Boží Dar (Czech Republic), Saturday 25 June 2016
The Horský půlmaraton Krušné hory is the second in a series of three multi-terrain running events that are held between May and October in three different mountain ranges in the Czech Republic.
The event offers a 10k race (závod na 10km), a half marathon (půlmaraton) and a kids' race (dětský závod).
All races begin and end on the edge of Boží Dar, the highest town in the country.
Sitting at an elevation of 1028 metres on the ridge of the Ore Mountains (Czech: Krušné hory; German: Erzgebirge), a 130km-long mountain range that stretches along the Czechia-Germany border, Boží Dar is a very small and pretty town of just over 200 inhabitants, popular with skiers in the winter and hillwalkers in the summer.
Both the 10k and the half marathon are very scenic and hilly runs through beautiful forests and moorland, mainly on gravel roads and trails.
The half marathon also takes the runners through the old mining village of Zlatý Kopec which is, according to the last census in 2011, home to one resident.
Country: Czech Republic
Venue (Map): Boží Dar (Karlovy Vary 27km, Chemnitz 59km, Prague 139km, Leipzig 144km)
Date: 25 June 2016 (Saturday)
Start time and race distance:
- 10.00: 10km
- 12.00: 21.1km
- 15.00: children's run
Start and finish: at the graveyard (hřbitov) at the north-western end of Boží Dar
Race centre: in the start area (on the day 9.00-11.30)
Entries: online
Entry fees (children's race): no entry fees
Entry fees (10km): 100 CZK
Entry fees (21km): 300 CZK
Exchange rate. 100 CZK = ca. 3.70 EUR
You get: refreshments on the course
Prizes (10km, 21km): to the first 3 men and women
Award ceremony: at 14.45
Number of finishers 2015: 56 (21km)
Event website: www.horskypulmaraton.cz
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