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Race Info general information
7th year of
ČSOB Bratislava Marathon 2012
and accessory program
Instructions and basic information
Organizer: BE COOL, s.r.o in cooperation with Bratislava – The Capital City of Slovak Republic
Place: Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Disciplines:
Main program –April 1st , 2012:
- Marathon (42,195 km)
- Half marathon (21,098 km)
- Relay race – four-member teams (21,098 km)
- Inline race (16,9 km)
Accessory program – March 31st, 2012:
- 10K run (10,3 km)
- Hobby run (5 km)
- Kids´ runs (300 m – 800 m)
- Toddlers´ run (5 m)
Marathon and Half marathon tracks:
The City track (city districts: The Old Town, The New Town and Ružinov) on the route with hard surface (asphalt, concrete, pavement), without larger degree of incline. The marathon runners are to run two laps. The track has the valid AIMS certificate.
To warm up and work off before the start on Sunday, April 1st, 2012 please make use of the promenade at the river Danube embankment.
The application (registration) for the event and presentation at the event are specified at each discipline severally. As to some changes, please take time to read the instructions regarding the discipline of your choice carefully.
When picking up the running kid by registration, please show the print version of the “Confirmation of payment” which you will receive to the e-mail address given by you in the application form after you did the payment. The same applies to the case you will pick up the running kit on behalf of another participant. In case of a Relay team it is sufficient if one member of the Relay team comes to present it. It is not necessary to present the participants of the Toddlers´run. It is sufficient to come with the registered kid to the start area on Saturday, March 31st in the morning.
Star restriction:
On Sunday, April 1st the runner is allowed to take part only in one of the following disciplines: Marathon, Half marathon, In line or Relay race. This means the runner cannot take part in an individual discipline and at the same time to be a part of a Relay race team.
Possibilities of paying the fee:
a) by credit card when applying on-line and using the payment terminal within the registration system onwww.bratislavamarathon.com
b) by bank transfer till
March 18th, 2012 on behalf of the bank count in:
ČSOB, a.s., Michalská 18, 815 63 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
account number:
4005485359/7500
SWIFT: CEKOSKBX
IBAN: SK 43 7500 0000 0040 0548 5359
Variable symbol: the numeric symbol generated by the registration system.
In the note for recipient please write the name and surname of the runner for whom the fee is paid. If paying for more runners, please send an e-mail to ondrej@becoolagency.sk with a list of runners, the fee was paid for. This will help us to identify the payments enormously!!!
c) personally during presentation according to instructions stated at each discipline.
The fee depends to the date (the day) when the payment was charged on the account of the organizer or when it was paid in cash or by a credit card (not to the date of sending in the application form). When paying by a credit card via the registration system, the payment is charged to the account immediately, therefore we recommend you to use this possibility of payment.
The already paid fee will be not refunded. In case you announce your absence till March, 23rd, 2012 you will have the possibility to apply the fee in the next year´s event.
Insurance:
Each participant takes part in the run on his or her own responsibility and is obliged to provide an own individual health insurance. The organizer is not responsible for property or health damages related to the transport, stay and participation in the event. We recommend tall runners to pass a health check before the race.
Running kit for te event cntents:
- participant´s pack-back
- marathon bulletin
- participant´s T-shirt (marathon and half marathon runners will get a functional NIKE T-shirt)
- race number
- the possibility to have ones name, reps. The name of the Relay team (in case the runner/the Relay team applies and pays the fee till February, 29th, 2012 and gives his/her name or the name of the Relay team in the on-line form)
- ticket to the pasta party on Saturday
- refreshment on the race track and in the finish area
- chip for running time measurement (except of the kids runs)
- a medal when passing the finish line
- other benefits connected to the event which we will inform you about
- an SMS with the result time in disciplines the chip for time measurement is used in case the runner gives his or her cell phone number when applying on-line
- on-line diploma with the possibility to download and print it out from the event´s website in disciplines the chip for time measurement is used.
Time measurement:
The measurement is provided by VOS-TPK by means of chips (except of kids´ runs). The runners have to put the chips to their legs in the ankle area. For runners passive chips by RFID Race Timing System will be used. For inline skaters active chips by Chronelec Tag Heuer.
The running performance without a working and correct placed chip will be not measured and evaluated! After passing the finish line the runner is obliged to give back the chip in the finish corridor. If you get a chip but you do not take part in the run, please send it back by post 14 days after the end of the event at least to the address of the organizer: BE COOL, s.r.o., Vajnorská 8/A, 83104 Bratislava.
In case the runner will
not return the chip he or she takes cognizance of the fact that the organizer
BE COOL, s.r.o. is authorized to demand the payment of damage caused by this
fact to the amount of 20,- €.
Results:
The results will be published by the organizer immediately after
the end of the event on
www.vos-tpk.sk and
afterwards on www.bratislavamarathon.com. In the
result list the runners will be ordered according their official times (time
from the start shoot till the runner crosses the finish line). In the result
list also the information about the net time (inofficial) will be published.
Time limit:
5:00 hours - Marathon (time limit for 21,098 km - 2:30 hours and for 35km - 4:09 hours)
3:00 hours – Half marathon, Relay race
1:30 hours – Inline
Age limit:
18 years (year of birth1994 and older) - Marathon, Half marathon, 10K run
15 years (year of birth 1997 and older) – Relay race and Inline
The deposit for properties and changing rooms will be situated in Eurovea complex on marked places close to the start and finish areas. More detailed information will be placed on the web page of the event.
Refreshment:
a) Refreshment stations will be placed approximately on the 4,6/25,7 km, 10/31,1 km, 14,6/35,7 km, 20/41,1 km.
At refreshment stations own refreshment will be placed on first tables, on other tables beverages as iont drinks, mineral water, tee, water in plastic cups will be placed. Behind them bananas, chocolate, lemons, grape-sugar, salt and barrels with water and sponges will be placed. The runner who takes refreshment outside these refreshment stations undertakes the risk to be disqualified (rules by IAAF – rule 240 point 9/e).
b) Revive stations will be placed on the 2,3/23,4 km, 7,6/28,7 km, 13/34,1 km, 17,3/38,4 km.
At revive stations cups with water and barrels with water and sponges will be placed.
c) Own refreshment in unbreakable boxes, visible marked with race number and kilometer where the desired refreshment station is placed is to be delivered by runners on Sunday, April 1st, 2012 till 8:30 p.m.at latest to the registration place.
Rules:
The competition is liable to the rules of athletic competitions IAAF and to clauses of these propositions. A racer may leave the road with permission and under supervision of an arbiter under condition that he or she will by this not shorten the running distance. The racer who takes refreshment outside the refreshment stations undertakes the risk to be disqualified from the race. A racer has to leave the competition immediately if this is a command of the doctor appointed by the organizational committee of the event. Any kind of accompany or any kind of helping the racer during the competition by other persons, except of emergency aid provided by the doctor appointed by the organizational committee of the event, is to be considered as not allowed help.
Protests:
Protests must be submitted verbally to the chief arbiter 30 minutes after publishing of results at latest. An appeal against the decision of the chief arbiter, accompanied by a depot of 10 €, must be submitted to the jury in written form till 30 minutes after the official announcement of the decision the chief arbiter has made.
The organizer BE COOL, s.r.o. retains the right to modify and more closely specify some data given in this propositions.
Contact:
BE COOL, s.r.o., Vajnorská 8/A, 831 04 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Phone: 00421/2/212 920 50
E-mail:
ondrej@becoolagency.sk – information about the event
info@becoolagency.sk – information about registration and payments