World Masters Mountain Running
Championship 2010
Poland, Korbielow, 28th August


Last year's finish line at 8,000ft, Dreizinnen, Italian Dolomite alps

 

Update 23rd July:  6 of us booked on this so far.

Following our fabulous races in the Italian Dolomites, Austrian Alps, etc., this year’s Rochdale Harriers’ foreign race is the World Masters Mountain Mountain Running CHampionship in Poland on Saturday 28th August.  The course is approximately 6 miles up a mountain. 

The official website is here: http://www.wmmrc2010.org/en/

We are staying 5 nights in total: 3 nights at the race HQ in Korbielow and 2 nights in Krakow city (Ibis Hotel Centrum):

  • we fly out on Thursday 26th August from Liverpool to Krakow,  Flights currently cost about £180 return.
  • Race accomodation deadline end July 2010.  E-mail noclegi@biegnapilsko.pl
  • The organisers have arranged return transportation from/to airport for 30 Euros
  • Specialist running insurance highly recommended (available from Oval)
  • Race on Saturday
  • Travel to Krakow Sunday
  • On Monday some of us are going to Auschwitz (£22 for English guide, inc transportation, 6hrbook
    via Krakow City Tours) or sight seeing in Krakov
  • Return Tuesday 31st Aug.  

Minimum age for the WMRA races is 35.  However there are also some ‘open’ races on the program .  A copy of my e-mail and the reply are shown below.

Any questions e-mail me or see me at training or contact Brenda (Brenda is the expert on this).

John Mayall

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Hello!

Thank you for your email and information
Transport from the airport in Krakow and back costs 30 Euro per person
Please enter the date and time of arrival and departure from the airport in Krakow

The course may be lannched and all open

28.08 - 8 km cost 13 Euro
29.08 - 5,5 km cost of 5 Euro
Must register to run or open e-mail

Accommodation with breakfast 18 Euro ( room for 1 person -25 Euro)
Accommodation with breakfast and dinner 28 Euro ( room for 1 person - 35 Euro)
All formalities related to the charge can be made at the office upon arrival at the championships Korbielów.

Yours

Stefan Kalinowski

Jenny Brown approaching the finish line at 6,000ft in the 2009 Kaisermarathon, Austria

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