RAIFFEISEN BANK BUCHAREST MARATHON, 9th edition, October 8th - 9th, 2016 EVENT INFO & RULES ORGANIZERS BUCHAREST RUNNING CLUB ASSOCIATION IN PARTENERSHIP WITH THE ROMANIAN ATHLETICS FEDERATION AND BUCHAREST CITY HALL Address: Bucharest, Str. Atena, nr. 20, sector 1 E-mail: [email protected] Event website: www.bucharest-marathon.com Related websites: www.abrc.ro, www.voluntarinsport.ro FB/BucharestMarathon DATE & VENUE Bucharest, start and finish in Piata Constitutiei, Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th 2016 RACES Adult Races Date – Sunday, October 8th All adult races and the Teen’s Race will be held on Sunday, the weekend of the event. Please visit the dedicated page on the official website for the race schedule. Wheelchair Race (running distance options: 42.195 km; 21.097 km or 3.6 km) Marathon 42.195 km – course details below Half-marathon 21.097 km – course details below Marathon Relay 42.195 km – 4 runners x 10.548 Km, course details below. Fun Race 3.6 km One lap around the Parliament Palace and Izvor Park. Runners aged 18 and older, no age limit. Teen’s Race 3.6 km One lap around the Parliament Palace and Izvor Park. Teenagers aged between 13 and 17 years. Kids’ Race Date: Saturday, October 8th 2016 – Piata Constitutiei and Unirii blvd The kids’ races include a series of competitions, split by age groups and running distances (0.85 - 1.4 km), as part of the Bucharest Marathon event. Children aged between 5 and 12 years can enter the race. Children aged 13 years and older are invited to enter the Teen’s Race (3.6 km). Participation is free, subject to conditions described below. IMPORTANT! Entering the race shall be subject to presentation of the child’s birth certificate (or copy thereof) and a medical certificate attesting to the child’s physical fitness. When registering for the race, all children aged below 18 years shall be accompanied by a parent, tutor or teacher who will sign a declaration certifying the adult’s accountability for the child’s participation in the race. At race kit pick-up, parents shall present the child’s birth certificate and the medical fitness certificate or the doctor’s consent in order to register for the race. Only children presenting their birth certificates can be awarded prizes. The organizers will not retain any such personal documents, birth certificates or IDs, which they must check and then return to the document holders. Children will run by themselves, without their parent or tutor/adult, except for disabled children. All children aged 18 years or younger should bring recyclable materials (paper, plastic bottles etc.) when registering for the race; funds raised from recycling such materials will be donated for tree planting in the Children’s Forest (Padurea Copiiilor). Teenagers aged 13 years or older who enter the Teen’s Race – 3.6 km can register by either: ● Paying a registration fee identical to the Fun Race fee, or ● Presenting a declaration issued by their school or a sports organization (association, federation), including the organization’s logo and contact data, the teacher’s name, signature and contact data, attesting that the minor is a member of a sports club, association or team and qualifies for free participation in the Teen’s Race, as part of the Bucharest Marathon event. Schools, high schools and sports or education institutions may certify and register groups of children by submitting the aforesaid documents and bringing recyclable materials for each child. Registration for the Kids’ Race: online registration is open until Monday, October 5th After this date, we will post on our website the number of remaining race kits (BIB number + T-shirt). Maximum number of entries for the Kids’ Race: 3,500. Children who want to register for the Kids’ Race (additional to children who registered online, up to a maximum of 3,500) can do so ONLY on race day, at Sport Expo, SATURDAY, October 8th, between 7:00 am and 11:00 am. Children who registered online will have their race kit saved for them on Saturday, October 8th, BUT ONLY until 10:00 am. After this time, it will be redistributed to those present and willing to run. KIDS’ RACES START AT 10:30 am, by age groups AVERAGE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES Minimum/maximum temperature: 18 C° TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE RACE The course (AIMS/IAAF certified) is fully asphalted and marked at each km. For additional details and course map, please visit the course map page on the official website: http://www.bucharest-marathon.com/traseu CORRIDORS AND START SECTORS FOR RACES HELD ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9TH: The first running corridor at the Start area (runners lined up at the start, with Piata Constitutiei to the left) is designated for the start of all races: Teen’s Race, Fun Race, marathon, half-marathon and marathon relay. The start corridor will be split into start sectors. Each runner receives a BIB number based on their personal best, as indicated in the statutory declaration filled in during the online registration. Each runner will start the race from the sector corresponding to their personal best indicated upon online registration: first start sector – athletes with disabilities and elite athletes, followed by sectors split by projected running times for marathon, half-marathon and relay runners. Access to the start sectors: please check each entry point from Piata Constitutiei to the start corridor and enter the sector that has been assigned to you according to your running number, as shown on the sign placed at the entry point to the start sector. The start corridors follow the street and are split by start sectors. The second running corridor at the Start area (for runners lined up at the start, with the Parliament Palace to the right) is designated for the finish of the Teen’s Race and Fun Race, as well as for the second crossing of marathon, half-marathon and marathon relay runners through the start gate when they reach km 17.6 (look for the signs “laps/ture – right” and “finish/sosire – left” placed 300 m before the start/finish gate). Runners with disabilities and wheelchair runners take priority in the start area, in front of the other participants. The start sectors and corridors will be clearly signposted. The announcer will invite all runners to line up at the start, according to their corresponding sector and corridor. The access to the start corridors and sectors will be allowed starting with 8:00 am. Start corridors RELAY MARATHON HALF-MARATH 10K + 10K + 11.1K + ON 11.1K SECTO RACE / BIB NUMBER BIB NUMBER BIB NUMBER R / COLOU START R TIME Wheelchair A1 - - W1 - W10 09:30 Marathon Wheelchair A1 - – W11 - W20 09:30 Half-marath on Elite Athletes, 1 – 100 A2 - 09:30 Marathon B - 09:30 Marathon 101 – 999 R1a/b/c/d to B -09:30 Relay R700a/b/c/d 5000 - B - 09:30 Half-marath 5999 on 1000 - C - 09:30 Marathon 1999 R1a/b/c/d to C - 09:30 Relay R700a/b/c/d 6000 - C - 09:30 Half-marath 6999 on 2000 - D - 09:30 Marathon 2999 R1a/b/c/d to D - 09:30 Relay R700a/b/c/d 7000 - D - 09:30 Half-marath 7999 on 3000 - E - 09:30 Marathon 3999 R1a/b/c/d to E - 09:30 Relay R700a/b/c/d 8000 - E - 09:30 Half-marath 8999 on 4000 - F - 09:30 Marathon 4999 R1a/b/c/d to F - 09:30 Relay R700a/b/c/d 9000 - F - 09:30 Half-marath 9999 on TERMS OF ENTRY – MARATHON, HALF-MARATHON, RELAY To enter the Marathon, Half-marathon and Relay races and pick up the BIB number, each participant must: 1) be aged 18 years or older on the race day; 2) pay the registration fee; 3) have an ID on them for identity check; 4) agree to take full responsibility for their participation. The organizer shall not be held liable for any injury or damage that runners may sustain during the race. 5) enter no other race during the event; only one registration shall be valid. REGISTRATION, TERMS AND FEES Runners can register online for the adult races: Marathon, Half-marathon, Relay and Fun Race (including persons with disabilities) until Monday, September 26th. After this date, we will post online the number of remaining race kits, if any. Runners can register for the remaining slots (the difference between the maximum numbers below and the number of online registrations) at Sport Expo. The maximum number of participants allowed in the races is: – Marathon: 1,400 runners – Half-marathon: 3,800 runners – Marathon relay: 750 teams, namely 4 x 750 = 3,000 runners – Fun Race: 2,200 runners - Teen’s Race: 2,000 runners - Kids’ Race – 3,300 runners - Jogging in Diapers SAMAS – 350 participants Organizers may change these limits; such changes will be announced on the website, FB, by newsletter. Terms and schedule for race kit pick up and registration at SPORT EXPO Sport Expo is an exhibition area where various brands present and sell running and sports gear, nutrition products, leisure goods. NGOs and charities promoted by RBBM will also be present. Runners can pick up their race kit at Sport Expo. Terms: Registered runners must submit: 1. the registration confirmation letter, printed and signed. The letter can be downloaded from the website, along with the statutory declaration. 2. ID card or any other ID document (to be presented to the organizers and returned immediately to the holder) Schedule: ● Friday – October 7th, 2016: 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm (new registrations and/or race kit pick-up) ● Saturday – October 8th, 2016: 11.00 am – 8:00 pm (new registrations and/or race kit pick-up) ● Sunday – October 9th, 2016: ■ 7:00 am – 7:30 am (race kit pick up ONLY for registered runners who can prove they arrived in Bucharest on the morning of October 9th) REGISTRATION FEES Fees are paid in RON at the NBR exchange rate on the registration day.