Published 11.02.2025 – UPDATED 13.03.2025
The registration for Kosovo & Monte Negro is closed !
THIS IS NOT AN ORGANISED TOUR – THIS IS INDIVIDUALS JOINING A COMMON MARATHON
Due to the lack of sunshine and snow free running paths Team Finland is going to run off some Balkan countries from our country list in April. Join us for a run or two? The marathons will take place Kosovo and Monte Negro. We will stay in Pristina (Kosovo) the long weekend and run Pristina Marathon on Saturday April 12 and and Monte Negro (Rozaje) on Monday 14th April. The marathons are free but cost like car/petrol is to be shared between runners. The runners participate on their own risk.
Race Director: Raoul Björn (+358400106126)
Race Rules: Marathon Rules | countryclub (countrymarathonclub.com) – There must be a minimum of 5 finishers
Note: This is NOT an organized tour and I, as the coordinator, can not be made liable in case a race cannot be arranged due to small amount of runners. I will inform on whatsup the register situation weekly.
Timekeeping: For proving Your distance and time, You need a GPS-Watch (mandatory). Cut-off time 8:00 after start.
Awards: Everybody is a winner but no medals, woodels. Finisher Diplomas yes.
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Pristina Marathon 2025, Kosovo: Saturday, 12.04.2025, start at 10:30 (afternoon marathon) +/- 2h.
Start: from village Laplje Selo (Cafeteria Tropicana). About 8km from city centre.
Race Office: at the start.
Route description: We will start from Laplje Selo (Cafeteria Tropicana). About 8km from city centre. From here we run west towards Ulpiana Archaeological Park. If You look in a map, we run a ”square” and return back to start. That is 6,57km. When we come back to cafeteria, we run south towards Livaxhe and back. That leg is 7,27km. One (1) lap is 14km. Unpaved Road 2.01 km, Asphalt about 11.9 km and unknown for 112 m with 90m incline/decline. All photos of the route can be found in Jurgens blog. You have a chance to pass the start, service station, every 6-7km.
Look also at Jürgen Sinthofen race report blog about the same route from Pristina Marathon 2014: http://www.laufspass.com/laufberichte/2014/kosovo-marathon-2014.htm
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Ruzaje Ibar River Marathon, MonteNegro: Rožaje is an old Illyrian town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro with a population of 13,608 inhabitants surrounded by hills to its west and mountains to its east.
To be able to reach Monte Negro by car we need to pass mountains and Ruzaje is the most close area to Kosovo that I could find. Only 2,5h driving one way. It is a small village
Transport: Minibus transportation + a small car. Cost estimated to be €30-35,00/each both ways.
Start: Monday 14th at 09:00 (Leaving Pristina at 06:00)
Race Office: at the start.
Route description: We start from City Market in city centre. We will park our car here and use it as service station. From here we run along the river to a T-junction 1.50 km away and turn back. The turning point is market with foam. Turn back to start and from the start continue along the river about +1km until a dead-end road. Turn back to start and now You have run 5,00km. This is what I call “north leg”.
The “south leg” is on the other side of the river and passes the village centre and the turning point is where the main street crosses the road at ALDI Market. Turn here back to start. The south leg is +5km. So the first hole lap is 10km so we do 4 laps + an “penalty laps” to reach the missing km/miles.
