2. Bistrški tek 2009
2. Bistrica Race
This 10k race, held at the end of June, takes you into the densely forested hills of the Notranjska region in south-western Slovenia.
The start is at 5 p.m. at the small restaurant Črne Njive at an elevation of 620 metres, located in the hills above the small town of Ilirska Bistrica. Participants run a 10km-lap on dirt roads, mainly through pine forests, and partly through beautiful open grassland. The first four kilometres are mostly uphill (+150m), the second half of the race downhill.
The course records are held by Lorena Giurissa from Italy (44:00) and Uroš Vodopivec (35:35).
Ilirska Bistrica is on the road and the train line from the gigantic Postojna Caves to the Croatian port of Rijeka. It's also a good starting point for trips to the wonderful karst plateau of Snežnik and its highest peak, Veliki Snežnik (1796m).
Country: Slovenia
Venue: Črne Njive, near Ilirska Bistrica (Rijeka 40km, Trieste 52km, Ljubljana 80km)
Date: 27 June 2009 (Saturday)
Start time: 17.00, children 14.30
Distance: 10km; 0.3-2km (children)
Start and finish: at the restaurant Črne Njive (ca. 3km uphill from the centre of Ilirska Bistrica, past the church and the quarry)
Entries: by e-mail (
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) or on the day until 30 minutes before the start
Entry fees: 8 EUR; children 2 EUR
You get: drinks, a meal, a ticket for the prize raffle
Prizes: 100 EUR to the first M/F; cups and presents to the best runners; medals to the first 3 in the categories
Presentation: soon after the last runner has finished
Number of finishers 2008: 85
Event Website: Tekaško Društvo Bistrc (in Slovene), Information leaflet (in English)
