Swindon Group in Torun for June Sunshine

Chris — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:28:52 +0000

A group of around 30 visitors from Swindon enjoyed a short stay in Torun over the weekend 5th June to 9th June, the weather was warm most of the time, but there were a few showers. The Torun Marathon happened to be on and five members of the group took part in the race, including Stan Pajak and Dave King editor of the Evening Advertiser.

The hotel was good, Hotelik w Centrum just next to the Old Town – Stare Miasto. On Monday we had an official meeting with the Vice President of Torun at the beautiful Cafe Dwór Artusa at Rynek Staromiejski, there was an exchange of gifts, Torun were presented with a commemorative beer glass and a bottle of Arkells beer.

Other attractions included a visit to the Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesniej CSW, a new modern art gallery and a tour of the city with summer drizzle. See also photos from the trip.

Torun Runner Wins Swindon Half Marathon

Chris — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:44:31 +0000

Well known Polish marathon runner from Toru?, Krzysztof Bartkiewicz, won the Swindon half marathon 11th October 2009 with a time of 1:11:28, not quite beating his best time.
Thousands of runners took part in the driving rain to raise money for charity or personal achievement and, despite the poor weather, organisers hailed the event as a great success with a total of 1,692 runners taking part.

Full results available at Swindon Marathon website www.swindonhalfmarathon.co.uk

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Swindon Group in Torun for June Sunshine

Torun Runner Wins Swindon Half Marathon