Another edition of the Skate Marathon has come to an end. The roller-skating races were held over the following distances:

  • 42.195 km (marathon)
  • 16.0 km
  • 2.0 km – for children and young people up to 14 years of age.
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Here are the names of the winners:

  • men’s category – 42 km
    1. Bartosz Chojnacki (Warsaw) – 1:08:01.27
    2. Wojciech Baran (Lubin) – 1:08:01.34
    3. Jan Szymański (Poznań) – 1:11:01.52
  • women’s category – 42 km
    1. Aleksandra Szymkiewicz (Szczytna) – 1:18:20
    2. Elżbieta Seelieb (Gdańsk) – 1:18:21
    3. Laura Hundorf (Leipzig) – 1:19:59
  • men’s category – 16 km
    1. Szymon Sikora (Tomaszów Lubelski) – 0:29:28
    2. Gaweł Oficjalski (Konstancin-Jeziorna) – 0:29:28
    3. Mateusz Kania (Konstancin-Jeziorna) – 0:30:07
  • women’s category – 16 km
    1. Malwina Fituch (Duszki-Zdrój) – 0:30:07
    2. Monika Mazurkiewicz (Tomaszów Lubelski) – 0:30:07
    3. Maja Szocińska (Bolesławiec) – 0:30:59.

Detailed competition results are available on the website of GOSiR Osiecznica, the event organiser.

After the official presentation of the Marathon winners and the presentation of prizes, local folk groups performed on stage: Kapela Herbutów, Nad Kwisą, Nasza Biesiada, Trio and debut performers – the band of the Osiecznica-Kliczków Circle of Rural Housewives.

There were also performances by children. A group from the dance school of Mr and Mrs Skowroński performed on stage, as did the dancer Malena Droszczak (solo and in a duet with Adrian Andrzejczak). In addition, the Association of Former Soldiers of the 62nd Special Company “Commando” organised ASG long- and short-barrelled shooting, paintball and a demining course for those interested.

The organisers of the 6th Lower Silesian Forests Skate Marathon would like to sincerely thank the partners who helped secure the competition route:

  • the 10th Armoured Cavalry Brigade named after General Stanisław Maczek in Świętoszów
  • the Military Police unit in Żagań, together with the Military Police post in Bolesławiec
  • the Traffic Division in Bolesławiec
  • the Volunteer Fire Service of Osiecznica Municipality
  • the Youth Fire Brigade of Osiecznica (under the care of Damian Tomiak) and the YFB units from Ławszowa and Parowa
  • the Independent Public Healthcare Facility in Osiecznica.

(information: GOSiR Osiecznica/ii)