Once again a Kenyan athlete wins the Placentia Half Marathon: Timothy Kibet Kangogo he crossed the finish line with a time of one hour, one minute and 32 seconds. Daniele Meucci he took third place (1:05:06), breaking a taboo that had lasted for eleven years: an Italian hadn’t finished on the podium since 2013. Among women, the first is Italian Federica Sugamiele who crossed the finish line with a time of one hour, 13 minutes and 16 seconds: Italy had not been on the top step of the women’s podium since 2011. Just before her the first Piacenza arrived, Matteo Maiocchi, with a time of 1:13:06. The first is Piacenza Alessandra Carlà, which arrived after one hour, 30 minutes and 59 seconds. After her Francesca Fava with 1:35:31.
THE GENERAL PODIUM
1. Timothy Kibet Kangogo (Kenya) 1:01:32
2. Dennis Kiprop Kororia (Kenya) 1:03:33
3. Daniele Meucci 1:05:06
THE WOMEN’S PODIUM
1. Federica Sugamiele (Italy) 1:13:16
2. Rholex Jelimo Kogo (Kenya) 1:14:22
3. Sarah Zerbini (Italy) 1:22:33
THE FIRST PIACENTINI (MEN)
1. Matteo Maiocchi 1:13:06
2. Claudio Tanzi 1:18:28
THE FIRST PIACENTINA (WOMEN)
1. Alessandra Carlà 1:30:59
2. Francesca Fava 1:35:31
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The second Piacenza arrival is Claudio Tanzi (1:18:28).
Alessandra Carlà is the first from Piacenza. The second Piacenza is Francesca Fava.
The second woman has arrived, Kenyan Rholex Jelimo Kogo.
The first to reach the finish line among the women is the Italian Federica Sugamiele with a time of 1:13:16. An Italian has not been on the top step of the podium since 2011.
Thirteenth place for the Piacenza native Matteo Maiocchi comes in with a time of 1:13:06.
He is third to cross the finish line Daniele Meucci with a time of 1:05:06. He is the first Italian on the podium after eleven years.
Kororia also arrives, second place.
Timothy Kibet Kangogo is the first to cross the finish line with a time of 1:01:32.
In third place is the Italian Meucci. The Italians have not been on the podium since 2013. The first from Piacenza is Matteo Maiocchi, fifteenth.
Among women, first the Italian Federica Sugamiele who beats the Kenyan Rholex Jelimo Kogo.
The Kenyan Timothy Kibet Kangogo leads the group, second to his compatriot Dennis Kororia.
Passage to the tenth kilometer of the head at 28’47”
Colorfully dressed athletes also pass through the square.
The first marathon runners arrive in Piazza Cavalli.
The passage to Piazza Cavalli is expected in a few minutes.
The Kenyans attempt the record. Among the Italian top runners Daniele Meucci and Federica Sugamiele.
The 1,500 marathon runners started from Palazzo Farnese. Among them also the 71 relay teams. The mayor Katia Tarasconi gave the “go ahead”.
Everything is now ready for the 27th Placentia Half Marathonscheduled along the city streets Sunday 5 May. There will be over 1,500 participants at the start of the event: it will run over a distance of 21 km and 97 metres, with the start at 9.30 in the square in front of Palazzo Farnese (each participant will receive a free ticket which will allow access to the Civic Museums at a cost of only 3 euros, valid for a whole year) and arrival in Piazza Cavalli; the organizational center will be entirely concentrated within the Daturi Park, where a welcome village will be created with the associations’ gazebos, street food and children’s play areas. New this year will be the special yellow t-shirts in honor of the Piacenza stage of the Tour de France – which the organizers ask everyone to wear – and the medal to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the Municipal Theatre.
The top runners lined up
THE ATHLETES – Among the top runners will be Daniele Meucci, Italian born in 1994, from the Army Sports Center (who will most likely participate in the Paris Olympics), Dennis Kiprop Kororia, Timothy Kibet Kangogo and Ishmael Chelanga Kalale (Kenya), Mohsin Foguani ( Morocco), Adimasu Angino Asado (Ethiopia), Elia Generali, Antonino Liuzzo, Davide Sughi, Giuseppe Bonavita, Andrea Verardi, Mario Ruggirello, Roberto Bonito (Italy). Among the top runners there will be: Federica Sugamiele, Eva Grisoni, Sara Bottarelli, Romina Casetta, Federica Pedrelli (Italy) and Rholex Jelimo Kogo (Kenya). Among the registered athletes, there will also be some members of the City Council, the councilor Christian Fiazza and several representatives of the police force, including some student agents of the 225 course underway at the Piacenza Police School, policemen, Carabinieri, firefighters of the Fire Department, Guardia di Finanza, soldiers of the 2nd Engineer Regiment Pontieri of Piacenza which also this year contributes to the organization of the event and Municipal Police. The volunteer organization Andrea ei Corsari della Maratona will be present again this year with three boys pushed by a large group of Corsari in special wheelchairs; they will be joined by the Paratetraplegic Association of Piacenza with a group of five young people, completing the first ring up to Piazza Cavalli.
Maria Guida, Italian marathon champion
PATH – The Placentia Half Marathon starts at 9.30 from Piazza Cittadella. A fast route, re-approved by Fidal in 2023, which in the first 5 km stretch will cross some of the main streets of Piacenza, from the Bridgers’ Monument to the Public Passeggio, to arrive at Corso Vittorio Emanuele; after the first passage in Piazza Cavalli and in front of Palazzo Farnese, you will face a stretch of the Trebbia river embankment, then a series of long avenues to return to the Pubblico Passeggio, Corso Vittorio Emanuele and reach the finish line in Piazza Cavalli, where the official awards ceremony from 10.45am.
New this year is the PHM Relay: start, route and finish will be the same as those of the race, the difference is that the 21.097 km will be covered by two people. Organized thanks to the collaboration with Csi Piacenza, the PHM Staffetta aims to bring people closer to the world of road running with a more “affordable” initiative where the first runner will cover approximately 12 km and the second runner will cover approximately 8 km in a non-competitive manner. Then the appointment with the woman returns Pedibus mini-marathon, a traditional corollary event to the Placentia Half Marathon which involves state and private schools in the city and province, inviting families to accompany students and teachers. The event, promoted by the organizing committee of the foot race in collaboration with the municipal Ceas Infoambiente and in agreement with the local school office, will take place on the morning of Sunday 5 May in conjunction with the competitive competition; the pedibus mini marathon will have a charitable purpose in support of Unicef projects. The mini-marathon will be accompanied by the Walk of the Associations. Again as part of the Piacenza Half Marathon, the “Saved-saviors” relaya race promoted by Progetto Vita which places people rescued from death with defibrillators alongside their respective “saviors”.
CHANGES TO ROADS – To allow the construction of structures to support the event and the safe running of the Placentia Half Marathon, some changes to the road network will be necessary over the weekend. From 6am on Saturday 4th May, until midnight on Sunday 5thcirculation will be prohibited and a parking ban will be established with forced removal in the entire area inside the perimeter of Piazza Cavalli, Piazza Mercanti and Largo Brigata Piacenza, as well as in Via Alberici and Via Giordani, in the stretch between the intersection with the Stradone Farnese and the one with the Pubblico Passeggio. From 9pm on Saturday 4th May, until the end of the athletes’ passage on the morning of Sunday 5ththe parking ban with forced removal will be in force in the parking area of via Maculani, in via Abbondanza, via Trebbiola, piazzetta S. Maria, viale Pubblico Passeggio, via Fontana, along the western carriageway of via XXIV Maggio, in the section and in the direction from piazzale Torino to via Da Saliceto, in the same via Da Saliceto, in piazzale Medaglie d’oro, along the western carriageway of via Manfredi (exiting the city), in via Gorra, in the stretch of Corso Europa between via Gorra and via Conciliazione, on both sides of via Calciati, in via Bolzoni, in the stretch of via Colombo between via Bolzoni and piazzale Roma.
It will start instead at 2 am between Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May, continuing until the end of the athletes’ passage, the parking ban with forced removal in Piazza Cittadella, Viale Risorgimento (on both sides), in the stretch of Viale S. Ambrogio between Piazzale Milano and Via Abbondanza, in Via Alberoni, in the stretch of via La Primogenita between via Alberoni and piazzale Roma, in piazzale Roma, in the stretch of viale Patrioti between piazzale Roma and piazzale Libertà, in piazzale Libertà, along corso Vittorio Emanuele, in via Cavour, in via XXI Aprile, via Del Pontiere, via Alberici, along the Po embankment, in Strada dell’Aguzzafame, Strada di Camposanto Vecchio, Via Trebbia, Via Monte Carevolo, Via Anguissola and Via XXI Aprile (in the stretch between Via Fontana and Piazzale Torino). Furthermore, the existing parking ban in via Tramello will be revoked, as will the traffic ban in the pedestrian section of via Maculani, to allow the vehicles of race participants – by displaying the appropriate sign on the windshield – to park their vehicles.
Regarding driving bans, from 8.30 on Sunday 5 May until the end of the passage of the athletes, the following will remain closed to traffic: piazza Cittadella, via Bacciocchi, viale Risorgimento, viale S. Ambrogio (in the stretch between piazzale Milano and via Abbondanza), via Abbondanza, via Trebbiola, piazzetta S. Maria, via Alberoni, via La Primogenita (between via Alberoni and piazzale Roma), piazzale Roma, piazzale Libertà and viale Patrioti in the stretch between these two areas, viale Pubblico Passeggio, corso Vittorio Emanuele, piazza Cavalli, via Cavour, Piazzale Milano, Via XXI Aprile, Via Del Pontiere, the Po embankment, Strada dell’Aguzzafame, Strada di Camposanto Vecchio, Via Trebbia, Via Monte Carevolo, Via Anguissola, Via Fontana, the western carriageway of Via XXIV Maggio (between Piazzale Turin and via Da Saliceto), via Da Saliceto, piazzale Medaglie d’oro, the western carriageway of via Manfredi, via Gorra, the eastern carriageway of Corso Europa, via Calciati, piazzale Velleia and via Bolzoni. From 8.30 on Sunday 5 May, until the end of the passage of the athletes, two-way traffic will be allowed along the northern lane of Via Conciliazione, in the stretch between the intersection with Via Don Dieci and the roundabout at Via Calciati and Corso Europa. circulation; at the same time, the one-way traffic in via Bubba will be revoked.
Temporary traffic interruptions may occur for short periods along the route, to allow crossing of the intersections that are part of the race route. Finally, on the occasion of the Half Marathon, between 6 am and midnight on Sunday 5 May, vehicles with a maximum total mass exceeding 35 quintals will be prohibited from transiting within the area of particular urban importance. All the measures listed exclude emergency vehicles, police forces on emergency duty, as well as vehicles serving the event. Saturday 4 May, the city market in Piazza Cavalli and Piazza Duomo it will exceptionally take place along the Public Promenade, to allow for the preparations for the event.
At the link www.comune.piacenza.it/it/events/placentia-half-marathon, also accessible from the home page of the municipal website, you can consult all the planned initiatives linked to the running event and the changes to the road network necessary so that the race and collateral events can take place safely. At the link https://www.setaweb.it/pc/news/4374 Instead, changes are reported which on the morning of Sunday 5 May, until 2pm, may concern the urban and extra-urban lines (when transiting the city) of local public transport.
On the following page the complete program of the event
