"Kazan – the third capital of Russia"
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, the city with a thousand-year history that lies on the shores of the Volga River and has a population of over a million people. It is one of the major economic, political, scientific, educational, sport and cultural centers of Russia, which fairly bears the name of the Third Capital of Russia.
With that being said, the Kazan marathon is the place to be!!
In May there will be the Kazan Marathon. This year, it will be dedicated to the prevention of AIDS / HIV – infection. Apart from the marathon distance of 42.2 km, there will be also a possibility to run a half-marathon distance (21.1 km), 10 km and a fun-run of 3 km.
Water stations distributing water every 5 km and 4 sponge stations along the route. Changing rooms, toilets, medical.
Start slot include: number, t-shirt, bag-pack, souvenirs and more. Very beautiful finisher medal.
06:00 hours cut off time.
Kazan Arena
Central Stadium, Ulitsa Tashayak, 2А, Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan, Russia, 420111
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White-stone Kazan Kremlin is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and is the main attraction for more than a million tourists that visit Kazan annually.
There is the largest IT Park in Russia, as well as one of Europe’s largest technology park “Idea” in Kazan. In addition, Kazan is the only city in Russia, having both Federal University and two national research universities.
Kazan is one of the largest cultural centers of Russia that preserves the classical achievements as well as contributes to the development of modern, leading trends in many areas of culture. The capital of Tatarstan is traditionally called “multicultural”, meaning mutually enriching and peacefully coexistence of Russian and Tatar cultures. With the support of UNESCO in Kazan, the world’s first Institute for the Culture of Peace was established.
In Kazan cultural international events take place annually: annual international festivals of opera “Chaliapin”, festivals of ballet “Nureyev”, festivals of classical music “Rachmaninov”, opera open air “Kazan Autumn”, festivals of modern music “Concordia”, of folk- and rock music “The Creation of the World”, literary festival “Aksyonov Fest”, festival of Muslim cinema ” Golden Minbar “(from 2010 – Kazan international festival of Muslim cinema), festival of role-playing games ” Zilantkon “, numerous festivals and competitions of the federal and republican levels. In 2014, Kazan hosted the competition Tyurkvidenie.
Very very beautiful Route. 2 laps x 21.1 km.
Historical and city center. 2 bridges.
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