Over 17K Runners Join 'My Capital' Festival in Moscow
Participants in the 10-kilometer and 21.1-kilometer races will run along the 'Golden Ring of Russia' route in Moscow.
Consensus
- The 'My Capital' running festival is scheduled for October 3–4 in Moscow.
- The event will be held on the Vorob'yovy Hills and at Universitetskaya Square.
- More than 17,000 runners and over 20,000 spectators are expected to participate.
- The festival is organized by the 'Running Along the Golden Ring' project with support from the Moscow Department of Sports and the Russian Ministry of Sports.
- Events include 5 km, 1 km, 10 km, and half-marathon (21.1 km) races.
- The 5 km route runs along Kosygin Street on the upper part of the Vorob'yovy Hills.
- The 10 km and half-marathon routes follow the 'Golden Ring of Russia' theme with themed support points representing various Russian cities.
- Participants can choose one race or participate in multiple events across both days.
- The start-finish area is located at Universitetskaya Square.
Points of divergence
- The 5 km race route passes through the upper part of Vorob'yovy Hills and offers panoramic views of the Moscow River, 'Luzhniki', and the city center. — vm
- The 5 km race includes a professional athletes' race with a handicap format where women start 1 minute 17 seconds before men. — riamo
- The 10 km route turns onto Vernadskogo Avenue after Kosygin Street. — riamo
- The half-marathon route includes Vorob'yovy Avenue, Berежkovskaya Embankment, Borodinsky Bridge, Rostovskaya, Savvinskaya, Novodevichya, and Lyuzhniki Embankments, and the Luzhniki Bridge. — riamo
- The 5 km route is described as one of the most picturesque streets in Moscow. — vm
- Themed support points feature symbols from Tutaev, Myshkin, Kostroma, Uglich, Sergiev Posad, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, and Rostov Veliky. — vm
- The festival will feature a professional 5 km race with athletes such as Maria Ermakova, Lilia Mendaeva, and Vladimir Nikitin. — riamo
- Fedor Ivanov, four-time Russian champion and national record holder in 400m hurdles, will lead the warm-up and open the festival. — riamo
- The 10 km and 21.1 km routes follow the 'Golden Ring of Russia' route in Moscow. — vm
- The festival marks the end of the 'big running season' in Moscow. — riamo
Coverage (2 sources)
- More than 17 thousand running enthusiasts will participate in the festival "My Capital" — Вечерняя Москва
- Festival 'My Capital' on October 3-4 will conclude the season of the big run in Moscow — РИАМО