route
The route will be finalized, cleared, and marked with eco-friendly spray one week before the official training. The route will be closed off with tape two days before the race start.
The coordinates of the starting location are: 45.267180, 25.020407.
How to get to the Start area:
The course has an actual length of 2.1 km and a 20 m elevation gain. Participants will complete the course a number of times according to their competition category, as follows:
- Children U7 (ages 5–6) | Boys and Girls: 1 lap
- Children U9 (ages 7–8) | Boys and Girls: 2 laps
Distance
2 km
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Elevation difference
+/- 20 m
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Difficulty
2/5 |
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Gold Badge
Maximum 00h 20m |
Silver Badge
Between 00h 20m and 00h 30m |
Bronze Badge
More than 00h 30m. |
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The course has an actual length of 3.1 km and an elevation gain of 50 m. Participants will complete the course multiple times according to their competition category, as follows:
- Children U15 (ages 13–14) | Boys and Girls: 4 laps
- Children U13 (ages 11–12) | Boys and Girls: 3 laps
- Children U11 (ages 9–10) | Boys and Girls: 2 laps
Distance
3 km
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Elevation difference
+/- 50 m
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Difficulty
2/5 |
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Gold Badge
Maximum 00h 25m |
Silver Badge
Between 00h 25m and 00h 35m |
Bronze Badge
More than 00h 35m. |
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The course has an actual length of 4.4 km and an elevation gain of 170 m. Participants will complete the course a number of times according to their competition category, as follows:
- Elite | Men & U23 | Men: 8 laps
- Elite | Women & U23 | Women: 6 laps
- U19 Juniors (ages 17–18) | Men: 5 laps
- U19 Juniors (ages 17–18) | Women & U17 Cadets (ages 15–16) | Men: 4 laps
- U17 Cadets (ages 15–16) | Women: 3 laps
- Master 1 (ages 30–39, Licensed) | Men, Master 2 (ages 40–49, Licensed) | Men, Master 3 (50+, Licensed) | Men: 3 laps
- Master 30+ (Licensed) | Women: 2 laps
- Amateurs OPEN 19+ (Licensed) | Men: 3 laps
- Amateurs OPEN 19+ (Licensed) | Women: 2 laps
Distance
4 km
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Elevation difference
+/- 80 m
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Difficulty
3/5 |
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Gold Badge
Maximum 00h 45m |
Silver Badge
Between 00h 45m and 01h 15m |
Bronze Badge
More than 01h 15m. |
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Results – Photos – Video
RESULTS
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Thank you for participating, and we hope you had a great time with us!
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schedule
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - 12.00: Race pack collection from Stonefeet Store (Ion Heliade Rădulescu Street 26, Bucharest 021585)
- 20.00: Closing of race pack collection
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 15.00: Course inspection by PCP
- 16.00: Opening of the course for free XCO training
- 16.00: Race pack collection from the Start Area (Richard St., no 67 (45.267276, 25.019981))
- 17.00: Opening of XCO license validation procedure
- 18.00: Closing of race pack collection
- 19.00: Closing of the course for free XCO training
- 19.00: Closing of XCO license validation procedure
- 19.00: XCO technical meeting, with the referee team (Richard St., no 67 (45.267276, 25.019981))
Saturday, September 20, 2025 - 07.00: Opening of the course for free XCO training
- 08.00: Closing of the course for free XCO training
- 08.15: Line-up at the start for participants in the Cadets M/F, Amateurs M/F, Masters 1 M, Masters 2 M, Masters 3 M, Masters F races
- 08.30: Start for participants in the Cadets M/F, Amateurs M/F, Masters 1 M, Masters 2 M, Masters 3 M, Masters F races
- 10.15: Line-up at the start for participants in the Elite M/F, U23 M/F and Juniors M/F races
- 10.30: Start for participants in the Elite M/F, U23 M/F and Juniors M/F races
- 13.00: Award ceremony (at the start area on Richard Street, no 67 (45.267276, 25.019981))
- 13.30: Line-up at the start for participants in the U7 kids’ category
- 13.40: Start for participants in the U7 kids’ category
- 13.50: Line-up at the start for participants in the U9 kids’ category
- 14.00: Start for participants in the U9 kids’ category
- 14.20: Line-up at the start for participants in the U11 kids’ category
- 14.30: Start for participants in the U11 kids’ category
- 15.00: Line-up at the start for participants in the U13 kids’ category
- 15.10: Start for participants in the U13 kids’ category
- 15.50: Line-up at the start for participants in the U15 kids’ category
- 16.00: Start for participants in the U15 kids’ category
- 17.20: Award ceremony (at the start area on Richard Street, no 67 (45.267276, 25.019981))
Sponsors
prizes
Competitive | Male/Female | Elite and U23 Category
Place 1: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Male/Female | Junior Category
Place 1: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Male/Female | Cadets Category
Place 1: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Male | Master Category 1, 2 and 3
Place 1: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Female | Master Open Category
Place 1: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Male/Female | Amateurs Category
Place 1: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, medal, diploma
Place 3: Bottle of wine Domeniile Recaș Muscat Otonel, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
Competitive | Male/Female | Children Category U 15, 13, 11, 9, 7
Place 1: Gold Nutrition products, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 300 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 2: Gold Nutrition products, Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 250 lei, Gold Nutrition products, medal, diploma
Place 3: Pirin Hill Socks Set, Vitalos Voucher 200 lei, medal, diploma
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