Saturday 2 September 2023

Hungarian runners Tamás Tóth and Barnabás Bene in the Žumberačka utrka in September 2010 (Photo: Copyright © 2020 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

The Žumberačka utrka (‘Žumberak Run’) takes place annually in early September in the little village of Sošice, which is about 70 kilometres from Croatia's capital Zagreb.

Sošice is hidden in a remote corner of the Žumberak, an amazingly-beautiful and thinly-populated mountain region located on the border with Slovenia.

It's a strenuous uphill drive on narrow and twisty roads to get there. You don't have to drive yourself, however. There's a free bus from Zagreb on race day.

The event offers two road races, 6 kilometres and 15 kilometres long. Both are very hilly and scenic out-and-back races.

The children's races are held in the village.

 

The village of Sošice in the Žumberak, Croatia (Copyright © 2009 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

Map of the venue:

 

27. Žumberačka utrka:

Date:

  • 2 September 2023 (Saturday)

Event website:

 

Number of finishers in the 15k race:

  • 2022: 105
  • 2021: 88
  • 2020: Event cancelled
  • 2019: 129
  • 2018: 124
  • 2017: 125
  • 2016: 120
  • 2015: 136

 

Number of finishers in the 6k race:

  • 2022: 76
  • 2021: 37
  • 2020: Event cancelled
  • 2019: 25
  • 2018: 24
  • 2017: 15 (5k)

 

Archive:

Race report and photos:

 

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