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Edition 2011

The 2011 Edition provided a 50km World Trophy-Gelsia Trophy and a Gelsia Half Marathon beside the 100km of Seregno, Italsilva Trophy. Antonio Armuzzi (Cantù Atletica) won the 100km of Seregno-Iitalsilva Trophy, reaching the finish line in Via alla Porada (Seregno) after 6h 53’26”. The athlete, 42 years old, from Capiago-Intimiano (Como, Lombardy) pulled ahead of Ivan Cudin (G.M. Udinesi UOEI) by 15’30”. The podium was completed by Nerino Paoletti from "Maratolandia" team. Monica Casiraghi established herself as one of the best runners of the 100km of Seregno. For the third time, the athlete from "Cellfood Team" finished the race in 8h 11’53”. Second place for Francesca Marin (Runners Bergamo), only 1’08” late. Bronze medal for Maria Ilaria Fossati, (Runners Bergamo), arriving at the finishing line in 8h 25’24’’, after 13’32’’.

In 3h 12’00” Walter Sartor, 38 years old, from Cuneo (Piemonte), finished the 50km of Seregno, qualifier for the World Coup. Sartor (A.S.D. Dragonero) with an average of 3.50, arrived 3’ 05” before Paolo Bravi (Grottini Team). The podium was completed by Michele Chiefari (Marathon Club Imperia), completing the event in 3h 20’11’’. Noemi Gizzi stopped the clock after 3h 35’52”, winning the female 50km. Gizzi (Atletica 85 Faenza) arrived at 17’31’’ before Giuliana Arrigoni, from “3 Life” . The bronze medal went to Laura Sangalli, runner for the "Polisportiva Besanese", done in 4h and 16’’.

Lahcen Mokraji, from “Daini di Carate Brianza”, dominated the Gelsia Half Marathon, finishing in 1h 7’06’’. Mokraji arrived 1’30’’ before Corrado Mortillaro, from "Atletica Palzola” team. Bronze medal to Igor Rizzi, “alpine Group Vertovese”, done in 1h 9’26’’. With a great performance, in the female competition , Stefania Benedetti, runner for the “Alpine Group Vertovese” finished in 1h 17’24’’, 51’’ before Eliana Patelli of the”Atletica Valle Brembana”. On the last step of the podium Silvia Moreni (Atletica La Torre) with the time of 1h 22’50’’.

Edition 2010

Ambitions and big projects for 2010 Edition of the “Giornata Podistica Seregnese”, rich of different events together, put at stake the Italian Ultra runner title. Title won by Giorgio Calcaterra, already World and European Champion. The road runner commanded the “100Km of Seregno Trophy Italsilva” winning in 6h.28’49”. The Roman athlete was shoulder to shoulder till the 75th kilometer with Attila Vozar, winner of the 2009 edition, retired with a muscular problem. Second place for Silvio Bertone (Atl.Zerbian St.Vincent) 7h15’11”, third place for Leonardo Sestito (Hobby Marathon Catanzaro) in 7h18’47”, a history in the soccer team "Borgia", city were he was born. Monica Casiraghi (Equipe Running), from Missaglia(Milan), won the female marathon. Monica, National and Europian Champion, Italian record-breaker of Ultrarunning, finished in 7h56’43”. After Monica Casiraghi, Cristina Zantedeschi (Atl.Vicentina) in 8h.35’23” and Lorena Di Vito (Cus Pro Patria Milano) in 9h.04’.33”, Italian runner for the Ultra Marathon and also for the exhausting “24 Hours ”.

Once more Kenyan supremacy in the Marathon. Between the men competition, the 22 year old Weldon Kirui: first time for him on the 42,195 Kilometers distance, finished in 2h23’34. Second place for Tommaso Vaccina, 30, from Terni (Umbria) (2h23’45) and third place for Pietro Colnaghi (2h26’23) “brianzolo doc”, he practices in Carnate (Monza e Brianza, Lombardy) with Mino Passoni. Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo first between the women, 22 years old as well maid it in 3h00’12”. The Kenyan defeated the Croatian Marija Vrajic (3h01’29”) and Noemy Gizzi from Faenza (Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna) (3h03’15”). Kirui and Kiplimo are runners for the Austrian team, "Run2gether", founded to give to the Kenyan athletes the opportunity to maintain themselves and their families, thanks to their sport career, and to give the European athletes the chance to practice in the African Continent, in high ground areas or in the forest of Hebalm rich of oxygen, to learn their techniques.

In the hand bike marathon Paolo Cecchetto (Team Pulinet) finished just before Ivan Ghironzi (Polha – Varese) and his teammate Massimiliano Bosi. 560 athletes took part at the races (from six countries: Italy, Hungary, France, Croatia, Germany, Kenya). They were divided into three different group: 261 ultra runners, 293 marathon runners, 6 hand bikers.

Edition 2009

After twenty years the “100 Km of Seregno-Brianza Marathon” event is back on our roads, resuming the momentum of the 50s.

More then 600 athletes started the absorbing show from “2 Giugno Porada Park”(Seregno), place chosen for the races under the patronage of the “Italian Federation of Track-and-Field” and the “Association Ultra marathon & Trail”. The first runner in this new edition’s gold book “100Km of Seregno – Italsilva trophy” was Attila Vozar. The Hungarian runner, silver medal in 2001 at the European in Holland, finished in 6h57’30”. Second place to another Hungarian Ivan Cudin (7h19’27”), bronze medal to the Italian Stefano Colombo from Lecco (7h47’36”). First one between the women Monica Casiraghi from Missaglia (Milan), she stopped the chronometer after 7h56’09”.

In the Marathon Kenyan supremacy. Winner Birech Philip Kiplagat, 26 years old, trained by Gabriele Rosa in 2h20’33”. Second place for another “African gazelle" Metto Philimon Kipkering in 2h29’14” who defeated in the final sprint Emanuele Zenucchi (2h29’17”). Patrizia Pensa, 45 years old, from Besana Brianza (Monza e Brianza), won the female marathon in 3h08’09”.

Winner of the hand bike competition (42,195 Km) Paolo Cecchetto, from Verona, National and European Para Olympic  Champion. Cecchetto (Team Pulinet Lodi) closed his race in 1h30’13” before two athletes of the Polhvarese: silver medal for Pierino Dainese (1h34’01”) and bronze one for Re Caligari (1h38’03”).

Edition 1978-1989

In 1978 the traditional 100 km is now a cycling race(podistic) rather than a walking run. A team of sportive societies (Salus Ciclistica di Seregno di Giuseppe Meroni, G.S. Veducc di Veduggio, Amici dello Sport di Desio, G.S. Altopiano di Severo, Amici dello Sport di Briosco, Polisportiva Besanese) became the planning committee of the first “100km della Brianza”. Even after almost twenty years of “fasting” it was a success : more than 700 of people joined that unforgettable Saturday, of September 30, 1978. Thousands of supporters were to there to encourage the runners - a success that must take it’s place in the “history book” of running.

The first edition of the cycling race went to Loris Gennari, with his twin brother Elvino, athletes Luigi Citterio, Eugenio Franconi and the baker of Cernusco (Milan) Mario Zanaboni dominating throughout the next 6 edition.

The history of this version of the 100 km lasted 12 years, starting in 1978 and finishing in 1989. On the 23rd of September, the last edition took place.

The last year saw the Hungarian runner Attila Vozar and Monica Casiraghi win the “modern” edition of the “100km” . It took less then seven hours (6h57) for Vozar, while Casiraghi took less then eight (7h56).

Edition 1959

The “second” 100Km of Seregno was the 37th edition.

The date was again the 1st of November, “Gazzetta dello Sport” and Italsilva soap factory still respectively the event organizer and sponsor. The number of contenders increased to 45, representing 9 nations. The start took place at 4 a.m. from the boarding school Ballerini, in via Verdi (Seregno). The finish was yet again at Ferruccio Stadium (Seregno) but, this time, the lap went mostly through the Brianza cities.

Between the Italian athletes, there were notable names such as Pino Dordoni from Diana Piacenza, who won in 1949, and many “playing at home” runners such as Luigi Manzoni, Gino Riva, Sandro Elli, Italo Galbiati, Antonio Gadolla e Alfredo Vismara from “Daini Carate”.

The winner was the Briton, Tom Misson, with second place following for Don Thompson. The highest placed Italian finisher (in fourth place) was Luigi Manzoni. Only four years passed since the last edition, but the crowd was still supportive, warm and present every step and minute of the way.

Edition 1955

The first definitive “Seregnese” was the 34th 100Km. The Seregno Edition took place Tuesday November 1st, organized by “Gazzetta dello Sport gran premio Italsilva” (as sponsor) and “Trophy City of Seregno”. It was under invitation as the Italian and foreign marchers had to be card-carrying member of Official Federations: 37 athletes, 17 foreigners and 7 Nations represented. The Mayor of Seregno of that time, Lawyer Giovanni Colombo, used a public manifesto to invite every citizen to a warm sense of hospitality.

Monday October 31st ,at 18.30, the athletes were received by the Administration in the Municipal Palace. At 10 p.m., a torchlight walk took place inside the City until the 3 a.m. Holy Mass in the Sanctuary of S.Valeria. At 4, from the Sanctuary’s plaza, the race started. The end of the race was foreseen to be at 14.00, Tuesday 1st of November.

The lap went through the nearest towns, not only inside the “Brianza area” (infact – beside Seregno, Desio, Cesano, Giussano, Lissone, Meda, Monza and Vedano, as the biggest names in the Brianza area, there were also Nova Milanese, Calderara a Paderno Dugnano, Cusano Milanino, Cormano, Novate, Bollate).

The 1955 Edition was won by 22 year old Londoner, Don Thompson. First one between the Italians Pietro Rota, runner for the “Legler Ponte S.Pietro”. The event became part of 100 km history thanks to another participant not competing at the race, but as present as any real athlete: the public. The crowd - generous, present, supportive - encouraged the runners, deserving, for this reason, the pectoral n.38. The winning athlete said, ‘I won easily because, throughout the race, I was supported by voices screaming “Come on, Thompson!”’.