till 10th of April. All interested people may train to run the marathon in open trainings, which take place every Saturday at 10.00 a.m. at the First President’s Park.
Organizers of the “Spring race” are: Corporative Fund “Courage to be the first”, Scientific and Educational Fund named after academician Sh. Esenov and World Class Almaty fitness club under the support of Almaty city Administration.
