Looking for something interesting that could be run in Ukraine, he accidentally came across an interesting series of races called: Grand Prix “Kyiv Rus”, which took place mainly on the territory of the city of Vyshgorod and partly in Kyiv. Participants of the Grand Prix “Kyiv Rus” competed in the following categories: club, individual (absolute, masters (40-49), grandmasters (50-59), veterans (60+))
The first start of the run series of the Grand Prix “Kyiv Rus” took place in 2012 and came at a time when running was born as a mass movement in Ukraine. At the time of the creation of the Grand Prix “Kyiv Rus” it included the following races:
- night marathon "Kyiv Rus"
Title: Night marathon "Kyiv Rus"
City: Vyshgorod
Distances: 42 km, 21 km.
Month: June
Coverage: Highway
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The route of the night marathon "Kyiv Rus" passed along the embankment of the Kyiv reservoir and consisted of 10 circles, 4.2 kilometers each.
The "Kyiv Rus" night marathon started its history in 2005 and had only one distance - 42 kilometers. The first edition of the marathon was attended by 70 participants. In the fifth edition of the Kyiv marathon night marathon, which took place in 2008, the organizers added a half marathon and a relay to the main distance.
Since 2012, the night marathon "Kyiv Rus" has been included in the series of races of the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus".
The history of the night marathon "Kyiv Rus" consists of 12 editions, the last of which took place in 2016.
On the basis of the legendary night marathon "Kyiv Rus", a new rather interesting running event, the "Night Marathon-Fest" marathon, was created. From its predecessor, "Night Marathon-Fest" received a good smooth track, distances (42 kilometers, 21 kilometers), good organization, location and concept of running.
- trail "Chortoriy"
Title: Trail "Chortory"
City: Kyiv
Distances: 12 km, 6 km.
Month: September
Coverage: Trail
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The trail "Chortoriy" route consisted of one or two circles (6 km and 13 km) across the average terrain.
The first edition of the trail "Chortoriy" took place in 2012, gathering at the main distance (13 km) - 57 participants and satellite (6 km) - 32 participants.
The history of the trail "Chortoriy" consists of 4 editions. During the fourth edition of the trail "Chortoriy", the first Ukrainian Trail Championship was held.
The last launch of the trail took place in 2015.
New Year's Half Marathon "Yole"
Title: Yole New Year Half Marathon
City: Vyshgorod
Distance: 21 km.
Month: December
Coverage: Highway
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The route of the New Year's Half Marathon "Yole" ran along the route of the "Kyiv Rus" Night Marathon and consisted of 5 laps of 4.2 kilometers each.
The New Year's Half Marathon "Yole" was first started in 2012 and has become the final stage in the run-up series of the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus". During the New Year's Half Marathon "Yole" was awarded the winners of the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus".
In 2013, the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus" was supplemented by another race:
trail "Wolf's Throat"
Title: trail "Wolf's Throat"
City: Zazym'ya
Distances: 10 km, 5 km.
Month: May
Coverage: Trail
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The trail "Wolf's Throat" route consisted of one or two circles (5 and 10 kilometers) passing through the intersection around the trail "Wolf's Throat" stream and lake Homa.
The first start of the trail "Wolf's Throat" took place in 2013 and at that time the start at the main distance (10 km) gathered 79 participants, at the additional distance (5 km) 31 participants started.
The third edition of the trail "Wolf's Throat", which took place in 2015, was the last for him. In 2019, an attempt was made to restore it, but the start of the trail was canceled.
In 2014, the organizers added 2 more races to the Grand Prix series "Kyiv Rus":
ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds"
Title: ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds"
City: Vyshgorod
Distances: 100 km, 50 km, 30 km, 10 km.
Month: May
Coverage: Highway
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The route of the ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds" was passing along the embankment of the Kyiv reservoir and was a circular length of one circle 5 kilometers.
The ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds" began its short history in 2014 and became one of the first official highway marathons in Ukraine.
In 2016, during the ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds", the Ukrainian Championship of the marathon was held.
The last launch of the ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds" took place in 2016.
survival race "Armageddon"
Title: survival race "Armageddon"
City: Kyiv
Distances: -
Month: September
Coverage: Trail
Organizers: Marathon club “Kyiv 42195”
The survival race "Armageddon" first started in 2014 and had a rather interesting concept: the length of the route was 1.5 kilometers. Each participant remained in the distance until he was overtaken by the race leader. After the participant catches up with the leader, the participant must reach the end of the circle where his time was recorded. The race continued until there were five athletes in one lap or the leader overcame 10 laps.
The history of the race consists of three editions, the last time the survival race "Armageddon" began in 2016.
The run-up series of the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus" existed until 2015 when the last fifth edition of it took place. The last edition of the Grand Prix included 6 starts:
- trail "Wolf's Throat"
- night marathon "Kyiv Rus"
- ultramarathon "Duke Hundreds"
- trail "Chortoriy"
- survival race "Armageddon"
- New Year's Half Marathon "Yole"
Of the races that were part of the Grand Prix "Kyiv Rus" to date, in its unaltered form, only the New Year half marathon "Yole" is held. The "Night Marathon-Fest" marathon is Now Running on the Night of the Marathon "Kyiv Rus"
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