"Every marathon is associated with incredible emotions..." - a week with the Cracovia Marathon
There is less and less noise in the office, missing materials are packed in a hurry, in the pocket of each Organizer you can find a zip tie… Silence. The entire marathon life moves to the Henryk Reyman Municipal Stadium where starting packages for runners have been prepared for several days. A few final, key meetings, briefings, one last look at press releases... Let's begin!
This is how this day should start from the Organiser's perspective if the running festival in Krakow began this weekend. For sure, we know that on Sunday we will not meet at the Main Square, we will not hear the countdown and the shot for the start of the 19th Cracovia Marathon. On the eve we will not see the competition of the youngest, families, lovers of night rivalries.
Over the last year, our sports life has changed drastically. The runners had to postpone their preparations and delete the dates of the runs from their calendars, we - the organizers with flushed faces, were waiting for more information that would allow us to roll up our sleeves and start working. For months, we tried to involve runners in physical activity - through the #trainathome campaign, virtual challenges or the PZU Cracovia Marathon with the slogan to-ge(t)-ther(e). Until the end of January 2021, we monitored the situation and analyzed every possible scenario for the running spring in Krakow. We made the toughest decision but the only right one.
This week it got very sentimental in the Cracovia Marathon office. Each conversation ends with a deep sigh and a reference to previous editions. When someone starts a story: "And do you remember when the marathon medals were almost not delivered..." (of course they did, but how much nerves were there! ;)), everyone in the team's eyes shine immediately, and stories are falling like a sleeve. Ah, how we miss it!
Our voices, heads and hearts are no longer filled with sorrow and regret. The last few months have taught us one thing - patience. We wait, we act and we will be ready when the time comes!
In the meantime - we have prepared a few surprises for you! We want to tell you about Cracovia Marathon from a completely different side - the organizational one - where everything is not always perfect, where there is a lot of nerves and stress before the start. In this reality, there are sleepless nights and trembling to ensure that everything is okay.
In a reality in which you can feel team spirit because then the impossible does not exist, and the divisions between "mine - yours" are forgotten... We hope that in the coming days, while walking the training kilometers, you will also mention us!
Be with us and remember that Krakow will always run with you! Wherever you are this Sunday!