TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS
All the competitors can collect the number at the registration area:
at Kongresni trg
on Thursday, October 20th 2011: 9:00 – 19:00
on Friday, October 21st 2011: 9:00 – 19:00
on Saturday, October 22nd 2011: 9:00 – 19:00
on Sunday, October 23rd 2011: 6:30 – 9:30
Please read the instructions carefully
1. Each competitor of the 16th Ljubljana Marathon will receive a number, chip and T-shirt, gift and promotional material.
2. You must have your race number visible all the time.
3. Start will be separated in zones. All the runners are supposed to be on site at least 20 minutes before the start. The runners will be separated by target times (officially registered times):
o zone 1 / invited runners
o zone 2 / all competitors with target times under 3:10 for the full marathon and under 1:35 for the half marathon
o zone 3 / all competitors with target times under 3:25 for the full marathon and under 1:43 for the half marathon
o zone 4 / all competitors with target times under 3:45 for the full marathon and under 1:48 for the half marathon
o zone 5 / all competitors with target times under 4:00 for the full marathon and under 2:00 for the half marathon
o zone 6 / other competitors
All competitors must run through the finish line otherwise there will be no results (conditions set by the ChampionChip system (net and gross time).
4. The organizer asks all the participants to follow the ChampionChip system instructions. The instructions will be displayed at the application ares.
5. There will be wardrobes at Majde Vrhovnik elementary school. The organizer will provide the tents where you can change clothes. You will be able to leave your clothes in the kitbag with your number on it at the Majde Vrhovnik school (10 km marathon) and in a tent in school playground (21 km and 42 km marathon). Showers will be at Tivoli (swimming pool), Celovška 25. Entrance will be allowed only to the runners with race numbers. The organizer does not take the responsibility for the clothes left in the wardrobes.
6. On route you will find portable toilet cabins from Slovenska cesta to Ajdovščina, Šubičeva ulica, at the finish, behind the dressing tent, along the course line and at every refreshment station.
7. Roads will be closed for traffic and all the runners will be able to warm-up at Slovenska cesta. There will be no warming-up at start line.
8. All races start at Slovenska cesta (the intersection of Šubičeva ulica). The organizer asks all the participants to follow the instructions and separate in zones from 1 to 6 (as specified above).
9. The start of the recreational race will be at 8.30. The starts of the Ljubljana full and Ljubljana half marathon will be at 10.30.
10. There will be refreshment stations every five kilometres with water (bottles and cups), sugar cubes, fruit (mandarins, bananas), energy drinks (Enervit), chocolates. There will be water stations every 2,5 km after every refreshmest station.
11. Referees
will control the competitors at four checkpoints along the course.
12. The organizer will assure the tempo runners with expected times 3.00, 3.15, 3.30, 3.45, 4.00 and 4.15 that will be marked with ballons and will be wearing colourful running dresses.
13. No aid, such as rollerskates, in-line blades or cycles are permitted on the course. The organizer will disqualify the runner with an aid.
14. At the finish, bottled water, tea, soup, energy drinks, fruit, chocolade and cookies will be available to competitors.
15. Medical help will be available along the course at every refreshment station and at the finish line.
16. The results will be available according to the following tentative schedule:
o recreational race men at 9.20
o recreational race women at 9.30
o half marathon (absolute category - men) at 12.00
o half marathon (absolute category - women) at 12.10
o full marathon (absolute category - men) at 13.00
o full marathon (national championchip category - men) at 13.10
o full marathon (absolute category - women) at 13.30
o full marathon (national championchip category - women) at 13.40
There will be no public awards ceremony. The first three competitors claim their awards at the tent at finish area.
The competitors can also claim their awards at Timing Ljubljana, Staničeva 41, Ljubljana by 10th November 2011.
17. All the competitors of the full and half marathon can receive a recognition for competing at 16th Ljubljana Marathon at the registration area at Kongresni trg or can print it from website: www.ljubljanskimaraton.si. Official results will also be published on www.ljubljanskimaraton.si.
18. We wish all the competitors of the 16th Ljubljana Marathon all the best and we are already inviting you to the “56th Pohod ob žici”, Ljubljana 2012 (10th – 12nd May 2012) and to the 17th Ljubljana Marathon 2012 (28 October 2012).
PASTA PARTY
We are inviting you to the opening ceremony of the 16th Ljubljana Marathon with a pasta party. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 22nd 2011 at 17.00 till 20.00 in Passage of Maximarket. Admission with the coupon only. The official opening ceremony of the 2011 Ljubljana Marathon with the address given by the Mayor of Ljubljana Mr. Zoran Janković will take place at 18.00.
Organizing Committee of the 16th Ljubljana Marathon 2011