20th 'Turopolje Run' 2012

The Turopoljska trka in Croatia takes place in the town of Velika Gorica, which is home to the Zagreb International Airport.

Velika Gorica is situated around 16 kilometres south of Zagreb's city centre. With about 60,000 residents, it's the biggest town in the very flat Turopolje region.

The event offers a half marathon, a 5K run and children's races. Participants in the half marathon run three laps.

There's not much to see along the course, and you may have to run alongside traffic for part of the way. Nevertheless, the Turopoljska trka is an important event in the Croatian race calendar, and the route is flat and fast.

Last year, around 200 runners completed the half marathon. The top finishers were Ethiopia's Ashenafi Erkolo (1:08:18) and Dubravka Vešligaj of Croatia (1:28:05).

Country: Croatia

Venue (Map): Velika Gorica (Zagreb 16km, Ljubljana 150km, Graz 200km, Budapest 354km)

Date: 18 March 2012 (Sunday)

Race distance: 21.1km; 5km; children 1km

Start time: 9.00-10.10 (children); 10.30 (21km, 5km)

Start and finish: at 'Stadion Radnik' (Ulica Hrvatske Bratske zajednice 80, Velika Gorica)

Entries: by e-mail or by post Entry fees (21km): 100 HRK (ca. 13.20 EUR)

Entry fees (5km): 50 HRK (ca. 6.60 EUR)

Race centre: at the start (8.00-10.15)

You get: pasta party (on Saturday at 18.00); T-shirt; certificate; a meal and drinks after the race; entry into the post-race prize drawing (at 14.00)

Prizes (21km): prize money to the first 5 M/F; trophies to the first 3 M/F; medals to the first 3 in each category

Prizes (5km): medals to the first 3 in each category

Award ceremony: 12.00 (children), 12.45 (5km), 13.30 (21km)

Number of finishers 2011: 196 (21km), 87 (5km)

Event Website (in Croatian): www.mkvg.hr

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