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  Prague International Marathon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prague International Marathon or PIM, is a race in Prague Czech Republic, held every year in May. In only one decade (since 1995) the marathon became one of the most significant races in the world.
According to media it is the world's most international marathon, with two-thirds of runners coming from 55 different countries.
PIM's marathon course is also the seventh fastest and one of the most beautiful in the world.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prague_International_Marathon   (112 words)

  
 Prague - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Under Charles Prague was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, and its rank was elevated to that of archbishopric.
Prague was henceforth the capital of a Communist Republic under the military and political control of the Soviet Union, and in 1955 it entered the Warsaw Pact.
Prague is served by Ruzyně International Airport, which is the hub of the flag carrier, Czech Airlines.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prague   (3142 words)

  
 Prague : Jogging   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Prague's sometimes thick smog makes jogging more like smoking, but on clear days -- and there are many in summer -- the air is bearable.
The Prague International Marathon--"The narrow streets in the first two miles enforce a leisurely early pace, and the violinists on the Charles Bridge are the first live musicians along the way.
Marathoners can register for the race in person at the PIM EXPO, the pavillion in Wenceslas Square (Záhoranského 3, Praha 2), from May 10 to May 22 between 10am and 9pm.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=63&catID=0063020349   (662 words)

  
 Prague International Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
» Prague Marathon - Dublin - Prague - Dublin from 310 EUR
» Prague Marathon - Milan - Prague - Milan from 389 EUR
» Prague Marathon - Toronto/Montreal - Prague - Toronto/Montreal from 910 EUR
www.airtours.cz /en/incoming/i_special/i_pim.htm   (351 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred spires", "the golden city", "the Left Bank of the Nineties", the "mother of cities", and "the heart of Europe".
Prague was thenceforth the capital of a Communist Republic under the military and political control of Soviet Union, and in 1955 it entered the Warsaw Pact.
International Airport, which is the hub of the flag carrier, CSA Czech Airlines.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/prague   (3022 words)

  
 Volkswagen Prague International Marathon - Race Details
If the Prague Marathon is to compete with the other marathons in the area, which are also run at the same time of the year (i.e.
Prague will definitely be on my revisit list.
This was my second marathon, first was London which was always going to be hard to beat for atmosphere and organization and as expected Prague didn't come close.
www.marathonguide.com /races/racedetails.cfm?MIDD=924040523   (1615 words)

  
 .:: Mattoni magazine - Prague International Marathon ::.
It is primarily a top sports event, which is known among the marathon public as one of the most admirable and fastest tracks.
The JMC is a relay race in which students from all over the Czech Republic run a portion of the full marathon, as part of a ten-member team representing their school.
The highlights of the weekend were the Prague International Marathon, the final race of the Mattoni Junior Marathon and the subsequent Big Marathon Party.
magazin.mattoni.cz /english/pim.php   (692 words)

  
 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
The Marathon Expo and Staropramen Marathon Music Festival drew hundreds of people who weren’t even running to the one of the most beautiful places of the city.
After the competition at the press conference all top athletes told reporters that the racing conditions were good despite being rainy and windy and that they were thoroughly pleased with the new course and event’s organization as a whole.
They‘ll be looking forward to the next event in the Prague International Marathon Running Circuit 2004… the Prague Grand Prix to be held on 19 September.
www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=25367,printer.html   (410 words)

  
 Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Prague
The Prague International Marathon (PIM), Prague's premier annual civic-pride event, has grown by leaps and bounds since it was first run in 1995.
The registration fee for the full marathon is 65€ or about $58; for family fun runs, the cost is about 15€ or $13.
All marathon runners must get their timing chip (shorter distances are not officially timed) at the race pavillion.
dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,BF00385242573306629864|1823|||0063010020|F,00.html   (1254 words)

  
 The Global Telegraph   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
With a total of 10,551 participants in 2002 (3792 finishers in the marathon and 4835 finishers in the half), the "Adidas Vancouver International Marathon" is one of the most important event of British Columbia.
The President of "Prague International Marathon", Carlo Capalbo, presented the Czech Initiative for Asthma with a cheque for 50,000 Kc, from the proceeds of the marathon.
The "Saberkas International Run" 2002, will be held in the bustling town of Sibu, the "Gateway City" to the central region of the state of Sarawak in Malaysia, and has been postponed to July 21, 2002.
www.runtheplanet.com /pages/newsletter/glob0702.php   (1153 words)

  
 Radio Prague - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
A Kenyan and an Ethiopian runner won the Prague International Marathon in the men's and women's categories on Sunday.
The Prague International Marathon was won on Sunday by Kenyan runner Barnabas Koech; among the women Ethiopian runner Leila Amman came in 1st.
The weather for Prague and central Bohemia on Monday is expected to improve somewhat - it is expected to be mostly sunny with daytime temperatures reaching a high of 14 degrees Celsius.
www.radio.cz /en/news/54199   (944 words)

  
 Prague Marathon - Travel and Entry Info
Come celebrate the 10th running of the Prague International Marathon on May 23, 2004.
Marathon Tours is the exclusive travel agency in North America for entry and travel to this popular event.
Prague is one of Europe's most remarkable and beautiful cities.
www.marathontour.com /prague/index.shtml   (228 words)

  
 The Running Network -- National News -- Article
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC -- For the ninth time since its inception in 1995, the Prague International Marathon will be contested this weekend in the golden-spired capital of the Czech Republic.
Although there are a number of elite runners attending this year's Prague International Marathon, the premiere male runner to look out for is the Italian Giacomo Leone.
He is currently ranked as the 53rd best all-time marathon runner and is expected to give the traditionally victorious Kenyans a true run for their money.
www.runningnetwork.com /news/prague03preview.html   (340 words)

  
 Travel Video Television News
Another Prague International Marathon, which apart from the popular main race in May also includes other races and cultural events, is fast approaching.
Over the marathon weekend, the popular 8km City Run will take also place, aimed especially at amateurs, occasional runners and fans of a healthy lifestyle who want to run in the centre of Prague, where there are no cars, but outside the main race environment.
The Prague International Marathon should not, however, be seen as just a race that begins when the starting pistol fires and ends when the first three athletes cross the line.
travelvideo.tv /news/more.php?id=8436_0_1_0_M   (802 words)

  
 Marathons around the world - Features - Travel - Virgin.net
The Prague International Marathon takes in the city's ornate old centre as well as taking runners along the river bank and over the famous Charles Bridge.
For a marathon experience without the crowds, catch a plane from Chile to Easter Island, where a small but perfectly-formed course takes just 150 athletes past the famous "Moai" stone statues which outnumber the runners by more than five to one.
Dublin's marathon is in its 26th year and will host 10,000 runners.
www.virgin.net /travel/features/marathonsaroundtheworld.html   (388 words)

  
 TDN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
And the popularity of the Prague International Marathon (PIM) which is scheduled this year for May 22nd 2005, has been growing steadily.
The runners no longer spend the majority of the race on roads outside of Prague, but the larger part of the race is now in the city centre, with the start of the race on Old Town Square.
The programme also includes a number of non-competitive races which are not designed for the marathon articipants themselves but rather for families with children and generally people who only run for fun and relaxation after their hard working days have finished.
www.traveldailynews.com /news_print.asp?newID=21658   (563 words)

  
 Boston.com / 1999 Boston Marathon
Actually, after winning his first two marathons, in Amsterdam in 1996 (2:10:58) and Turin in '97 (2:08:23), Chebet has been runnerup in his last three (he was also second to Kagwe in the 1997 New York race).
He won his first significant marathon in Reims in 1994 in 2:11:06, and he was seventh at Rotterdam and ninth at Berlin the following year and runnerup in the 1997 Dong-A Marathon in Gyongiu, South Korea, in 2:12:41.
He won a half marathon Feb. 7 in Austin, Texas, in a course-record 1:01:16 and seems to be in form.
www.boston.com /marathon/stories/men041999.htm   (1691 words)

  
 January to June 2003 Marathon section - Time-to-Run - Your marathon information
PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Barnabas Koech of Kenya won the Prague International Marathon on his debut, with 2:12:15.
The second Zurich marathon which drew 7476 registrations and 6038 running participants was the largest marathon event in Switzerland, and thanks to Viktor Röthlin's sensational Swiss record it produced the fastest marathon running time recorded in Switzerland.
Röthlin, who came in 14th at the Marathon world championships in Paris, ran the Zurich marathon in 2:09.56 and broke the Swiss marathon record (previously 2:10.54) by almost a minute.
www.time-to-run.com /marathon/2004/jan-jun.htm   (1001 words)

  
 Lanzarote Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This athlete with international fame was born in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, the 22nd of August of 1971, but he lives in Czech Republic since he was 24.
Mulugeta is not a professional runner, he can train for the marathons only in his free time: running is his way of relaxation.
Mulugeta really likes the Lanzarote Marathon because it is very well organized; he would call it a city marathon because of the many spectators.
www.lanzarotemarathon.com /News04-1.htm   (422 words)

  
 The Prague Post Online
Carlo Capalbo faced more than skepticism with he first hatched the idea of a Prague Marathon in 1994 but time has proven he was clearly onto a winning notion.
And the marathon's always energetic president, Carlo Capalbo, seems to be everywhere, as usual, barking various instructions in his tenor tremolo to staff while moving from one office to another.
In order to be loved, Capalbo has developed the PIM into not just series of races throughout the year, but what is now a massive street party or, as he calls it, "a festival of sport, fun, music.
www.praguepost.com /P03/2006/Art/0511/tempo3.php   (982 words)

  
 Welcome to Travelling Fit - Prague International Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Combining sport with culture the Marathon Music Festival has become an integral part of Prague running circuit.The narrow streets in the first 2 miles enforce a leisurely early pace, with the violinist on the Charles Bridges the first musicians along the way.
Each competitor in the marathon receives a start bag containing the official T-shirt, the marathon magazine, bib number and timing chip.
The average May temperature in Prague is 15°C (60°F).
www.travellingfit.com /prague.htm   (478 words)

  
 The Running Network -- Features -- Article
Do the same with Prague and distance runners and the answer could easily be: Emil Zatopek and Prague International Marathon.
Prague is a cosmopolitan city; a genuine mix of cultures, old and new, east and west.
PIM president, Carlo Capalbo and race director, Gelindo Bordin (1988 Seoul Olympic marathon gold medalist) provide the experience and savvy business skills needed to put this event on the international map and draw world class runners.
www.runningnetwork.com /features/prague2001.html   (964 words)

  
 IOL: Road Running
Marathon world champion Paula Radcliffe is pregnant, but plans to return quickly and continue her career after the birth of her first child.
The Comrades Marathon is unlikely to be staged on Youth Day in the future: organisers are to meet with key stakeholders to find a suitable alternative date for race after complaints from the ANC Youth League.
The Comrades Marathon Association is expecting a surge of last-minute entries before the cut-off time for this year's race from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.
www.int.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=6&click_id=197   (1437 words)

  
 California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article
Also joining the field is Russian Lidiya Grigoryeva, primarily a 10,000 meter runner whose first major marathon breakthrough came when she won the 2005 Paris International Marathon in 2:27:01, and Mexican Madai Perez, winner of the 2004 Celestial Seasonings Boulder Bolder 10K.
Therefore, Los Angeles this year is going to be the last marathon in my career." Pozdnyakova currently holds the world record for the marathon distance for the 45-49 and 50-54 age groups at 2:29:00 and 2:31:05, respectively.
The Los Angeles Marathon is the largest marathon held in California, the fourth largest in the country and the seventh largest in the world.
www.caltrack.com /news/lamarathon06internationalfield.html   (815 words)

  
 Andy Galloway Marathon Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Prague International Half-marathon (24th March 2007) and Prague International Marathon (20th May 2007)
Prague is an interesting city with a great history and these are two wonderful races, well worthwhile attending..
With the Half-marathon there is also a Marathon Music Festival and with the Marathon there is also a Junior Marathon Championships, an 8km City Run, a 4km Family Run and 4km Corporate Run and a 4km Inline Skating Race PLUS a Marathon Music Festival.
www.marathontours.co.nz /prague.shtml   (109 words)

  
 Eurotel - About Us / Press center
EuroTel also supports other sports and athletic events, such as the Prague International Marathon, the decathlon, and world-wide and Czech skateboarding championships.
EuroTel has been sponsoring the Prague International Marathon for three years, and it is the general partner of the City Run.
Each year, 30,000 runners take part in the Prague International Marathon, which is the seventh largest city marathon in the world.
www.eurotel.cz /jnp/en/companyInfo/pressCenter/en-companyInfo-pressRelease-2000-pr_2000_08_17a.html   (684 words)

  
 The Honolulu Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ivanova led from the 15th to the 25th mile and appeared to be in control.
Alevtina Ivanova (no relation to Albina), who was the Prague International Marathon champion this year, finished third in 2:31:12.
Marathon runner is recalled as a loving and dedicated man
www.honolulumarathon.org /history/2002.html   (526 words)

  
 The Prague Post Online
The organizers of the Prague International Marathon (PIM) faced considerable odds in the run-up to the Hervis Half Marathon in Prague April 1, with the threat of flooding keeping the PIM staff on high alert before the event.
A record 4,000 competitors from 35 countries took part in the race, which is a warm-up to the full marathon May 14.
For the first time in the event's history, the PIM organized a corporate relay half-marathon, giving business people the opportunity to compete for their companies in four-member teams.
www.praguepost.com /P03/2006/TT/0406/tt3.php   (362 words)

  
 Prague City Breaks Special Marathon Music Festival Prague
In what has become a welcomed tradition, the golden spired center of Prague will again play host to the Marathon Weekend from 15th to 18th of May while culminating on Sunday with the Prague International Marathon – an event adorned by the presence of several elite international athletes.
The Staropramen Marathon Music Festival is the biggest, and only, music festival of its magnitude held in Prague’s picturesque center.
The festival sees sport meeting music in the center of Prague and proves that it is possible to unite these two different yet enjoyable phenomena into one unique cultural experience.
www.helpmego.to /prague/offers/prague_marathon_2003.htm   (530 words)

  
 Prague Guide - International Marathon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Since its inception in 1995, Prague International Marathon has been on a fast track to International acclaim.
The event is highly regarded by marathoners world-wide for offering one of the most visually stunning courses.
In addition, PIM has been ranked internationally as the seventh fastest course in the world and was chosen as one of the top ten marathons in a new book by Italian authors Fausto Narducci, Roberto Quarcetani and Massimo Magnani, entitled "Great Marathon Races Throughout History.
www.checkinprague.com /Guide.aspx?GuideArticleId=106   (157 words)

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