Celje (Slovenia), Saturday 6 September 2014
The Maraton Celje - Logarska dolina in Slovenia offers four very scenic point-to-point races — 73km, 42km, 27km, and 17km long.
Starting in the town of Celje, which is located on the railway line between the cities of Ljubljana and Maribor, the 73km ultra marathon route runs along the beautiful Upper Savinja Valley (pictured) into the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
The shorter races start en route along the valley.
With 3km to go to the finish line, runners turn left into the Logarska dolina, a picture-postcard valley that is surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery.
Some parts of the course are on trails but most of the route is on asphalt roads (which are not closed to traffic). The route is undulating and overall uphill. The ultra marathon features approximately 2300 metres of ascent and 1750 metres of descent!
Last year, the event welcomed around 800 runners. The ultra marathon winners were Carsten Stegner of Germany (5:13:55) and Slovenia's Nataša Robnik (6:09:51). The time limit to finish the 73km race is twelve hours.
Country: Slovenia
Venue (Map): Celje - Mozirje - Ljubno - Luče - Logarska dolina
Date: 6 September 2014 (Saturday)
Race distance: 73km; ca. 42km; ca. 27km; ca. 17km
Start (73km): at 6.00 in Celje (on ‘Trg celjskih knezov’)
Start (42km): at 9.00 in Mozirje (at the flower park ‘Mozirski gaj’)
Start (27km): at 10.30 in Ljubno
Start (17km): at 11.30 in Luče
Finish (all races)*: at the ‘Penzion Na Razpotju’ in the Logarska dolina ("Logar Valley");
*Participants in the 73km ultra marathon can drop out of the race (with timekeeping) in Mozirje (31km) or in Luče (56km).
Entries: advance entries online; late entries on the day until one hour before the start
Entry fees (73km): € 30 (advance entries), € 35 (late entries)
Entry fees (42km): € 25 (advance entries), € 30 (late entries)
Entry fees (27km, 17km): € 20 (advance entries), € 25 (late entries)
Race centre: Taborniško društvo Celje, Gledališka ulica 2, Celje (Friday 14.00-21.00, on the day 4.30-5.45); in the start areas in Mozirje, Ljubno and Luče (on the day one hour before the start)
You get: T-shirt; bus service from Celje to the start areas; transport of personal clothing to the finish; up to 15 feed stations; massage service on the course and at the finish; lunch after the race; bus service back to Celje
Prizes (73km): to the first 6 men and 3 women; medals to the first 3 in each category
Prizes (42km, 27km, 17km): to the first 3 men and women
Award ceremony: at 16.00 in the finish area
Number of finishers 2013: 195 (75km), 84 (42km), 109 (27km), 384 (17km); 8 (58km), 20 (33km)
Event website (in Slovene, English, and German): www.drustvo-maratoncev-celje.si
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