We invite you to familiarize yourself with the information for persons with disabilities ahead of the 46th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon.
The following text provides essential details to help you prepare for the race. This article was created in collaboration with the Avalon Foundation.
PACKET PICK-UP – RACE OFFICE:
Please note that there is construction work on the Marszałkowska side in front of the Palace of Culture and Science. It’s best to approach the Race Office from the intersection of Marszałkowska Street and Jerozolimskie Avenue. The approach to the Palace of Culture and Science is cobblestone.
The entrance to the Race Office is from Marszałkowska Street. Participants with mobility impairments can access the Race Office via an elevator. The elevator for wheelchairs, located at the entrance stairs to the Palace of Culture and Science, is operated by the building’s security. After descending to level -1, you should proceed to the elevators and go up to the 4th floor.
START TIMES FOR ATHLETES USING HAND-POWERED WHEELCHAIRS:
– 8:57 AM – 46th Nationale-Nederlanden Warsaw Marathon
– 9:27 AM – Nice To Fit You Warsaw 10K
Please ensure you arrive at the starting line well in advance! There will be a dedicated warm-up session in the starting area.
Marathon Course – “Street by Street” Audit:
1. Start on Świętokrzyska Street: Turn onto Marszałkowska Street and cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt, providing a smooth passage.
2. Turn left at Dmowski Roundabout: Circle the roundabout with three crossings over tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt, ensuring a good passage.
3. Jerozolimskie Avenue: Good surface quality. A gentle uphill incline begins at de Gaulle Roundabout toward Poniatowski Bridge.
4. Poniatowski Bridge: Metal expansion joints across the road—well-leveled with the asphalt.
5. After the bridge: Long, gentle descent toward Waszyngton Roundabout, crossing tram tracks on al. Waszyngtona. Uneven surface near the tracks and the intersection with Saska Street.
6. Turn left through tram tracks onto Modrzewiowa Street: Tracks are level with the asphalt; narrow one-way street.
7. Cross tram tracks on Jana Zamoyskiego Street at the intersection with Zieleniecka Avenue: Tracks are level with the asphalt, but the surface quality is poorer in this area.
8. Turn from Wybrzeże Szczecińskie onto Sokoła Street: Poorer surface, with ruts in the asphalt at the edges of the road. Sokoła Street has a slight uphill incline before turning right onto Zamoście Street, which also has a slight uphill.
9. Cross tram tracks on Targowa Street: Turn right onto Zieleniecka Avenue; the surface is uneven.
10. Turn right at Waszyngton Roundabout: Cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt, but the surface is uneven.
11. Gentle incline toward Poniatowski Bridge: Followed by a downhill curve toward Wybrzeże Szczecińskie.
12. Uphill on Wybrzeże Szczecińskie near Port Praski: Followed by a downhill curve toward Okrzei Street.
13. Under Gdański Bridge: Wybrzeże Helskie transitions into Zatylnia Street with a downhill curve followed by an uphill curve.
14. Cross tram tracks on Jagiellońska Street: Tracks are level with the asphalt.
15. Twice cross tram tracks at Starzyński Roundabout: Tracks are level with the asphalt. A climb up to Gdański Bridge.
16. Gdański Bridge: Transverse expansion joints are well-leveled with the asphalt.
17. Descend from Gdański Bridge: Downhill curve.
18. Speed bumps on Pamiętajcie o Ogrodach Street: Avoidable on the left side. The street slopes downward toward the roundabout.
19. Kłopot Street: Speed bumps, avoidable by driving in the center.
20. Speed bumps along Piaskowa Street: Narrow one-way street with a slight uphill.
21. Cross tram tracks on Obozowa Street: Under Prymasa Tysiąclecia Avenue.
22. Obozowa Street: Recently renovated, with narrowing to one lane near tram stops.
23. Turn right at the intersection of Obozowa and Księcia Janusza Streets: Cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt.
24. Księcia Janusza Street: Steep uphill over a viaduct above the S8 route, followed by a steep downhill.
25. Widawska Street: Speed bump near the pedestrian crossing.
26. Wrocławska Street: Speed bumps near pedestrian crossings, avoidable by driving in the center.
27. Turn right from Wrocławska onto Powstańców Śląskich Street: Cross tram tracks.
28. Wólczyńska Street: Cross tram tracks level with the asphalt.
29. Turn from Wólczyńska onto Nocznickiego Street: Cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt.
30. Aleja gen. Marii Wittek (Maria Witek Avenue): Long uphill toward Maria Skłodowska-Curie Bridge, followed by a downhill to Marymoncka Street.
31. Marymoncka Street: At the intersection with Podleśna Street and further toward Słowackiego Street over the S8 route—several rises and falls in the terrain.
32. Słowackiego Street at the intersection with Gdańska Street: Cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt.
33. Uphill on Mickiewicza Street near Gdański Station: Followed by a downhill curve on Andersa Street.
34. Turn left from Andersa Street onto Muranowska Street: Cross tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt.
35. Near the Court on Krasiński Square: Speed bumps near pedestrian crossings, avoidable by driving in the center. The surface changes to cobblestones (not cobblestones, but smooth). Beware of small curbs separating the right side of the road from the bike path near pedestrian crossings.
36. Miodowa Street: Continuation of the cobblestone surface and speed bumps near pedestrian crossings.
37. Final stretch to the finish on Świętokrzyska Street: Cross Marszałkowska Street via tram tracks—tracks are level with the asphalt.
