Monday morning: May calendar of news and events

This Monday is really unique – you can relax a little and enjoy the spring holidays. But you need to relax in a useful way, so we have prepared for you the announcements of spring activities that you can take part in. In our traditional digest we have collected May races, sports festivals, bicycle races and even a movie premiere of a full-length film about surfing in Russia….

Wings For Life 2018: running with the whole world

On May 6, 2018, at exactly 14:00 (Moscow time), one of the most mass, inspiring and unusual running events will start again – the international charity Wings for Life World Run, where participants run for those who can’t, in order to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. This year the race itself for Russians will be held in a new, digital format: everyone can download an app on their phone and choose a starting point at their discretion, be it a park, public garden or a stadium near their home.

Download the app for IOS.

Download the app for Android.

Wings for Life World Run is a race where everyone runs not to the finish line, but away from it until a moving finish line catches up with them: either a special car equipped with a reader on the official track, or a virtual finish car simulating the conditions of the race in the mobile app. Finish cars start 30 minutes after the start simultaneously around the world and gradually build up speed. When such a car – real or virtual – equals the runner, the race is over for the runner.

ASV mixed martial arts tournament

On May 5, Olimpiysky sports complex will host a mixed martial arts tournament ASV 86. The audience will see more than a dozen fights, and in four fights the fight will go for the belt of the world champion according to the version of ASV. Title rematch between Marat Balaev and Yusuf Raisov is considered to be the culmination of the upcoming tournament.
Buy a ticket.

Track and Field Competitions

On May 5, the Geraklion Athletics series will be held at the Salute Heraklion Stadium. Registration continues for the 100m and 200m races, the Geraklion Mile (1.609km) and the Swedish Relay (800m*600m*400m*200m). The event will also feature a large-scale “Record Run” (10,000m), in which Russian track and field stars will take part alongside amateur runners.

Victory Path” cycling race

On May 5 and 6, several cycling races for different distances will be held in honor of Victory Day. The routes go through picturesque places of the Moscow region. You can take part in races for 80, 130, 200 or 300 km. Cyclists will finish at the Love Cliff, where they will be served with buckwheat porridge and hot tea.
More information and registration.

Victory Way” races

On May 9, Moscow’s Gorky Park will host a series of races dedicated to Victory Day. The races are planned at distances of 1 km for children, 5 and 10 km, as well as a half-marathon (21.1 km), marathon (42.2 km) and ultramarathon (50 km). There are only a few spots left.
More information and registration.

Reebok Party

On May 26, the holiday concert “Classics. Forever”, organized by Reebok, will be held in Moscow. The party will feature performances by Batishta, Aigel, MNOGOZNAAL, Kasta. The colorful event will be timed to coincide with the sports festival “Become Human”, and the concert will be free of charge for festival participants.

Full-length movie about surfing in Russia

Quiksilver presents “Surf”, the first full-length documentary about Russian surfing directed by Konstantin Kokorev. The premiere screenings are scheduled for May 19 and 20 and will take place at Moscow’s Dom Kino and St. Petersburg’s Aurora Cinema. Filming took place in a variety of Russian cities, including Kaliningrad and Sakhalin.
You can buy tickets here.

Watch the video on the official Surf Siberia YouTube channel.

Crocus Fitness Kuntsevo opening – a new luxury fitness club of the chain

The middle of spring is a great reason to start preparing your figure for summer. And what can be better than to do it in comfortable and truly luxurious atmosphere, which disposes to positive changes in yourself. At the end of April there was a grand opening of the second fitness club of Crocus Fitness chain in the shopping mall Vegas Kuntsevo. The fitness club is located on four floors and, like the first one, combines all the latest trends of the world fitness industry. The club offers the most up-to-date programs: functional training, martial arts, Crossfit, Les Mills, hot yoga classes and much more.

Doing sports is getting easier and easier. There is only one thing that cannot be bought – the desire to reach new heights.