Registration has started! Run the 21st Cracovia Marathon and create history with us
Adult participants who want to challenge the unique marathon route "through history" on April 21, 2024, can apply online to participate in the 21st Cracovia Marathon. Registration started on November 8, 2023. The Run starts at 9:00 a.m. from the Main Square in Krakow. The Organizer sets the following limit: 7,000 competitors and have decided to keep the entry fee at the level of last year's 20th Cracovia Marathon. Another piece of good news is that, listening to the voices of runners, awards in age categories have been reinstated.
#ThroughHistory
Held since 2002, the Cracovia Marathon is the most important running event in Kraków and the largest spring run over the legendary distance in Poland. It is exactly 42.195 km and attracts runners from all over the world to the foot of the Wawel Castle.
The event is held under the theme “running through history”. Since 2014, the start and finish line of the marathon have been located on the Main Square, one of the greatest highlights of Kraków. This is a great opportunity to visit the most popular Polish city from a different perspective. Participants run past Kraków's greatest monuments, such as the Cloth Hall (Sukiennice), the Wawel Royal Castle, and Skałka Church. They also pass modern landmarks such as the TAURON Arena Kraków, the ICE Kraków Congress Center and the Father Bernatek Footbridge. In 2005, the runners appeared in Nowa Huta for the first time, and they returned there in 2018, after a five-year gap. It runs along the picturesque Vistula Boulevards and Błonia Krakowskie, and at the same time gives you the opportunity to get to know the modern architecture of the capital of Małopolska. So it combines what impresses and attracts the most in modern Krakow. It allows you to pass on the route objects from the Renaissance, Modernism and modern times at the same time, and to experience culture, history and nature.
Cracovia Marathon in numbers
Organized since 2002, the Cracovia Marathon is one of the most popular runs at the royal distance in Poland. The event is the most international one among Polish marathons, with the highest turnout of foreign participants in the country. So far, competitors from 70 countries have competed in the Cracovia Marathon
. All 20 editions have been completed by 61 392 runners. During the 18th Cracovia Marathon, route records were set for both men and women. Currently, these are: 2:09:18 (Cyprian Kotut from Kenya) and 2:28:03 (Victoriya Khapilina from Ukraine).
Registration for the 21st Cracovia Marathon
Online registration for the 21st Cracovia Marathon is available HERE. Before registering, please read the REGULATIONS of the run. Online applications will be accepted until April 10, 2024 or until the limit of participants is reached. If there are any vacancies, registration will still be conducted at the Competition Office - on April 19-20, 2024.
A properly completed application form and payment of the entry fee are considered valid applications. If the payment is not made immediately after registration, the application is considered invalid.
Team registration
There is a possibility of team registration. The minimum number of competitors that may be registered through the team registration is 5. Details on the rules of team sign-ups can be found HERE.
Conditions of participation
The Organizer sets the following limit: 7,000 competitors.. The organizer reserves the right to change the above-mentioned limit. The Run is open to participants who will be over 18 years old on April 21, 2024 at the latest The entry fee amount:
PLN 120 – until 31.01.2024
PLN 160 – from 01.02.2024 to 10.04.2024 or until the limit of competitors is reached
PLN 200 – 19-20.04.2024 at the Race Office, in case the limit of competitors is not reached,
The payment of the starting fee is possible only via the PayU payment system until April 10, 2024, immediately after registering for participation or in case the limit of competitors is not reached - - at the Competition Office, according to the above-mentioned rates.
Lack of payment at the time of registration will result in the competitor not appearing on the start list.
The PayU system allows payment of the entry fee in EURO by converting the entry fee according to the EURO exchange rate on the day of payment. Payment in Euros is not available at the Race Office,T-Shirt
Starting packages do not include a T-shirt. During registration, runners only declare that they want to buy a t-shirt and size. T-shirts will be sold at the Expo Competition Office during the Event by the Asics – Technical Partner of the 21st Cracovia Marathon.
Attention! Please read the following documents:
Rules of the 21st Cracovia Marathon