Grgo Mujan Wins 109th Edition Of Maraton Šilo-Crikve
Grgo Mujan Wins 109th Edition Of Maraton Šilo-Crikve
Courtesy of WOWSA, Maraton Šilo-Crikve, Croatia.Grgo Mujan of Croatia won the 109th edition of the Maraton Šilo-Crikve, a 3.5 km point-to-point race in Croatia.
The Plivački maraton Šilo-Crikvenica is held every year on August 15th, the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the patron saint of Crikvenica. It is part of the CRO Cup and is a point-to-point race from Šilo to Crikvenica in Croatia and has quite a history: The race started in 1910, making the 2019 race its 109th edition.
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