The Marathon

The Plitvice Lakes Marathon is a road running race in total length of 42.195m. The race consists of one lap and has an official certificate of the AIMS. Both start and finish are at the same point. Checkpoints are on the 12th and 30th kilometer.

The Start of the race is on June 3rd, 2018 at 9:00am in Mukinje, in front of the sports hall ŠRC Mukinje.

All competitors that enter the race must be healthy and they run at their own risk. By registering for the race, the competitor gives up all possibility of transferring responsibility to the organizer of the race and confirms his/her health status and competence to finish the race. The Organizer will provide medical care in accordance to the rules of road race organization.

All competitors must be 18 or older on the day of the race.

By registering for the race, the competitor agrees that any photographs taken before, during or after the race can be used by the organizer for internal needs and promotion of the event. The competitor agrees that the organizer can use their personal data for internal communication and for promotional purposes.

Refreshments are provided at the start, during the race and at the finish line all in accordance to the rules of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation) and HAS (Croatian Athletics Federation).

Additional refreshments will be offered in the finish area.

Timing is measured electronically, with an electronic chip and all results will be published on the official website of the organizer immediately after the race.

All competitors will have a net time (chip start) and gross time (the time from the start signal to finish time). The official score is the competitors gross time in accordance with the rules of the IAAF.

The start number is placed solely on the chest of the competitor and must be visible throughout the race. During the race the competitor must have the corresponding chip to the start number. Without the chip the number will not be registered. Failure to comply with the rules of the race will entail disqualification of the competitor.

The race time limit is 6:00h (8:32 min/km) Check points of time limits will be on the 30^th km –(4:30h).

The unofficial race results will be published immediately after the race. The right to appeal is three days after the publication of the unofficial results. The results become official after the right to complain expires.

Traffic is closed and a police motorcycle escort and official car are provided for the first group of competitors.

Unless otherwise stated, the rules of the Croatian Athletic Federation are applied, in agreement with the rules of the IAAF.

The Half Marathon

The Plitvice Lakes National Park Half marathon is a road running race in total length of 21.098 m. The race consists of one lap and is officially measured by the Croatian Athletics Federation. Both start and finish are at the same point with a control checkpoint on the 12th kilometer.

The race start is June 3rd 2018 at 9:00am in Mukinje, in front of the sports hall ŠRC Mukinje.

The competitors in the half marathon will start alongside the marathon competitors. The half marathon racetrack divides from the marathon track just after the 15th kilometer. There are judges and officials at the point to avoid confusion and the signs are clear and visible.

All healthy competitors can participate in the race and they all run at their own risk. By registering for the race the competitor gives up the possibility of transferring responsibility to the organizer of the race and confirms their health status and competence to finish the race. The organizer provides medical care in accordance with the rules of the road race organization.

All competitors of the half marathon race must be 16 years old on the day of the race.

By registering for the race, the competitor agrees that the organizer may use photographs taken before, during or after the race for their internal needs and promotion of the event. The competitor agrees that the organizer may use their personal data for internal communication and for promotional purposes.

Refreshments will be provided at the start and during the race in accordance to the propositions of the IAAF and HAS (Croatian athletics federation) for road races and also in the finish area where there will be extra refreshments.

Time will be measured electronically with an electronic chip and all results will be published on the official website of the organizer immediately after the race. All competitors will have a net time (chip start) and a gross time (the time from start signal to crossing the finish line). The official score will be the competitors gross time. In accordance with the rules of the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations).

The start number must be placed solely on the chest and must be visible throughout the race. During the race the competitor must have a corresponding chip with their start number. Without the chip their results will not be registered. The color of the half marathon start number is different to the number of the marathon start number. Failure to comply with the rules entails disqualification of the competitor.

The time limit is 3:00 h ( 8:32/km)

Unofficial race results will be published immediately after the race. The right to appeal is three days after the publication of the unofficial results. The results become official once the right to complain expires.

Traffic is closed and a police motorcycle escort is provided in front of the first group of competitors.

Unless otherwise stated, the rules of the Croatian Athletic Federation are applied in agreement with the rules of the IAAF.

Marathon relay race

Competitors register for the race as a team of four runners. They register regardless of gender or age respecting all of the above for the marathon and half marathon race.

The relays are divided by categories:

• Men
• Women
• Mixed (2 men and 2 women, 1 man and 3 women, 3 men and 1 woman)

The relay is divided into four legs: 10km+10km+10km+12.195km. Each competitor runs one leg. A competitor starts his/her leg when the team member that ran the previous leg touches him/her by hand. The team member that runs the first leg starts with the competitors of the marathon and half marathon.

All other rules and responsibilities are the same as for the half marathon race with the exception of the age rule where family relay competitors must be 14 year old on the day of the race. All competitors who are younger may participate with the parents consent and an approval of a sports medicine doctor.

5km race

The 5km race is a road running race with a total length of 5.000 meters. The race consists of one lap 5km long. Both start and finish are at the same spot. The checkpoint is located at the furthest point between the second and third kilometer which is also the turning point.

The start is June 2nd 2018 at 5:30pm, in Mukinje in front of ŠRC Mukinje sports hall.

All competitors must be at least 12 years old on the day of the race. Competitors that are younger than 12 may compete with their parents consent and an approval of a sports medicine doctor.

The time limit for the race is 60 minutes (12:00 min/km).

All rules and responsibilities for the marathon and half marathon apply.

The Family Marathon

Family time is a tradition of the Plitvice Lakes Marathon. The organizer\'s wish is to see all families come together and enjoy their stay at the National Park and run together. This is how the Family Marathon started. The idea is that every family that wishes to participate in the family marathon must have one member in each race. Their race times are then added up and that is the final result. So to explain, one family must have one member in the 5km race, one member must run the half marathon and one member must run the marathon.

Only immediate families can apply.

Family members should apply individually for each race and with each registration they must send an e-mail to  akmaraton2000@gmail.com with subject: registration for family marathon

Start packages

The start packages for the marathon and half marathon will minimally contain:

• Entry to the Plitvice Lakes national park
• Dri fit sports shirt with the race logo
• Sports shoe bag with race logo
• Pasta party
• Post race meal
• Energy gel or drink
• Finishers medal

5km start package

• Entry to the Plitvice lakes National park
• Cotton T-shirt with race logo
• Sports shoe bag with race logo
• Pasta party

Registration:

Maximum number of runners for marathon and half marathon: 1400
Maximum number of runners for 5km race: 600
Maximum numbers of relay teams: 50