Rome Marathon 19 March 2023: the Italian Air Force runs in the heart of the Capital at the great Run Rome The Marathon event as part of the initiatives linked to the centenary celebrations.
Today, March 19th, on Father's Day, the Rome Marathon took place.“Acea Run Rome the Marathon” which was attended by thousands of sportspeople who, with their gaze turned upwards, stopped to admire the sky where the Frecce Tricolori unfurled Italy's longest tricolour over the capital.
The participants were able to run through a route full of history and beauty. The start and finish were in Via dei Fori Imperiali, where the athletes were greeted by the majesty of the Colosseum; they then passed through Piazza Venezia at the foot of the Vittoriano and then on to Circus Maximus. Following this, the Baths of Caracalla, Basilica of Saint Paul, Pyramid of Cestius, Tiber Island, Saint Peter's, Castel Sant'Angelo, Foro Italico, Milvian Bridge, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Piazza del Popolo, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and Piazza Venezia.
Wonderful, immortal places, crossroads of a thousand cultures that leave their mark and have given the strength to 30,000 gladiators to complete the 42 km and 195 metres of the Rome Marathon.
The Italian Air Force, as an institutional partner of “Acea Run Rome the Marathon”, as part of the initiatives linked to the Centenary celebrations, it participated both in the relay, a non-competitive team competition with the marathon course divided among four participants, and in a symbolic competition of the Armed Force which foresees the awarding of “A.M. Centenary Cups” to the first three. Team A.M. is at the finish line.
At the Marathon“Acea Run Rome The Marathon” Around 100 runners from various departments of our Blue Force participated. The first Air Force runner to cross the finish line after 2 hours, 34 minutes, and 24 seconds was 1st Warrant Officer Fabrizio Meoli from the Air Force Specialist School in Caserta, who won the Centenary trophy and medal. Second place was secured by 1st Marshal Diego Ambrogio Saltalamacchia, from the Territorial Technical Office in Turin Caselle, with a time of 2 hours, 49 minutes, and 7 seconds. Third place went to 1st Airman Class Claudio Cordella, from the Sigonella Airport Command, with a time of 3 hours, 00 minutes, and 49 seconds.
To the Relay “Run4Rome”132 runners from 33 teams belonging to various departments of the Air Force participated. The first team to cross the finish line, after 2 hours 43 minutes and 40 seconds, was that of the Air Force Geotopographic Information Centre, made up of 1st Lt. Guglielmo Civitella, Lt. Col. Roberto Diana, Lt. Riccardo Abbenante, and Master Sergeant 2nd Class Federico Nappa, who won the trophy and the AM Centenary medal. Second place was taken by M3 Gabriele Ferrante, M3 Ernesto Arcangeli, Cadet Vladimir Zubenko, and M3 Elisa Vignoli from the team belonging to the Air Force Marshals School of Viterbo, with a time of 2 hours 58 minutes and 45 seconds. Third place went to the team from the 17th Wing of Furbara, made up of Senior Aircraftman Alessandro Principe, Master Sergeant 2nd Class Giovanni Piceci, Major Riccardo Cerrato, and Aircraftman Claudio Giovannetti, with a time of 3 hours 07 minutes and 11 seconds.
At the awards ceremony, Air Force General Giandomenico Taricco, Commander of COMAER – Rome Air Force Command – spoke and presented the prizes to the winners of the Marathon and Relay Race.
The participation of Team “AM1923 60° Stormo Team K1” to the team relay race. Colonel Giuseppe Cipriano, one of the two pilots who recently disappeared in the aerial incident in Guidonia, was also registered for this event. The organisation, in his honour, symbolically attributed to Col. Cipriano a Personal best 5 minutes per Km.
The Partnership of the Italian Air Force with Acea Run Rome The Marathon It falls within the scope of the numerous events through which the Armed Force will celebrate its centenary during 2023, which will officially fall on March 28th.
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https://www.aeronautica.difesa.it/home/media-e-comunicazione/il-centenario-1923-2023/
