24th Half Marathon "Ivan Starek"

Zagreb (Croatia), Sunday 14 November 2010

Boasting a pancake-flat, traffic-free and certified course, this half marathon in Croatia's capital city Zagreb gives athletes a good chance to run a personal best time.

Participants run three laps along the road that encircles Lake Jarun in the south-western part of Zagreb. The first lap includes a detour to the Island of the Croatian Youth, because one lap around the lake is only 6.3 kilometres.

Lake Jarun was created for the Summer Universiade 1987. It features a 2km-long rowing regatta course, shingle beaches, sports facilities, cafés and clubs.

In 2009, the half marathon had 269 finishers. The winners were Croatia's Dražen Dinjar (1:11:12) and Slovenia's Ida Šurbek (1:17:34).

The event is held in remembrance of the endurance runner Ivan Starek, 30-times finisher of the Partizanski marš ("Partisan march").

Race report, results and photos: 25. Polumaraton Ivan Starek 2011

Country: Croatia

Venue (Map): Lake Jarun, Zagreb

Date: 14 November 2010 (Sunday)

Distance: 21.1km

Start time: 11.00

Start and finish: at the rowing centre at the western end of the lake

Entries: on the day 8.30-10.30

Entry fees: 100 HRK (ca. 13.60 EUR)

You get: packed lunch, a souvenir

Prizes: trophies to the first 3 M/F, medals to the first 3 in each category, prize money to the first 3 Croatian teams

Showers and changing facilities: in the rowing centre

Number of finishers 2009: 269 (21km), 34 (5km, juniors)

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