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    Marathon / Halfmarathon – Final Instructions

    Please carefully read the following instructions which will help you to become familiar with the different situations on the day of the race.
    The race is held under the IAAF rules, Slovak Athletic Federation regulations and proposals for Kosice Peace Marathon in year 2019 distributed by the organizer.

    PRESENTATION AND COLLECTING OF BIB NUMBER

    AUPARK Shopping Mall, Kosice
    October 4, 2019 (Friday) 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
    October 5, 2019 (Saturday) 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
    On race day (i.e. October 6, 2019) there is no possibility of presentation or collection of starting numbers with a chip!

    WHAT YOU NEED TO PICK UP YOUR BIB NUMBER

    The most important document to pick up your Bib number is your Start Acceptance and ID Card.
    We will send the Start Acceptance to all participants by e-mail in pdf form. You can also download your Start acceptance from your runners account: https://registration.kosicemarathon.com/

    In case you have downloaded your Start Acceptance into your mobile phone you don´t have to print it. In case you haven´t downloaded it you must print it and handover to organizer.

    START

    October 6, 2019 (Sunday) 9:00 am, Start/Finish Zone, Hlavná street, Kosice

    FINISH

    Start/Finish Zone, Hlavná street, Kosice

    COURSE

    The course is same as for Marathon and consists of two practically identical laps with the Start and Finish in front of the Hotel Doubletree by Hilton. Every change of course direction is indicated by blue line, tapes and fences. Every kilometre will be marked on the asphalt and on road pillars.

    TIME LIMIT

    6 hours. The course is closed at 3 p.m..
    The limit for 33nd km is 4,45 hours. Every participant who exceeds the time limit on 33rd km must leave the course and hand over his bib number to a nearest referee.

    TARNSPORTATION TO THE START

    Public transport is on the race day (Sunday, October 6, 2019) free of charge for the Kosice Peace Marathon participants upon display of the bib number.

    • On the Race Day, competitors accommodated in the Students Hostels can access the shuttle between the Medická Street and the Start area at 7.00, 7.30, 8.00, 8.30 a.m.
    • The competitors will be transported after the race from the cloakrooms back to the hostel by shuttle at 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 h.
    • Public Transportation Plan

    CLOAK ROOMS

    Inside the swimming pool (behinde Aupark shopping centre). Access from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to competitors with a bib number. The competitor will place his belongings into a plastic bag kept in a locker, both properly marked with a bib number. In case that all lockers will be occupied, the personnel will place the plastic bag marked with a bib number to a reserved place. Plastic bags are available on request in the cloak room area. Travel luggage cannot be stored in cloak rooms. Upon request, personnel of the swimming pool will deposit the valuables of the runners in the safe deposit box. Organizers are not responsible for any lost or stolen belongings.

    TOILETS

    Toilets are located indoor the swimming pool (Krytá plaváreň) Portable toilets will be situated at the start/finish area and at the KPM course at 7,5km, 10km, 15km, 17,5 and 20km (for marathon runners also available in the second lap).

    WARM UP

    With regard to the time sequence of the KPM start, runners will be able to warm up on the Štúrova Street only (leading from the cloak rooms towards the start area). Warm-up won’t be allowed on the Main Street.

    ARRANGEMENT INTO STARTING SECTORS A, B, C, D

    • Access into the start area is exclusively through warm-up area – follow the instructions of organizers
    • Before the start, runners line up into sectors A – D according to the marking on their start number
    • In a discipline Relay 4×1/4 only the first member of the team comes to the starting sector
    • Runners have to take their place in the sector by 08:40 am After this time they can take their place in the final sector D.
    • Start will take place at 09:00 am, with the gunshot.

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    TIMING AND START NUMBER

    MYLAPS BibTag timing technology.
    Marathon and Halfmarathon Participants receive one start number with integrated chip. The start number must be placed visibly on the chest. Any modification of the start number before and during the race is strictly forbidden. Violation of this rule can lead to disqualification. Every participant must pass all the checkpoints at the course.
    The Chip cannot be replaced and the neoprene pad cannot be removed.
    YOUR TIME WILL NOT BE MEASURED WITHOUT THE CHIP.

    PACEMAKERS

    If you need to optimize your running pace, follow the visibly marked pacemakers .

    REFRESHMENTS

    Refreshment stations: 5,1 km, 10,1 km, 15,1 km, 20 km, 26,2 km, 31,2 km, 36,2 km, 41 km. Refreshement: energy drink in glasses, water in bottles and glasses, banana, lemons, sugar, salt…

    Competitors in discipline Marathon (42,195 km) with personal best time from 1.1.2017 better than 2:30 (men) or better than 2:50 (women) can use their own drinks, which must be delivered to the Race office in the hotel Doubletree by Hilton till 7 a.m., on the day of Start. Personal drinks will be arranged on the first tables at the refreshment stations.

    Sponging stations with water in glasses will be located between the refreshment stations. Do not throw empty bottles and glasses down the middle of the road; it may cause injuries to competitors running behind you.

    Tables at all refreshment and sponging stations will be visibly marked:

    MEDICAL CARE

    Medical care standpoints are located in the Start and Finish area as well as on the course. An emergency vehicle for rapid assistance will move along the course.

    HEALTH CARD

    We reccommend to participants to fill out the health card, which can be found at the back of their start number. These data are not gathered or processed and are remaining along with the start number in possession of a participant. The provided data can help in case of medical emergency.

    AWARD CEREMONY

    Award ceremony will be held in the start/finish area, according to the following timetable:

    I – Marathon Centre, Hlavna street
    09:45 am Minimarathon Men, Women 1st – 3rd place
    II – Marathon Centre, Hlavna street
    10:30 am Handbike Men, Women 1st – 3rd place
      Inline Men, Women 1st – 3rd place
      Wheelchairs Men, Women 1st – 3rd place
      Halfmarathon Men, Women 1st – 3rd place
    III – Marathon Centre, Hlavna street
    11:30 am Marathon Men 1st – 3rd place
    11:45 am Marathon Women 1st – 3rd place
    IV – Marathon Centre, Hlavna street
    12:00 am Slovak Marathon Championships Men 1st – 3rd place
      Relay 4×1/4 Teams 1st – 3rd place
      Junior Realay Race    
      FS SR Championships Marathon – Men 1st – 3rd place
    V – Marathon Centre, Hlavna street
    13:00 pm Slovak Marathon Championships Women 1st – 3rd place
      Marathon – Age categories M40, M50, M60, M70, W40, W50, W60, W70 1st place

     

    PAYMENT OF THE PRIZE MONEY

    Prize Money will be paid to winners after the release of official results by bank transfer. All winners entitled to prize money have to report their account number by e-mail to the Marathon Club Kosice (info@www.kosicemarathon.com).

    IMPORTANT WARNINGS

    • 5,1 km and 26,1 km – Anička area, in front of the tennis courts. The road is constricted to 3,0 meters width on a 10 meters long distance!
    • 13,7 km and 34,8 km – diversion to Holubyho street. Only one traffic lane 3,5m wide

    Organizers ask all participants to adjust their movement to the condition of the road!!!

    GENERAL CONDITIONS AND WARNINGS

    Detailed terms of participation in the Kosice Peace Marathon are subject to General Terms of Kosice Peace Marathon. and are obligatory to every registered Participant of the Event.

    • All participants start on their own risk .
    • Inline, Handbike and Wheelchairs participants must wear a helmet.
    • Each runner is personally responsible for the decision on his or her physical condition and on ability to overcome the whole distance in chosen category.
    • During the race is forbidden to listen to music and to wear headphones from safety reasons.
    • Coaches or other persons on bicycles (or other means) are not allowed to accompany participants and therefore will be excluded by police or by organizers.
    • According to IAAF rules, accepting refreshment is allowed only in refreshment station’s areas.
    • All participants must respect the instructions of referees, track marshals and organizers.
    • A competitor running with a start number of another runner will be disqualified and both competitors will be banned from the KPM in the future.
    • Violation of these rules can lead to disqualification!

     

    We wish you a pleasant and successful Marathon weekend in Košice.