Everything ready for the Maddalene Sky Marathon

For weeks, preparations for the Maddalene Sky Marathon, one of the most beautiful mountain marathons in the Trentino-South Tyrol region, and for the Maddalene Mountain Race, which was introduced this year, were in full swing. Now the rough planning has been completed, OC boss Sandro Martinelli, his deputy Hubert Ungerer and the many volunteers are moving on to the fine-tuning.

“Everything is ready for us. We are looking forward to the seventh edition of the Maddalene Sky Marathon, but at least also to the premiere of the Maddalene Mountain Race. Here too, the participants run on a beautiful and not too demanding course. The previous starters who took part in the Maddalene Sky Marathon were always very impressed with the route and the panorama. We are convinced that the feedback from all participants in the Maddalene Mountain Race will also be very good. It seems that the weather is also playing along - according to forecasts, participants will run under a cloudless sky on Sunday and the temperatures will be pleasantly warm. That’s certainly not a disadvantage either,” explain Martinelli and Ungerer a few days before the starting signal on Sunday, August 30th.

250 participants registered

Speaking of participants: Around 250 mountain runners, mainly from the Trentino-South Tyrol region, have so far registered for the Maddalene Sky Marathon. Some spontaneous people will probably join at the very last minute. The majority, 150 mountain runners, will be running on the 44,5 kilometer long route with an altitude of 2905 meters. The starting signal is given at 7 a.m. in Our Lady of the Woods (1351 meters) and takes the athletes along hiking trail number 133 to the Binagia Alm, then on to Monte Pin, down to the Stablei Alm and finally to the finish in Rumo (1000 meters ).

The top favorites at the Maddalene Sky Marathon this year include Gil Pintarelli, Andreas Reiterer, Mikhail Mamleev and Stefano Fantuz. In the women's category, Lorenza Bortoluzzi, Maria Chiara Parigi, Edeltraud Thaler, Cecilia Polci and Wiktoria Piejak are among the contenders for victory. This year the Maddalene Sky Marathon will be counted as the Italian Championship in the Sky Marathon in the master category (born 1975 and older), as well as the regional championship in the Sky Marathon.

Around 100 athletes have now registered for the Maddalene Mountain Race. Here, too, after the start in Our Lady in the Forest, we follow hiking trail number 133 to the Kessel Alm. The route then leads along the Proveis adventure trail to the Fresna Joch and from there to the destination in Rumo. “We hope to be able to welcome all participants at the finish and congratulate them on their fantastic sporting achievements. Above all, we want an accident-free competition,” say Martinelli and Ungerer in conclusion.

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Everything ready for the Maddalene Sky Marathon

The wait is finally over. The day after tomorrow, Sunday, August 30th, the starting signal for the Maddalene Sky Marathon (7 kilometers/44,5 meters in altitude) will be given at 2905 a.m. Two hours later, the remaining participants tackle the slightly shorter Maddalene Mountain Race (25 km/1500 m).

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