This is a very brief summary of Timisoara City Marathon participants’ booklet that is provided in Romanian [here]. For more information please send your questions on to contact@timisoaracitymarathon.ro
You are welcome on the 29th of October to the first edition of Timisoara City Marathon, organized by Alergotura, an amateur runners club that has organized several successful run events in Timisoara and Banat for the last 4 years.
Here’s a list of races organized during this run event:
| Race Type | Race Name | Maximum Participants | Race route |
| 42km individual
The start is organized from Otelec on the border between Serbia and Romania along the Bega River on the bicycle lane |
City Knights | 42 | Bega River Bicycle Lane |
| 42km Relay
4 runners x 10.6 km |
City Chaise | 20 teams (80 places) | 4 x main 10.6 km route in the city |
| Half marathon
2 laps of 10.6 km |
Eugene de Savoya | 150 | 2 x main 10.6 km route in the city |
| Half marathon relay
2 runners by 10.6 km |
City Ambassadors | 20 teams (40 places) | 2 x main 10.6 km route in the city |
| 10.6km | Forforoza Gate | 200 | Main 10.6 km route in the city |
| 5.5km | Banat Batalion | 500 | City route |
Route map for 10.6 km lap/race (Forforoza Gate, 2 x and 4 x Relay Races)
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| Participants’ meeting point : Liberty Square, TimisoaraStart / Finish zone : Liberty Square, Timisoara |
Popular Race – Banat Battalion 5.5 km
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| Participants’ meeting point : Liberty Square, TimisoaraStart / Finish zone : Liberty Square, Timisoara |
Marathon (42 runners) route with connection to the 10.6 km main loop in the city
| Overview |
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| Connection into the City route at the junction of Splaiul Sofocle and Splaiul N. Titulescu |
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| Participants’ meeting point : At 6:45AM in front of Hotel Timisoara. At 7:00AM the bus transporting the participants will leave towards the Start Zone, near Otelec village. This is free of charge.
Start Zone : on Bega River dam, close to the Serbian – Romanian border, at about 3 km away from Otelec village. Finish Zone : Liberty Square, Timisoara |
Timisoara City Marathon timetable
Friday, 27.10.2017
- 18:00-21:00 Collection of participants’ kit in Iulius Mall Food Court – Top Floor
Saturday, 28.10.2017
- 10:00-16:00 Collection of participants’ kit in Iulius Mall Food Court – Top Floor
Sunday, 29.10.2017:
- 07:00 Departure of the 42 marathoners from Hotel Timisoara to the Start Zone, near Otelec, by bus
- 07:30-08:30 Collection of participants’ kits (Liberty Square)
- 08:30 Start of marathon 42km away from Timisoara
- 08:35 Last technical presentation to the half-marathon, 10.6km and relay races
- 08:45 Warm up
- 09:00 Start of half-marathon, 10.6 and relay races from Liberty Square
- 10:35 Last technical presentation for the 5.5km race
- 10:45 Warm up
- 11:00 Start of the popular Banat Battalion race (5.5km) from Liberty Square
- 14:00 Awarding ceremony
Races run time limits
| Race name | Time limit |
| City Knights marathon | 5h:00min (men)
5h:00min (women) |
| City Chaise – 4 x 10.6 km relay | 5h:00min |
| “Eugene de Savoya” half marathon | 3h:00min |
| City Ambassadors 2 x 10.6 km relay | 3h:00min |
| “Forforoza Gate” 10.6 km relay | 1h:30min |
| “Banat Battalion” popular race | 0h:45min |
Runners that do not meet these time limits will be allowed to arrive in the finish area with Did Not Finish status.
Here’s the registration fees based on the registration time. Exchange rate will be around 1 Eur = 4.6 Lei (RON)
| Race name / registration date | Happy Weekend (30 Sept- 1 Oct) | 2 Oct – 15 Oct | 16 Oct – 22 Oct |
| “City Knights” marathon | 90 lei | 115 lei | 135 lei |
| “Eugene de Savoya” half marathon | 70 lei | 90 lei | 110 lei |
| For every Relay Race participant | 70 lei | 80 lei | 90 lei |
| “Forforoza Gate” race (10.6km) | 70 lei | 80 lei | 90 lei |
| “Banat battalion” race (5.5km) | 55 lei | 60 lei | 65 lei |
Registration is valid without payment for 3 work day. If the registration fee is not paid on time, the registration is deleted and has to be repeated if participation is desired. Here’s the payment methods for the registration fee:
- By visa card directly from the registration site;
- Bank transfer with the following memo: „Participare TCM2017 Name, Forename” (name of the participant if different than payer):
Into the following IBAN RO45.BACX.0000.0007.9166.2000 belonging to CS Asociația Alergotura Unicredit Bank, VAT Number: 30549630
A health and safety form in English will be filled out and signed upon the collection of the participants’ kit.
