Übersbacher Frühlingslauf 2009
Übersbach spring run
The Frühlingslauf is the first race of the CERR-Cup, the Central European Region Running Cup, which is a series of ten races in the Austria-Hungary-Slovenia border region. Accordingly, the race is very popular with Hungarians and Slovenes. Last year, 38 Hungarians and 14 Slovenes travelled to the small place of Übersbach to run 7km on a rural course towards the spa town of Loipersdorf and back.
For the first time, there will also be a half marathon in the morning. However, the main race is the 7km run in the afternoon. All runners get a free ticket for the thermal pools in Loipersdorf. These are open until 21.00 so there's still plenty of time for a nice bath in the evening.
Country: Austria
Venue: Übersbach (4km from Fürstenfeld, 25km from Szentgotthard in Hungary, 60km from Murska Sobota in Slovenia)
Date: 21 March (Saturday)
Start time: 11.00 (half marathon and 7km nordic walking); 14.00 (children); 15.00 (7km main race)
Distance: 7.032km (Hauptlauf (main race) and nordic walking); 21.1km; children 0.4-2.2km
Start and finish: at the Mehrzweckhalle Übersbach
Race course: rural, out and back towards Loipersdorf; half marathon: 3 laps
Entries: by post until 17 March; online until 19 March (see event website); late entries until 30 minutes before the start of each race
Entry fees: 7km: advance entries 10 EUR, late entries 12 EUR; half marathon: 22-30 EUR (see details on the event website)
Race centre: Mehrzweckhalle Übersbach
Timing: Champion Chip (bring your own chip or rent one for 3 EUR (25 EUR deposit))
You get: entry ticket for the thermal pools in Therme Loipersdorf, ticket for the prize raffle; massage for half marathon runners
Prizes: cups and medals
Showers and changing facilities: Mehrzweckhalle Übersbach
Presentation and prize raffle: 16.00
Number of finishers 2008: 342 (7km)
Event Website: Übersbacher Frühlingslauf (pdf)
