Saturday 9 August 2025
The Rajecký maratón is an annual road running event in the Žilina Region (Žilinský kraj) in the northern part of Slovakia.
It offers the following races:
- 400m kids' run
- 2km kids' run
- 20.1km inline skating race
- 21.1km half marathon
- 21.1km half marathon for relay teams of four runners
- 42.2km marathon
The start/finish area is on the main square of Rajec, a small town situated in the lovely Rajčanka river valley, approximately 190 kilometres from Bratislava.
Both the half and the full marathon begin with a 2km loop through Rajec.
Then, the route runs out and back on a country road along the valley into the wooded Strážovské vrchy mountains.
The first half of the race is uphill (+100m of elevation gain in the half marathon, +200m in the full marathon) and the second half is downhill.
The turnaround point for marathon runners is in Čičmany, a village well known for its beautiful folk architecture.
Map of the venue:
42. Rajecký maratón:
Date:
- 9 August 2025 (Saturday)
Event website:
Number of finishers:
| 21.1km | 21.1km relay |
42.2km | |
| 2024 | 545 | 132 teams | 169 |
| 2023 | 520 | 106 teams | 198 |
| 2022 | 439 | 81 teams | 154 |
| 2021 | 452 | 74 teams | 153 |
| 2020 | 409 | 61 teams | 177 |
| 2019 | 614 | 65 teams | 208 |
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.