October 2000
In the Long Run
Munich marathons
When the legendary Greek messenger who ran from Marathon to Athens to report on the victory over the Persians collapsed on the marketplace in Athens,he surely had no inkling that his feat would be the impetus for Munich’s first Medien Marathon some 2500 years later.
The weekend of October 13-15 will be packed with events, beginning on Friday with a fair, at which, located at the Kulturhalle Zenith, fitness and health products will be presented.
A “kid’s run” is scheduled to take place on Saturday for all the young talents who are too young to participate in Sunday’s marathon.
The headline race will start at 9:00 on Lindberghstrasse and finish at the Zenith on Lilienthalallee. The course will lead runners through various parts of the city, including the English Garden, Schwabing and Marienplatz.
An inline skating competition will be held on the same route starting at 8:45.
Those over 18 years of age are invited to take part. The entry fee is DM 100. For further information,
call (089) 17 09 55 70 or visit
www.medienmarathon.de
