Beer to flow during Volkswagen Prague International Marathon
Posted February 13th, 2007 at 1:00 PM by Ken Nakamura
Section: News & Results, Marathons
The Volkswagen Prague International Marathon, scheduled for Sunday, May 13, will roll out a new innovation which surely no other marathon can claim: they will offer beer as an on-course refreshment for the runners.
Non-alcoholic beer, that is.
Race partner Staropramen will offer their non-alcoholic brew to runners at designated points along the course, race organizers announced last week. Asked how many runners he thought would opt for the beer, race director Carlo Capalbo responded: “I don’t have a clue. But it’s a fun idea, isn’t it?”
In addition, Staropramen will provide regular beer to runners at the marathon’s pre-race pasta party, as well as at the finish line. “Sampling Staropramen at the city’s many pubs prior to the race is strongly encouraged,” Capalbo added.
The race also announced a revised course which will be entirely within the city center which they hope will bolster crowds.
Last year’s race, which was won by Mbarak Hassan Shami of Qatar (2:11:11) and Alina Ivanova of Russia (2:29:20) had 3430 official finishers.
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Czech Beer..? Interesting idea, huh… ;)
March 27th, 2007 at 2:54 am