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Dear friend!
On behalf of the team and from me personally, I would like to welcome you to
the 9 th Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2019.
I believe that you are here with us today not by chance, that there is a reason for that.
I also believe that running came into your life not just as a fun thing to do, there is
something more to it, there are your goals and motives. I sincerely wish you to continue
along your path and may running become your tool for your self-development.
I thank you for your time, for your choice to become a part of the global running community
and a part of our festival which celebrates its 9 th anniversary today.
I thank each organization that invests into its people and whose teams will come to the start
line today. I believe that it will have a quality impact on the atmosphere in your company
and will bear lots of fruit not only in business, but also in the lives of every person.
Friends, I wish each of you to reach your goals and get incredible joy from this festive
atmosphere. I believe that the course you finish today is just the beginning of your path, just
a part of your development. There is something more for each one of us today, and I wish
you to get your revelation as you run.
Best regards,
Dmytro Chernitskyi
General Manager of Run Ukraine
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Dear friends.
Let our new super-running year begin!
We are incredibly happy to welcome
you once again at Nova Poshta Kyiv Half
Marathon. We have been keeping this
good tradition for five years already.
Together we are gathering here
to gain powerful energy and
share it with people around —
through the movement, speed
and sence of your own power.
Also, we are extremely happy that
every year there’s a growing number
of participants! It means that the ideas
of healthy lifestyle, sport and running
are becoming popular in Ukraine. Each
year more and more adults, children and
teenagers are realizing that they are up
for more and can get better day by day.
Running helps us to find new friends
and co-thinkers. It helps us to unlock
our potential and reach new heights.
Well then, we are on the right track.
Strength and passing wind to all of us!
Inna Popereshniuk
Cofounder at Nova Poshta

Розклад Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2019
April 6
Location: NC “Expocenter of Ukraine” (VDNG), pavilion 9
12:00 Opening of the Race Village
13:00–17:00 Luggage storage available
13:30 Warm-up for adults
13:50 Rexona Mini Marathon 4.2 km, Security Cup. Opening of the starting block
14:00 Rexona Mini Marathon 4.2 km (block А), Security Cup. Start
14:03 Rexona Mini Marathon 4.2 km (block B), Security Cup. Start
14:06 Rexona Mini Marathon 4.2 km (block C), Security Cup. Start
14:45 Warm-up for children
14:50 Family Walk 1 km. Opening of the starting block
15:00 Family Walk 1 km. Start
15:05 Award ceremony for the winners of Rexona Mini Marathon 4.2 km
15:15 Junior Run 1500 m (boys). Opening of the starting block
15:20 Junior Run 1500 m (boys). Start
15:30 Junior Run 1500 m (girls). Opening of the starting block
15:35 Junior Run 1500 m (girls). Start
15:45 Junior Run 800 m (boys). Opening of the starting block
15:50 Junior Run 800 m (boys). Start
15:55 Junior Run 800 m (girls). Opening of the starting block
16:00 Junior Run 800 m (girls). Start
16:05 Kid`s Run 400 m (boys). Opening of the starting block
16:10 Kid`s Run 400 m (boys). Start
16:15 Kid`s Run 400 m (girls). Opening of the starting block
16:20 Kid`s Run 400 m (girls). Start
16:25 Baby Run 100 m (boys). Opening of the starting block
16:30 Baby Run 100 m (boys). Start
16:35 Baby Run 100 m (girls). Opening of the starting block
16:40 Baby Run 100 m (girls). Start
17:00 Award ceremony for the winners of children’s races
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Розклад Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2019
April 7
Location: 4 Kontraktova Square
08:00 Opening of the Race Village
08:00–15:30 Luggage storage available
08:30 Warm-up for adults
08:50 Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 21.0975 km,
Balkan Half Marathon Championship,
Under Armour Relay | 3×5 km +1×6.0975 km.
Opening of the starting block
08:50 Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2019 Opening Ceremony
09:00 Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 21.0975 km
(block 1:29, block 1:39),
Balkan Half Marathon Championship,
Under Armour Relay | 3×5 km +1×6.0975 km. Start
09:05 Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 21.0975 km
(block 1:49, block 1:59). Start
09:10 Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 21.0975 km
(block 2:09, block 2:19). Start
10:45 Award ceremony for the winners of Nova Poshta Kyiv
Half Marathon 21.0975 km in absolute championship
and Under Armour Relay | 3×5 km +1×6.0975 km
11:45 Warm-up with Olena Hovorova
12:10 Sport Life Run 10 km. Opening of the starting block
12:20 Sport Life Run 10 km. Start
12:25 Herbalife Family Run 1.6 km. Opening of the starting block.
12:30 Herbalife Family Run 1.6 km. Start.
12:35 Award ceremony for the winners of Nova Poshta Kyiv
Half Marathon 21.0975 km in age groups, awarding
“the biggest running club”.
13:10 Award ceremony for the winners of Sportlife Run 10 km.
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Anbesa Lencho
Viktoriia Kaliuzhna
CURRENT RECORD HOLDERS AND WINNERS
In 2018 they set new track records on the main course of Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon —
21.0975 km both among men and women. For men this result is 1:02:56.0. It was set
by the 2-time winner of Kyiv half marathon, Ethiopian runner Anbesa Lencho. The new record
of Kyiv half marathon among women was set by Viktoriia Kaliuzhna, Ukraine — 1:13:43.9, which
is by 12 seconds faster than the previous record.
Winners of Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2018
distance Men Women
21,0975 km Anbesa Lencho 1:02:56* Viktoriia Kaliuzhna 1:13:43,9*
5 km Serhii Duhan 15:37,73 Nataliia Saviuk 19:10,33
2 km Anatolii Oshurko 7:24,38 Olha Hlotova 8:53,30
* track record
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ON THE WAY TO IAAF SILVER LABEL
9 th Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon is
the biggest running event in Ukraine
that unites people who love life, sport
and healthy lifestyle. This year there
will be a few important changes:
• The event will be held according to
the requirements of IAAF Silver Label
• The event will include Balkan Half
Marathon Championship
• For the first time the event will be taking
place within 2 days, April 6 and 7
• The individual course of 10 km is back,
and there will be a medal for its finishers
• The prize fund was increased by 2.5 times
and it now amounts to 637,400 UAH
Nine years ago, in 2010, it all began with
a simple idea of organizing a festival
of health and sport in the capital city.
Since then, the event is developing
and becoming bigger and more
interesting with every year. This year we
expect more than 13,000 participants,
which will be the record number.
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9 th NOVA POSHTA
KYIV HALF MARATHON
IS A 2-DAY EVENT
On April 6, on the VDNG
grounds, there will be the following
races: mini marathon course
of 4.2 km, family run of 1000 m
and children’s races of 1500 m,
800 m, 500 m and 100 m. This will
be a true outdoor family festival
with new emotions. Emotions of
drive, euphoria and victory.
On April 7 participants from
Ukraine and other countries
of the world will come to the
strat lines of the courses
of 10 km and 21.095 km to
enjoy the beautiful sights
of the historic city.
Since the event will be taking
place over the course of 2 days,
it will allow us to pay extra
attention to the half marathon
course, the only one with the
IAAF Bronze Label in Ukraine.
This will be an absolutely new format
of the event, but the organization
level will remain high as always.
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DISTRIBUTION OF
STARTER’S PACKAGES
AT SPORT FEST UA 2019
Participants of Nova Poshta Kyiv
Half Marathon 2019 can pick up their
starter’s packages at Sport Fest UA
2019 at the address: NC “Expocenter
of Ukraine” (VDNG), pavilion 19
SCHEDULE:
April 5, 2019 from 12:00 till 20:00;
April 6, 2019 from 10:00 till 13:00 for
participants of 4.2 km course;
April 6, 2019 from 10:00 till
20:00 for all other courses
TO RECEIVE YOUR STARTER’S
PACKAGE, YOU MUST PRESENT
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
• Your starter’s letter printed out and
signed (starter’s letter available in
your personal profile or in your email
box after successful payment);
• ID verifying the age of participant
(required for all participants);
• Documents that confirms participant’s right
to free participation or entry fee discount.
Another person may receive your
starter’s package instead of you upon
presenting the following documents:
• The document certifying the identity of
a person receiving the starter’s package
(passport, driver’s license etc)
• Copy of documents certifying the identity
of a person that purchased registration.
• Starter’s letter signed by the person
that purchased registration.
• Statement signed by the person
that purchased registration
with the following text:
To the Director of NGO “Run Ukraine”
Chernitskyi D.L.
I, (full name of the person that purchased
registration), ask you to give the starter’s
package with the number (participant’s
race number) to my representative
(full name of the person receiving the
starter’s package), due to the fact that
I am unable to receive it in person.
Date and signature of the person
that purchased registration.
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APRIL 6
The Race Village of Rexona Mini
Marathon and children’s races
The first day of Nova Poshta Kyiv
Half Marathon 2019 will take place on
Saturday, April 6, on the grounds of
NC “Expocenter of Ukraine” (VDNG)
between pavilions 19 and 9. This is
a Kyiv park zone which is perfect for
a family outdoor weekend activity.
Besides the race on the 4.2 km
Rexona Mini Marathon course and
children’s races, on this day there
will be a big children’s festival.
To get to VDNG, you can take Kyiv metro
and go to the stop “Vystavkovyi Tsentr”.
APRIL 7
Race Village at Kontraktova Square
The location of start and finish lines of
Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon 2019
is comfortable and traditional for the
participants — the historic Kontraktova
Square, one of the oldest in the city.
We are waiting for you at the
address: 4 Kontraktova Square,
between Hostynnyi Dvir and
Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The event
begins at 9.00. We recommend
you to come to the event location
ahead of time and use underground
transportation — metro, since the
roads around the race village and
along the routes of the event will
be closed for traffic. Participants,
who plan to get to Kontraktova
Square by car, must plan to
leave their car further from the
location to avoid inconvenience.
“Kontraktova Square” is the
17 th station of Kyiv metro.
It is located on Kurenivsko-
Chervonoarmiiska line between
stations “Tarasa Shevchenka”
and “Poshtova Ploshcha”.
You should come to Kontraktova
Square 1 hour prior to your race to
have enough time to change, leave
your things in the luggage storage,
find your starting block and warm up.
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BALKAN HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP
For the first time Ukraine will host
a prestigious international race —
Balkan Athletic Championship. It will
take place on April 7 as part of 9 th
Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon.
This is a historic event, because for the
first time Ukraine received the right to
hold the event under the auspice of
Association of Balkan Athletic Federations
(ABAF), since it became its member only
a year ago. As of today, ABAF includes
20 countries as its members and is one
of the most powerful and respected
associations within European athletics.
“We are grateful to the Ukrainian Athletics
Federation and Kyiv Athletics Federation
for their trust and the right to organize
such a significant event — Balkan Half
Marathon Championship. The task of our
team is to hold the championship on the
highest level” — said Dmytro Chernitskyi,
the General Manager of Run Ukraine.
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CHILDREN’S RACES
Every year Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon
holds races for the youngest participant —
Kid’s Run. This year children’s races
will take place at VDNG on April 6.
This year we signed a cooperation
memorandum with the Ministry of
education and science of Ukraine, which
made it possible to have participation
in children’s races within Run Ukraine
Running League 2019 free of charge.
Kid’s Run is a perfect opportunity to
encourage young athletes to participate
in serious competitions and give
them a chance to compete with their
peers. This is a chance for kids to test
themselves and get their first big victory!
This year young athletes can
can choose a course according
to their age group:
• 100 m (for children 3–6 years old)
• 400 m (7–8 years old)
• 800 m (9–10 years old)
• 1500 m (11–12 years old)
Each participant of this race
will get a finisher’s medal.
On this day there will also be
a Family Walk of 1000 m, and
whole families can take part in it,
since there is no age limit, you can
even run with kids in strollers.
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INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS, APRIL 7
CHANGING ROOMS
Changing rooms will be located in
the inner courtyard of Kyiv Mohyla
Academy. They will operate from 8:00
till 17:30 and there will be separate
changing rooms for men and women.
LUGGAGE STORAGE
Luggage storage will be available in
the inner courtyard of Kyiv Mohyla
Academy. To leave your belongings
in the luggage storage, you will
need to put a sticker “Luggage
number” on your belongings (found
in your starter’s package).
MASSAGE
There will be a massage zone next to
changing rooms in the Race Village.
TOILETS
Toilets will be located in the Race Village and
at every hydration station along the route.
ENTRANCE TO THE STARTING BLOCK
Participants on the 21.0975 km course have
a chance to choose a starting block according
to the expected finishing time. Every entrance
will be marked with a large banner with time.
Relay participants can take places
in the first starting block.
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
There will be a medical hospital in the
Race Village next to the start arch.
There will be medical representatives at
every hydration station along the route.
If you experience some worrying
symptoms such as weakness,
dizziness, headache or any other
type of pain, blackout, nausea
or vomiting, do not ignore them,
seek help immediately.
About five hundred volunteers
are involved in organizing the half
marathon, medical support includes
over 10 ambulance vehicles,
“Red Cross” representatives,
“MotoHelp” crews and emergency
teams along the route.
MEDAL ENGRAVING
There will be a station in the Marathon
Village where you can get you medal
engraved with your finishing time.
PICTURES FROM THE RACE
Participants will have a chance to
upload pictures from their race straight
to their Facebook pages. You simply
need to enter your race number on
the website kyivhalfmarathon.org/
vashi-foto-z-zabigu.
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FINISH ZONE AND RESULTS
The results will be available right
after the participant finishes the
race. The results of each athlete
will be published online on the
official website of Kyiv half marathon
kyivhalfmarathon.org right after he
or she crosses the finish line.
Within one hour after finishing,
each participant will get an SMS
with his or her finishing time.
You will also be able to clarify your
results at the Information Tent
located in the Race Village.
PLEASE, NOTICE!
• Family Run 1 km takes place without
result capturing electronic chips,
personal results are not recorded;
• Each finisher gets a medal ONLY in the
finish zone right after crossing the finish line;
• For relay participants, the finisher’s
medals for all four relay stages are
given to the participant of the last
stage upon crossing the finish line;
• If a team starts the race but does not
finish it, team members do not get
finisher’s medals for any of the stages.
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INFORMATION FOR RELAY PARTICIPANTS
NOVA POSHTA KYIV HALF MARATHON
2019 WILL INCLUDE A RELAY:
UNDER ARMOUR Relay |
3×5 km + 1×6.0975 km
A team of four people participates in the
relay. Three athletes run 5 km each, and
the fourth participant runs 6.097 km.
Each team gets ONE result capturing
electronic chip. The chip is attached to a leg
and is passed on in the relay transfer zone.
Recommendations: to save time, we
recommend that the participant waiting in the
relay transfer zone takes the chip off of the
leg of the arriving participant, fastens it to his/
her own leg and starts his/her stage. The chip
is given to each team along with the starter’s
package (one per team) at the Sport Fest
UA 2019. The start of relay races will take
place at 09:00 along with an individual race of
21.0975 km. For the 3×5 km + 1×6.0975 km
relay, relay transfer zones are located
at the marks of 5, 10 and 15 km.
The buses with the participants of the
2 nd and 4 th stages of the 4×5 km relay
race will leave at 8:30 from the public
transportation stop “Kontraktova Ploshcha
located by H. Skovoroda monument at
the address 4 Kontraktova Square.
PLEASE, NOTE! Participants of the
3 rd stage of 3×5 km + 1×6.0975 km will
walk to the relay transfer zone along with
a guide. The group will start walking from
H.Skovoroda monument located at the
address 4 Kontraktova Square at 8:30.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• The first participant starts the race
with a chip fastened to the leg;
• Team members may not
exchange race numbers;
• Relay participants run in the
order stated at registration;
• A finisher’s medal is given to each team
member upon crossing the finish line.
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PACEMAKERS
During the half marathon it is very important
for athletes to feel moral and physical
support that helps overcome over 20
kilometers. this is the task of pacemakers —
experienced runners that run along with
race participants not ot win the race,
but to help the participants to keep the
optimal running pace. Pacemakers
of Nova Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon
2019 will be running half marathon in:
1:29, 1:39, 1:49, 1:59, 2:09 and 2:19.
Each time will have 2 pacemakers.
They can easily be recognized not
only by bright sports uniform, but
also they will carry a special flag.
Finishing time 1:29 1:39 1:49 1:59 2:09 2:19
Average pace
per km
4:13 4:42 5:10 5:38 6:07 6:35
Please note! tart on the 21.0975 km
will take place in waves according
to your finishing time, make sure you
are aware of the schedule.
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TIPS FOR RUNNERS
• Do not wear new shoes to the race, it is
recommended to run the competition in
the same shoes you used for training.
• Avoid rigid seams not to rub the body sore.
• It is recommended to drink water at
every food and hydration station during
the half marathon, even a few sips.
• It is necessary to run at your own
pace from the start, rather than
chase after faster runners.
• Eat your usual food the day before
the race — no need to taste new
dishes and ingredients. Completely
avoid fried, smoked, spicy foods,
and food high in fiber.
• Remember to cover your head with a hat
and pull back your hair. The effect of direct
sunlight leads to enlargement of vessels
and increased blood flow to the head,
and it may lead to heat or sun stroke.
• After the finish it is recommended to eat
some fruits and take a few sips of water.
• Make sure you change after the
race into dry set of clothes.
• Most importantly — listen to your own body.
• Do not stop abruptly after the
finish, it is recommended to do
some exercises afterwards.
• Smile, greet each other on the
route and enjoy the process.
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BIB NUMBER
1. QR code gives you a possibility to use
the Pic2Go service. You will get a photo
instantly on your Facebook page, right after
you complete your registration at the Nova
Poshta Kyiv Half Marathon web-site.
2. Number.
3. Name.
4. The country`s flag.
5. Desired finishing time.
Each participant MUST fill
in the information about himself
on the back of his personal number!
RULES OF PLACEMENT
• The bib number must be attached in front
with the four studs included in the package
(it can not be attached on the back!);
• On the reverse side of the number
is a chip in the form of two stripes.
It can not be cut off, punctured, bended.
• Everybody who wants will be able
to purchase when registering
magnets 15 mm in diameter.
• In order to receive a photo
on your own page in the FB,
QR-code on the number can
not be folded and covered.
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