27. Volkslauf rund um den Pressegger See 2009
27th Run around Lake Pressegg
Hermagor (Austria), Saturday 15 August 2009
The two races of 5.6km and 12.4km around Lake Pressegg in the Austrian province of Carinthia are very popular with German holiday makers and day trippers from Italy and Slovenia. In 2008, more than a quarter of the competitors came from foreign countries.
It's easy to see why. The lake has a very idyllic location at an elevation of 560 metres, and it's surrounded by reeds to the east and west and by 2000m mountains to the north and south. It's 1km long and 600m wide, and great for a swim as the water is very clean and it warms up quickly in the summer.
The 5.6km Seelaufklassiker (classic lake race) takes you once around the lake. After 3km you will have to climb a small hill of about 50m.
The 12.4km Lange Seerunde (long loop around the lake) incorporates an additional loop around the reeds to the east of the lake, and another small hill after about 10km.
Access to the lake is very limited but you will get a free ticket to the Strandbad.
Country: Austria
Venue: Pressegger See (Tarvisio 31km, Kranjska Gora 45km)
Date: 15 August 2009 (Saturday, public holiday in Austria)
Distance: 5.6km; 12.4km; children 1km and 2.5km
Start time: 10.00 (5.6km), 10.20 (12.4km); children: 9.15 (1km), 9.30 (2.5km)
Start and finish: at the Strandbad Presseggen
Race course: course map
Entries: advance entries online until 14 August 2009, 12.00 midday (click on 'Kontakt' on the event website); payment by bank transfer; late entries on the day until 30 minutes before the start
Entry fees: 12/15 EUR (advance entries/late entries)
Entry fees (juniors born 1990-1993): 7/10 EUR (advance entries/late entries)
Entry fees (children): 3 EUR
Timing: Champion Chip (bring your own chip or rent a chip for 3 EUR (25 EUR deposit))
Race centre: at the start from 7.00
You get: medal, free entry to the Strandbad (beach)
Prizes: trophies or practical prizes
Presentation: 12.00 (children); 13.00
Prize raffle: after the presentation
Number of finishers 2008: 119 (5.6km), 148 (12.4km), 103 children
Event Website (in German): Sportclub Hermagor
Tourist information (in English and German): Nassfeld-Hermagor-Pressegger See
