Almaty Marathon opens running season of the year

On 23^rd February, 2019 the Park of the First President hosted the Winter Race.  

The competition started with the Children’s race at a distance of 3 km. The leader among the young male runners was Ramazan Aynegov, among girls – Diana Khanchi.

The winners of the main distance (10 km) was Mikhail Krassilov, who showed the best result with time of 33 minutes 13 seconds, coming ahead of the second finisher for 52 seconds, and Anastasiya Chernaya among girls, with time of 43 minutes 42 seconds. The fastest participants of the Winter Race received money prizes: for the 1^st place - 50 000 KZT, 2^nd place - 30 000 KZT and 3^rd place - 20 000 KZT.

All results of the race are published on the website.

- Today, about 1200 runners came to the start, - says Saltanat Kazybayeva, director of the Courage to be the first Corporate Fund. – Every year more and more people want to participate in the races; it shows that sport is becoming not just means for keeping fit, but also a modern trend. Our task as organizers is to encourage such interest, as well as to help amateur athletes play sports in an easy and correct way.      

Every month, within the preparation for the Almaty Marathon, open lectures are held with the participation of famous runners of the city, doctors and athletes. Also every Saturday at 10:00 the Park of the First President hosts free running exercises. Special attention is paid to athletes’ health at the races.

- The heart is the main muscle of the runner. Endurance and general state of the runner depend on how well it is developed, - says the honorary partner of the race, cardiologist at the Cardios Clinic Bibigul Tulegenova. - It is advisable to undergo standard heart examinations in clinics: an ECG during rest and an ECG during exercise. The main task of the sports and medical examinations is to track the body's response to different levels of stress. This will allow you to choose the appropriate intensity of training and quickly achieve your goal - to gain muscle mass; reduce the percentage of fat, increase endurance, etc. The survey also helps diagnose possible damage that could be a problem in the future. If pathology is revealed, then instead of running, walking at a moderate pace will be more beneficial.

Winter race is the first seasonal start in the preparatory stage to the large sporting event “Almaty Marathon 2019”, which will be held on April 21. Registration for the large-scale sporting event in Central Asia is open till April 1 at almaty-marathon.kz.