The ninth edition of the Aquaticrunner Grado / Lignano will take place on Sunday 18th September 2022 with start from the GIT of Grado and arrival in Lignano Sabbiadoro. The classic distance consists of 33 km divided into 26.7 running and 6.3 swimming, also in 2022 reduced due to the pandemic. The race includes the crossing of the islands that delimit the open sea with the lagoon of Grado and Marano; the athletes will have to swim across the three channels that separate the islands, then run on them with an alternated rhythm swimming/running until Lignano.
The race has a limited number of participants; 275 participants are expected, 75 of which by registration while the others will be admitted by qualification.
In the 2021 world championship 20 nations were represented with 240 qualified athletes, in 2019 there were 19 nations, while in 2018 22 nations from four continents took part. The 2022 edition should also award, for the fourth time, the individual Swimrun World Championship and the Csen national title.
PROGRAMME:
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2022 - Race packet delivery in Grado:
- FROM 5:00 p.m. TO 8:00 p.m. registration and delivery of race packages and gadgets at "GIT - Palazzina Medici" Parco delle Rose Isola_di_Grado
- FROM 5:00 p.m. TO 8:00 p.m. start of transmission of the recorded online briefing.
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2022 - the day of the race
- 4:15 a.m. the bus will leave towards Isola_di_Grado, piazza Fontana in Lignano.
- 4:30 am the bus leaves towards Isola_di_Grado from ''Tenda Bar'' of Lignano Pineta
- 5:45 a.m. expected arrival in Isola_di_Grado
- 5:45 a.m. - 6:15 a.m. personal pack delivery
- 6:00 a.m. entrance to the departure area
- 6:50 AM RACE START (Grado-Lignano)