"La Mezza di Aurisina" — 33rd "Karst Half Marathon" 2011

Aurisina (Italy), Sunday 2 October 2011

The Maratonina del Carso half marathon race takes place on the windswept Karst Plateau, which rises steeply from the Adriatic coast in the north-east of Italy.

The start and finish are in the village of Aurisina (Slovene: Nabrežina), situated near the border with Slovenia, about 15km from the city centre of the port of Trieste.

Aurisina is very close to the shore, but it sits at an elevation of 140 metres above sea level, and from the course it is not possible to see the Adriatic.

The race is held on an undulating out-and-back course. Unfortunately, the course is not closed to traffic. The first (and the last) 6.5km are run on a busy main road, and on your way back to Aurisina you can expect a fair bit of car traffic.

The finisher buffet and the pasta party, held after the race in a small park, are really nice, however.

In 2010, the half marathon had over 450 finishers. A large number of them came from Slovenia. The winners were Francesco Duca of Italy (1:09:07) and — after serving a two-year doping ban — Slovenia's Helena Javornik (1:20:47).

Country: Italy

Venue (Map): Aurisina (15km from Trieste, 55km from Udine, 99km from Ljubljana, 145km from Venice)

Date: 2 October 2011 (Sunday)

Race distance: 21.1km

Start time: 9.30

Start: Piazza S. Rocco (in the centre of the village)

Finish: at "Area Sokol" (a small sports park, located about 200m from the start)

Entries: online (until 29 Sep 2011, 21.00); late entries on the day (until 9.15)

Entry fees: 15 euros (until 29 Sep 2011); 20 euros (until 2 Oct 2011)

Deposit for the race number/chip: 10 euros

Race centre: "Area Sokol" in Aurisina

You get: a windbreaker running vest, goodie bag, pasta party after the race

Prizes: prize money to the first 10 men and 5 women

Award ceremony: 12.30

Number of finishers 2010: 459

Event website: ... (out of date)

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