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The first virtual Athora Great Bruges Marathon will run from 17 to 18 October and offers a safe and challenging running experience that unites runners and walkers from all over the world and invites them to discover Bruges (virtually).

Participants can choose from 3 challenges: 8km, 21km or 42,195km. They can run or walk using the revolutionary MyTrace app.

Wherever or whenever you run your challenge, the new and revolutionary event app MyTrace promises to offer every participant a real-life event experience.

You can start from your own front door or your favourite training course or your local athletics track and you select one of the available waves. Plenty of other participants will start at the same time. You may not be able to see them, but the voice in your ear pods will tell you which position you are in, what your split times are and which building you would be passing by at that point in the race in the actual Athora Great Bruges Marathon. Afterwards, it is easy to share your result, photos and virtual medal on your social media channels via the app.

See you at the virtual starting line!

Sign up for free and download the MyTrace App :

Google play store

Apple app store

It is free for everybody to participate.
All registered participants will receive a confirmation email containing their personal access code for the event app at the latest one week before the event.

The first virtual Athora Great Bruges Marathon will run from 17 to 18 October. Participants can choose from 3 challenges: 8km, 21km or 42,195km. You can start at any time on those dates and wherever you like in 1 of the available waves.

However, the app does offer you the possibility to choose a virtual start wave. Agree a time with your friends, challenge each other and follow each other's virtual progress in the app in real time! Will you be the first one to beat your running buddies to the finish line?

We are offering the following waves for all the distances:

Saturday 17 October

• 9am: wave 1
• 10am: wave 2
• 2pm: wave 3

Sunday 18 October

• 9:30am: wave 4
• 11am: wave 5
• 2pm: wave 6

It is free to participate in the first Virtual Athora Great Bruges Marathon. The participant pack includes:

• Your virtual running number
• Access to the leaderboards
• A virtual medal

In addition, you can also opt to receive the exclusive Athora Great Bruges Marathon T-shirt and official finisher's medal when you sign up. They will be sent to your home address after the event*.

*Postage to an address within the European Union is free of charge. Postage to addresses outside of the European Union will incur a supplement of €15.

Bruges is a city that will capture your heart. It is a city of human proportions, but one that can never be truly fathomed. Its history has made it great, a fact that garnered it the title of a Unesco World Heritage City. Retaining the mysteries of the Middle Ages and unashamedly exuberant, Bruges has been an international metropolis for centuries.

For all information about where to stay: www.visitbruges.be

The organising party advises avoiding intense physical activities without being properly prepared. Ensure that you make wise decisions regarding the distance you wish to cover and/or the tempo you want to maintain. If you want to take part in competitive sport and at a high intensity, it is advised to undergo an annual medical examination.

It is not obliged to present medical certificates. It is up to the sportsman/woman to decide how he/she wants to interpret the information received during a medical examination. Thus, the organising party cannot be held responsible for any matters regarding this.

More information about health & sports can be found here.

The minimum age for participating in our races:

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