Guarda Firenze 2016, between sport and culture
Guarda Firenze is a sport event organized May 8th at 9.30 am dedicated to everybody who wants to rediscover Florence by running or walking among the beauties of historical center.
It is a sport-educational event aiming first of all at spreading the knowledge of Florence history through the usual tourist-sport walking among the city streets, combined with a theme competition that characterizes it. The race is organized by the Florence Marathon and by its Athletics Florence Marathon’s club under the aegis of the Ministry of Education.
It is about a race characterized by important technical contents as well as by rich educational features involving students, parents, teachers, adults and older people, within a sport and cultural event about important Florentine traditions. The competition announced by the Councillorship for Education is addressed to primary and secondary schools’ students. Every year it explores a specific special subject concerning the history, traditions and life of the city, by focusing young people’s attention on places, monuments and palaces which are less known, but whose knowledge, although superficial, represents a necessary and useful detail for their education.
The Guarda Firenze race and Health Education: The Florence Marathon, socially committed ever since, proposes itself through the organization of thise event, to guide the young people, their families, the adults and elderly competing in the race towards a lifestyle particularly aware of its physical and mental health and of illness prevention.
Free registration to the race for all teenagers under 14.
USEFUL INFORMATION:
DEPARTURE 9:30 from Piazza San Giovanni
• Guarda Firenze, Trophy Frates- Blood donors (10km)
• Ginky Mini Guarda Firenze (3 km): due to the competition for schoolchildren.
REGISTRATION FEE:
Free for children up to 14 years
Adults: € 10
PARTICIPATION:
motor fun race open to everyone including those who perform the activities only occasionally and not repeatedly
POINTS OF REGISTRATION:
Registrations are received until Friday, May 8th at:
• FIRENZE MARATHON, Viale M.Fanti 2, c/o stadio di atletica Luigi Ridolfi ( Fi );
Monday-Friday, from 9.00 to 12.30 and from 14.30 to 18.00- Tel: 0555522957
• ISOLOTTO DELLO SPORT, Via dell’ Argingrosso, 69 a/b ( Fi )- Tel: 0557331055
• TRAINING CONSULTANT, Via Fra G.Angelico 6 ( Fi )- Tel:0556236163
• Universo Sport:
Via Masaccio, 201/D, 50132, Firenze – Tel. 055 588021
Piazza del Duomo, 7, 50122, Firenze – Tel. 0552675962
Via Sandro Pertini, 36, 50127, Novoli – Tel. 055 4221252
Via Erbosa, 68 Centro Commerciale “Centro* Gavinana” – Tel. 055 6810839
I Gigli – Via San Quirico, 165 – Campi Bisenzio – Tel. 055 8969403
• In Piazza Duomo on Sunday morning of the race until 9.00
PICK T-SHIRTS:
• All participants in the Mini-Watch Florence will receive the official shirt of the event Ginky
• All participants in the Watch Florence 10 km will receive the official T-shirt ASICS Look at Florence
T-shirts will only be collected Sunday, 10 May in Piazza San Giovanni at the end of the event.
ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS:
• Chest, must be clearly visible and should not be concealed advertising signs
• Cloakroom, departing / arrival area
• Toilet: by Bardi, conc ecological services. SEBACH bathrooms
• Health Service: by the Fiesole’s Mercy
GUARDA FIRENZE ( 10 km )
PIAZZA SAN GIOVANNI-VIA CALZAIUOLI-PIAZZA SIGNORIA-VIA VACCHERECCIA-VIA POR SANTA MARIA-PONTE VECCHIO-BORGO SAN JACOPO-PIAZZA DE FRESCOBALDI-LUNGARNO GUICCARDINI-PONTE ALLA CARRAIA-PIAZZA GOLDONI-VIA DELLA VIGNA NUOVA-VIA DEGLI STROZZI-PIAZZA DELLA REPUBBLICA-VIA ROMA-PIAZZA DUOMO (PASSAGGIO LATO BATTISTERO)-VIA DEL PROCONSOLO-PIAZZA DI SAN FIRENZE-VIA DEI LEONI-VIA DEI NERI-VIA DEI BENCI-LUNGARNO DELLE GRAZIE-LUNGARNO DELLA ZECCHIA VECCHIA-PONTE SAN NICCOLO’-PIAZZA FERRUCCI-VIALE MICHELANGIOLO-PIAZZALE MICHELANGELO-VIALE GIUSEPPE POGGI-VIA DEI BASTIONI-PIAZZETTA DI SAN MINIATO-VIA DI SAN MINIATO-VIA DI S. NICCOLO’-VIA DELL’OLMO-VIA DEI RENAI-PIAZZA NICOLA DEMIDOFF-LUNGARNO SERRISTORI-PONTE ALLE GRAZIE-LUNGARNO GENERALE DIAZ -LUNGARNO LUISA DE MEDICI -VIA POR SANTA MARIA -VIA VACCHERRECCIA – PIAZZA SIGNORIA – VIA CALZAIUOLI – PIAZZA SAN GIOVANNI
MINI GUARDA FIRENZE (2 km) Piazza San Giovanni – via Calzaiuoli – Piazza Signoria – via Vacchereccia – via Por Santa Maria – Ponte Vecchio – via dei Guicciardini – Piazza Pitti – Piazza San Felice – via Maggio – Piazza dei Frescobaldi – Ponte Santa Trinità – via de’ Tornabuoni – via degli Strozzi – Piazza della Repubblica – via degli Speziali – via dei Calzaiuoli – Piazza San Giovanni
For further information, please visit the official website of the event: http://www.firenzemarathon.it/index.php?lang=en
