16th "Run along the Valley of the Cardinals" 2012
Krašić (Croatia), Saturday 5 May 2012
The route runs past this Greek Catholic church in Pribić.
The Utrka Dolinom Kardinala features a very hilly and scenic course around the pilgrimage village of Krašić in northern Croatia.
Participants run 23.4 kilometres on asphalt roads through the foothills of the Žumberak, a delightful rural region which sees very few foreign visitors.
The route consists of two different loops, approximately 8km and 15km long. The course is not closed to traffic but there's usually not much car traffic.
On the day of the event, runners can use the free bus service from Zagreb, which is approximately 50 kilometres from Krašić.
In 2011, the race had 61 finishers. The fastest runners were the Hungarian athletes David Kiss (1:22:31) and Réka Bátai (1:41:57).
Country: Croatia
Venue (Map): Krašić (Zagreb 50km, Plitvice 104km, Ljubljana 123km, Maribor 150km)
Date: 5 May 2012 (Saturday)
Race distance: 23.4km
Start and finish: on the main square in Krašić
Start time: 16.00
Entries: on the day in Krašić (until 15.00)
Entry fees: 50 HRK (ca. 7 EUR)
Race centre: Osnovna škola (primary school) "Kardinal A. Stepinac" in Krašić
Free bus from Zagreb: at 12.00 from the car park of the basketball centre "Dražen Petrović", Andrašecova ulica (return trip in the evening)
You get: finisher T-shirt and medal, a meal after the race
Prizes: to the first 3 M/F and to the first 3 in each age group (prizes are not cumulative)
Number of finishers 2011: 61
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