We race tomorrow morning in the Baggio area of Milan
Milanese edition of Memory Race tomorrow, Sunday morning 9 November 2025, at the Parco delle Cave in via Cancano (Baggio area) in Milan. An event organized for the first time by ASI in 2014 in Rome. Strongly desired to remember the tragedy of the Foibe and the post-war exodus of the Second World War of 350 thousand Italians belonging to the Julian-Dalmatian population of Istria. Among them also great sports champions such as the boxer Nino Benvenuti, the walker Abdon Pamich, Ottavio Missoni who later became a world-famous stylist at the end of his career. Lastly also a great coach like Luciano Gigliotti, the coach of Gelindo Bordin and Stefano Baldini, both Olympic marathon champions.
Eleven years later, participation in the Memory Race has become increasingly widespread, so much so that it now runs, at different times of the year, as well as Rome and Milan also in Trieste, Novara, Grosseto, San Felice Circeo and Fertilia. Once again, the spectacular landscape setting of the Milanese location was chosen Cave Parkmeeting at 8 am via Cancano and with registrations still open until 8.45am. The start will then be given at 9:30. The program includes a competitive 10 km with a route certified by Fidal and an amateur 5 km.
Giovanna Epis at the 2025 Memory Race
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Among the over 200 registrations already received by the organizers, the most prominent athlete is the Italian marathon runner Joanna Epison her competitive return after the summer injury that prevented her from participating in the Tokyo World Championships. The Venetian cross-country skier has resumed her preparations at full speed, as evidenced by a very recent series of 20×400 meters completed with short recovery. Work carried out last Wednesday at Campo 25 Aprile in Milan. His short-term competitive program will include the half marathon on November 23 in Milan. In the medium term, next February, the Seville marathonand then returned to wear the blue jersey, in August, running the Birmingham European Championships marathon. In the meantime, the first positive responses will have to come from the Corsa del Remembrance on Sunday morning.
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