Peace Marathon in Slovakia
The Marathon has been organized in Košice continuously since 1924. It is also unique and different from other historic marathons in that right from the very first edition it has strictly maintained the prescribed distance of 42.195 km.
The marathon course, one of the fastest, was created in Košice 20 years ago for the 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. That course is still fast and very attractive for both elite and fun runners.
In Košice, the gothic pearl of Europe where the fundamentals of the modern marathon movement were set in 1924, runners can discover why it was more recently chosen as European Capital of Culture 2013 and the Best European City of Sport 2016.
RULES
Participation and competing in the Košice Peace Marathon are governed by the General Terms of KPM, the rules of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the competition rules of the Slovak Athletics Federation (SAZ) and the provisions of these Propositions.
START
7th October 2018 (Sunday)
Start / Finish Zone, Hlavna street 1, Kosice
FINISH
Start / Finish Zone, Hlavna street 1, Kosice
TIME LIMIT
6 hours. The course will be closed at 3:00 p.m. Limit for 33,3 km is 4:45 hours (turn near the hotel Centrum)
AGE LIMIT 18 years
(born 2000 and before)
REGISTRATION
Participants register to the Kosice Peace Marathon through On-line registration.
PRIZES
Financial prizes will be awarded to the first 10 men and first 10 women in the main Marathon category and first 3 placings in each age category mentioned above, on condition that at least three competitors have started in the given category.
MEASUREMENT OF TIMES
The official time is measured from the firing of the starting pistol to the crossing of the finish line. This time decides the final order of runners at the finish. The results list also shows the figure for the net (unofficial start-finish line) time for information purposes.
START SECTORS
Participants in the KPM in the Marathon and Halfmarathon disciplines are assigned to starting sectors based on the last achieved finishing time in the given discipline or according to an objectively predicted finishing time. Runners enter this as mandatory information in the registration form.
PROTESTS
Protests, regarding the results and situations arising during the race, have to be made verbally to the main referee no later than 15 minutes after the announcement of the results. Protests against the decision of the main referee heve to be made in writing in the race office, no later than 30 minutes after the announcement of the decision of the main referee, upon payment of 10,- EUR.
INSURANCE
Participants are responsible for their own health insurance, insurance for treatment costs and possible other insurance. The Organizer bears no responsibility for damage to health or property associated with travel, accommodation and participation in the events. It is the responsibility of the participant to undergo before the start a relevant health examination and to obtain information on his or her health status in association with the decision to participate in any KPM discipline. Each participant starts the KPM at his or her own responsibility.
Detailed terms of participation in the Kosice Peace Marathon are subject to General Terms o Kosice Peace Marathon. and are obligatory to every registered Participant of the Event.
