All the numbers and athletes of Hoka Verona Marathon, Zero Wind Cangrande Half Marathon and Avesani Last 10k
VERONA – The expectation is growing for the manifestation of Sunday 21 November when, after two years, Gaac 2007 Verona Marathon Asd will bring over 6 thousand athletes back to the streets of the city, taking part in the Hoka Verona Marathon, Zero Wind Cangrande Half Marathon and Avesani Last 10k.
THE NUMBERS – Registration closed earlier than expected thanks to the enthusiasm of over 6 thousand athletes who have chosen to run on the streets of the city of Verona. Represents well 32 nations with exponents from every continent. Place of honor for the German neighbors who registered 86 appearances, immediately followed by Austria and Switzerland. Over 4 thousand Italians, with attendances from almost all of the boot. To be the host, as is irrelevant, the province of Verona with more than 1000 athletes, followed by the provinces of Vicenza and Milan, in turn closely followed by Bergamo, Padua and Mantua.
The female presence is very strong, confirmed the usual trend: the women love Verona they love to run in Verona. In general, the ‘pink quota’ represents about 30% of the total, there is 46% of appearances in the Avesani Last 10k, practically one in two, then 24% in the Zero Wind Cangrande Half Marathon and 15% in the longer Hoka Verona Marathon.
The oldest and the oldest in the race are respectively 85 and 78 years old, while the youngest at the start are millennials 11 and 10 years old, engaged in the non-competitive Avesani Last 10k event.
THE TOP RUNNER MARATHON – The Italian in the race Mohamed Hajjyu (Atl. Castenaso Celtic Druid) capable of 2h14’08 in Reggio Emilia 2005. To give him a hard time the Austrian Harald Kaiser to defend the 2h22’00 pb “, the Swiss Lucien Epiley with 2h27’00 “and the blue ultramarathon runner Silvano Beatrici (GS Fraveggio) with a 2h27’53” recorded in 2020. Hunting for the title of Fidal Veneto Regional Champion Absolute, Promises and Masters categories Danny Marchesan (Vicenza Runners) with 2h22’14 “, Edgardo confesses (Salcus) with the recent 2h32’55 ”obtained in Venice a month ago, closely followed by Massimo Giacopuzzi (US Dolomitica ASD) e Francesco Rossi (Vicenza Marathon) strong of 2h34’30 “and 2h36’00”, respectively. The ultramarathon runner, Italian champion 100 km on the road, returns to the streets of Verona Marco Menegardi (Atletica Paratico) who in 2019 had crossed the finish line in 2h41’12 “but who, with the recent victory in the first edition of the Bologna Marathon, lowered his record to 2h34’30”.
Women’s race that sees at the top of the list Silvia Luna (Grottini Team Recanati ASD) which in Verona, in 2015, recorded its best of 2h50’47 ”. You follow the Veronese Anna Zilio (KM Sport) with 2h55’01 “recent finish at the Venicemarathon, Serena Micarelli (Atletica Winner Foligno) with 3h06’54 ”and the teammate Maria Luisa Meniconi with 3h08’59 “.
THE TOP RUNNER HALF MARATHON – Blue is at the top of the list Nadir Cavagna (Atl. Valle Brembana) which boasts a pb of 1h04’35 “as he returns to the streets of Verona, hunting for staff, Khalid Jbari (Atl. Club 96 Alperia) with his pb of 1h07’05 ”. They will not stand by and watch Giacomo Esposito (Atl. San Biagio) who will defend his 1h07’08 e Simone Corsini (Atl MSD PanariaGroup ASD) with 1h10’17 “.
At the women’s level we find candidates for victory Sonia Maria Conceicao Lopes (Boscaini Runners) pb 1h16’58 “, Elisabetta Manenti (Atl. Pianura Bergamesca) with 1h18’27 ”followed by Antonia Giancaspero (Atl. Lonato) with 1h21’25 “.
Saturday 20 November from 11.00 to 17.00 will be present at the Expo Village at AGSM Forum – Piazzale Azzurri d’Italia, the two blue Olympic athletes Dalia Kaddari and Dariya Derkach, ambassador of the project “The science of breath”Launched by BMW and which finds in running and cycling the worlds through which to communicate the concept of perfect balance between performance, personal well-being and environmental attention, but also the values underlying the BMW brand. The athletes will talk about the project and the competition “Road to Lapland“Related to it.