Informations

• Venue: Podgorica, Montenegro

• Disciplines: 5 km; 10 km; 21.1 km; 42.2 km

• Fun run (5 km): All citizens have the right to participate, regardless of age. Award categories (trophies): top 3 (men and women).

• Ten kilometers (10 km): All citizens have the right to participate, regardless of age. Award categories (trophies and cash prizes): top 3 (men and women)

• Half marathon (21.1 km): All citizens have the right to participate, and children aged 14 to 18 must have the written consent of their parents or guardians. Award categories (trophies and cash prizes): top 5 (men and women); top 3 Montenegro (men and women). Award categories (trophies): AG 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+ (men and women).

• Marathon (42.2 km): All citizens over the age of 18 have the right to participate. Award categories (trophies and cash prizes): top 5 (men and women); top 3 Montenegro (men and women). Award categories (trophies): AG 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65+ (men and women).

• Runners must register on Friday and Saturday at the registration point located in the Hard Rock Cafe Podgorica at the time specified in the event schedule. Registrations are not possible on the day of the race, except in exceptional cases.

• The start zone on the Millennium Bridge is open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Subsequent access to the starting zone will not be possible.

• Runners change in designated tents and hand over their belongings to volunteers for safekeeping. Volunteers pick up and put away things previously marked with a start number. Runners have their belongings waiting at the same place after the race and collect them based on their starting number. In the starting zone, on the Millennium Bridge, in addition to access to the dressing room, competitors can use medical assistance and toilets before the race and additional refreshments after the race.

• Each competitor must wear only the starting number under which he/she registered and which he/she received from the organizer; otherwise, he or she will be disqualified. The competition number must be worn on the front in a visible place.

• All participants in the 5km, 10km, 21.1km and 42.2km must be in the starting zone by 9:45 am. When taking the starting position, the elite competitors stand directly behind the starting line, and all the others stand behind them.

• Runners are obliged to follow the instructions of the announcers and judges at the start. Runners whose behavior disrupts the schedule and order at the start will be removed from the start and disqualified.

• All competitors must pass the electronic control points on the track. If, for any reason, the competitor is not registered at these checkpoints, the competitor loses his ranking and score.

• There is no time limit for 5km and 10km, while for 21.1km it is 3 hours, and for 42.2km it is 6 hours.

• Runners who give up can contact the nearest medical service or the staff at the aid stations, and there they can wait for transport to the starting area or to a health facility (if necessary).

• Participants of all races receive finisher medals at the end of the race. After crossing the finish line, refreshments, medical assistance, changing rooms, and toilets are available to all participants.

• For possible appeals and objections to the regularity of the competition, the competitors can address the chief judge at the finish line and file a written objection with the payment of a fee of 30 euros.

• The announcement of the winner in all races will take place on the stage at the finish line according to a schedule to be determined later.

Prize fund

• Cash prizes are provided for the first 5 places in the men's and women's competition in the marathon and half-marathon races, as well as for the 3 best competitors from Montenegro in the men's and women's competition in the marathon and half-marathon races. Cash prizes are also provided for the top 3 men’s and women’s competitors in the 10km race. Prizes cannot be combined, and the competitor receives a prize with a larger amount. The total prize fund is €15,000.

  
  Marathon men/women:

  1st place €1,500

  2nd place €1,000

  3rd place €700

  4th place €500

  5th place €300

  Marathon MNE competitors m/f:

  1st place €500

  2nd place €300

  3rd place €200

  Total marathon: €10,000

  Half marathon men/women:

  1st place €800

  2nd place €500

  3rd place €300

  4th place €200

  5th place €100

  Half-marathon MNE competitors m/f:

  1st place €300

  2nd place €200

  3rd place €100

  Total half marathon: €5,000

• Prizes are in the gross amount and are paid to the competitor's account no later than 30 days after the end of the competition

• The prize fund applies only to competitors who have entered into a performance agreement with the organizer.

• Prizes cannot be combined, but a larger amount is calculated

Refreshment stations

• There will be several refreshment stations on the route: one at 5km, three at 10km, six at 21.1km, and a total of thirteen at 42.2km. As part of the profile sketch, you can see where the refreshment stations are roughly located.

First aid

• First aid will be available at several places along the course. During the entire 21.1km and 42.2km races, doctors will accompany the last runners in ambulance cars. At the finish line, all competitors will be able to seek help from the medical team.

Previous results

• Previous results can be found at this link.