The Mountain marathon "Konzhak" is held annually in the vicinity of the city of Krasnoturinsk of Sverdlovsk province on the first Saturday of July. The unique district and extreme conditions of running up to the highest point of a distance (1569) have transformed it into most popular of all 60 marathons of Russia. Those who participate are champions of all most prestigious Russian, European, and world events like a 100 km race, and full-day race, supermarathon "Komrads" (republic of South Africa), climbers who ascended the Everest, Makalu, Lhotse, Jeanne, world champions in orientation, cross-country and polithlon, and also marathoners, skiers, biathlonists, skaters, hockey players, triahtlonists, boxers, wrestlers, swimmers, mountain tourists and adherents of an active way of life …

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