Bieg Piastow

Groomers work every day on Bieg Piastow 2023 tracks

Natural tracks in the forest, wonderful landscapes, friendly atmosphere, easy access from airports in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany – this is legendary Bieg Piastow 2023 in Poland. And the tracks of our Polish member race are already full of snow and the groomers work every day. Also participants wise work is in full progress: […]

Justyna Kowalczyk ready for 46th Bieg Piastow

Over 4,000 athletes from 24 countries have signed up for the 46th Bieg Piastów – Cross-Country Skiing Festival organized within the Worldloppet Ski Federation. Justyna Kowalczyk-Tekieli, The Queen of Polish Skis, will race, too. The Olympic and world champion and World Cup winner Justyna Kowalczyk will race in the 50 km CT. This will be […]

VLOG: 15 hours car ride for 3 hours of skiing – Bieg Piastow 2021

VLOG: Bieg Piastow 2021 15 hours car ride from Austria to Poland withing two days for 3 hours of skiing! And it was worth it! In this video you see my cross-country skiing day at Jakuszyce/POL when I did the Bieg Piastow Individual race 2021. Bieg Piastów is already inviting all skiers to join in […]

Already 1600 finishers at Bieg Piastow Individual

The 45th Bieg Piastów, in Szklarska Poręba/Jakuszyce due to anti-covid restrictions is organized as solo race. The participants can either do the “original” Bieg Piastow on the real race course with official time keeping, or anywhere in the world in the virtual edition. Both solutions are carried out as non-competitive race, but with the open […]

Open track and virtual event save the Bieg Piastow 2021

Now the organizers of Bieg Piastow have a final decision how the Polish Worldloppet race will take place in 2021: The original race course will be prepared and ready for the participants on three weekends end of February, beginning of March. There will be an official time keeping, but the skiers will do the races […]

39. Skiing with a purpose

by William Brown – 2 x Gold Master & Global Skier n. 263- Moving to Minnesota at age 26, I took up Nordic skiing and completed my first American Birkebeiner the following season.  I was hooked for life!  Over the next 33 years, I’d become a two-time World Master skier and a Worldloppet Global skier […]

38. How it all started for me

by Jaagup Vana – I’d like to share with you my emotions and memories from my very first foreign competition and road trip to the 44th Bieg Piastow ski marathon. I have nothing to compare it to and can only share my experience. Since our group of 4 had decided to travel to Poland by […]

23. Broken Hope at Bieg Piastow (2020)

By Andrzej Gałaś (start number 918) – I have been taking part in the Bieg Piastów since 1994, usually the main distance of 50 km, this year at 42 km. It seemed to me that I was well prepared and expected to get less than 4 hours during the Saturday race (February 29). My well-waxing […]

18. Mirjo’s Worldloppet Story

by Mirjo Koit – My story begins with questions: How does passion form? How does a passion turn into dreams? How to move towards fulfilling them? Everyone can find their own answers to these questions. Today I am once again filled with great emotions. Handling it all has been a challenge because I have recently […]

11. The loneliest walk

by Marg Hayes – Australian 7 x Worldloppet Gold Master The northern Winter of 2011 was to be an epic Worldloppet adventure for Bruce Wharrie and myself both hoping to complete our 4th Worldloppet Gold Master as well as become Global Worldloppet skiers.  An ambitious plan involving races in 3 different continents in one season. […]

44th Bieg Piastów full of records

30km, 50km and 25km races of success in the snowy atmosphere of te Polish Jizera Mountains Good weather, very strong competition, unusual attendance and outstanding fight between two former world champions – the 44nd Bieg Piastow Cross Country Festival gave big fun and unforgettable emotions for thousands of skiers all over the world, who came […]