Nearly 3,000 runners from 19 countries participated in the 7th Energa Gdańsk Marathon, which took place on April 6, 2025. Despite low temperatures and windy conditions, the event attracted a record number of participants. Gdańsk's Florian Pyszel (Brooks Team) completed the race fastest with a time of 2:20:25, breaking the previous course record by almost three minutes. Katarzyna Chojnacka of UKS Orkan Środa Wielkopolska triumphed in the women's category (2:57:35). The event returned after a two-year hiatus, confirming Gdańsk's status as a major running center in Poland.
THERE IS NO BAD WEATHER FOR RUNNING
The unfavorable weather and low temperatures didn't deter runners from taking part. Nearly 3,000 participants competed individually and in four-person relay teams, in the 5-kilometer race, and in the Junior Energa Gdańsk Marathon on Saturday.
– When we returned to organize the event after a two-year hiatus, I was a little worried that the runners hadn't forgotten us. However, the high turnout showed that the running community was eagerly awaiting the marathon's return to Gdańsk. It was a record-breaking event in terms of the number of participants. 1,800 people from 19 countries registered to run the marathon, including approximately 600 from Gdańsk. There were also over 120 relay teams and nearly 500 participants in the 5-kilometer run. - he said Adam Greczyło from Energy Events, director of Energa Gdańsk Marathon 2025.
THE FAVORITES DID NOT DISAPPOINT
– Thank you all for your support, because without the fans, this result would definitely not have been possible. I think we showed today that there's no better place to run than Gdańsk. – he said just after the finish line Florian Pyszel, who improved the event record by almost 3 minutes with a time of 2:20:25 Rafał Czarnecki – he finished today's marathon in 3rd place.
– I'm very happy with my result. Especially since it was really tough today, with some sections of the course very windy, but the fans gave me a lot of energy to accelerate. I think the wind knocked 40-50 seconds off my final time, so I had a great chance of breaking 2:20. I definitely have much bigger ambitions than just winning races in the Tricity area. However, I will always compete here because I really like the atmosphere and organization of these races. – he added Czarnecki.
The fastest among women Katarzyna Chojnacka Just after the finish line she was overjoyed, but also very surprised and amazed by her success.
– I'm shocked I won here. I thought I was running second because I was convinced I saw a girl in front of me. I stuck to the pacemakers for three hours. So I ran calmly, at a steady pace, as I was a bit worried about cramps in this temperature. The start was relaxed, I ran in a group, so I was sheltered from the wind. Today's run was practically free of any crises; I had everything under control. The final climb was a bit tough, but luckily the wind wasn't as strong as we thought. Only positives today. – she said Chojnacka.
BIG RUNNING PROMOTION
The two-day running festival in Gdańsk included individual and relay marathon competitions, a 5-kilometer accompanying race, and the Junior Energa Gdańsk Marathon with distances adapted to the age of the participants.
He won the 5-kilometer run Patryk Stypułkowski in time 15:25, and the women's competition Ewa Bernaciak (17:53). Winning marathon relay team Biegamyrazem.pl, composed of: Adrianna Lipko, Paweł Bury, Bartłomiej Grzegorzek and Rafał Pionk She covered a distance of 42 km and 195 m in a total time of 2:43:52.
Complete results of the Gdańsk Marathon 2025:
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HISTORY AND STATISTICS
The first Energa Gdańsk Marathon took place in 2015. Over 11,000 people have completed the race in the six editions to date. The record turnout was recorded in 2017, when 2,375 runners reached the finish line. Rafał Czarnecki is the undisputed leader of the Gdańsk Marathon, having won three times (2017, 2018, 2019) and currently holding the course record (2:23:14). Among women, the best time belongs to Lidia Czarnecka, who achieved a time of 2:49:05 in 2019. Since the third edition of the event, four-person marathon relay teams have been introduced, which have proven very popular among runners.
ABOUT THE ENERGA GROUP
The Energa Group, part of the ORLEN Group, is one of the four largest domestic energy companies and one of the three largest electricity suppliers in Poland. Its core business includes the generation, distribution, and trade of electricity and heat. The Energa Group supplies electricity to approximately 3.4 million customers, both households and businesses. The Energa Group owns over 199,000 km of power lines, which delivered 16.9 TWh of electricity to customers in the first three quarters of 2024. The share of renewable energy sources in its own production during this period was 59%.
