18. Hagemann Race 2009

Družbinec (CRO), Sunday 12 July 2009

Marathon legend Anna Hagemann hopes runners from many countries will run around her village and eat home-made cakes.

Few race organizers are more experienced in the world of running than Anna Hagemann, finisher of 118 marathons, 13 ultramarathons and countless shorter races.

For the 18th time she stages an event without any fuss in her home village in the far north of Croatia. You can run either one or four laps around the village. One lap is a bit shorter than 3km. The route is as flat as a pancake.

The villagers share Anna's enthusiasm and support her, and all households provide home-made cakes or some other delicacies. There is no prize fund but a raffle with some valuable prizes, and almost everyone will win something.

Results: Trka Hagemann 2009

Interview: Anna Hagemann

Country: Croatia

Venue (Map): Petrijanec (11km from Varaždin, 60km from Maribor, 98km from Zagreb, 135km from Graz, 164km from Ljubljana)

Date: 12 July 2009 (Sunday)

Race distance: 2.94km (one lap), 11.76km (main race of four laps); 50/200/400m (children)

Start time: 16.00 (children), 17.30 (2.94km and 11.76km)

Start and finish: Družbinec, at the fire station

Entries: on the day

Entry fees: 60 HRK (ca. 8.20 EUR); children 25 HRK (ca. 3.40 EUR)

You get: T-Shirt, medal, certificate with finisher photo, results lists after the race, plenty of cakes and drinks, prize raffle; children get pizza

Prizes: trophies to the first 3 in the categories

Prize raffle: about 100 prizes

Number of finishers 2008: 63 (4 laps), 38 (1 lap); many children