On 29 September 2013 the 35th PZU Warsaw Marathon was held. 8506 runners completed the main race and therefore another attendance record was broken by the Polish marathon.
As many as 30 members of the ASA Team Running for Health participated in the marathon and additionally competed in team classification. Four teams were formed, depending on the participants' place of training. The best team was the ‘Gdynia+Kraków’ Club which was classified on the 8th position. The Warsaw team was on the 27th position, the Poznań team - on the 45th position, and the Wrocław team - on the 48th position. Altogether 65 teams were classified.
Radosław Kłeczek, who was the 9th to reach the finishing line, was the indisputable leader in our Team. His time was 02:20:50. He was the second Pole to reach the finishing line. The winner of the 35th Warsaw Marathon was the representative of Poland - Yared Shegumo.
The Warsaw Marathon is not only a race. On 27-29 September an accompanying event was the Sport & Fitness Fair, during which ASA set up its Artresan Active booth. We promoted our preparations for active people who are at risk of joint strains and contusions. Moreover, on the occasion of the World Heart Day on 29 September we encouraged runners and all the persons accompanying them to take special care of their hearts. In order to make them remember of their hearts - so often overloaded during intense training sessions and frequent participations in races - every day and not just on special occasions, we recommended prevention and handed out information materials as well as red Novocardia balloons. The Expo booth enjoyed great popularity among the visitors. The members of the ASA Team Running for Health also visited us to have a photograph taken and to share their observations concerning the race.
We congratulate all the runners and we believe that next year we shall meet again at the 36th Warsaw Marathon!