The traditional sporting events, which our Slovenian capital has hosted for 20 years, were organized this year with an expanded program. To the traditional Night Run and Bike Festival, we added the Biznis Run this year and revived the children’s Povodni mož Run. A novelty this year was the TRAIL LJUBLJANA, which showcased all of Ljubljana’s green corners to the participants. Yes, as you have seen for yourself, there are many of them.
So, let’s start from the beginning.
The forecast for our SPORTS WEEKEND LJUBLJANICA was extremely bad. Rain with heavy downpours, a severe drop in temperatures, and an orange weather alert across Slovenia. However, we decided to move forward and execute all the events as planned. Not even all the participants believed this, as there were so many last-minute cancellations and questions about whether the events would proceed, that we practically couldn’t answer all of them before the events took place. Therefore, we posted the main and basic information on our website, confirming that the events would be held in any weather, even though we knew the attendance would be lower as a result. The turnout would have been even lower, and there would have been more problems if we had canceled or postponed the events, which would have caused even more complications.
The first event on the schedule was Saturday’s PREMIERE TRAIL LJUBLJANA, where we had 5 beautiful routes available, starting and finishing in the center of Ljubljana, passing through Ljubljana Castle to Golovec and beyond. At 8:00 AM, 12 MAGNIFICENT PARTICIPANTS appeared at the start of the two longest routes and embarked on their epic adventure in the rain.
At 10:00 AM, the main start followed, where the majority of participants set off on the 10 km, 17 km, and 27 km routes. The rain didn’t let up, but the conditions for running were ideal – it wouldn’t be too hot.
RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE BELOW:
After all the participants of the TRAIL left the venue, the CHILDREN’S RUNS of the POVODNI MOŽ followed. Of course, the rain significantly reduced the number of young participants, but despite the challenging conditions, they happily ran through the center of Ljubljana. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE YOUNGEST PARTICIPANTS.
The highlight of the weekend followed in the evening, with the DECATHLON 15th NIGHT RUN LJUBLJANICA, featuring 5 km and 10 km routes along the Ljubljanica River, with the start and finish on Stritarjeva Street, offering a beautiful view of Ljubljana Castle. The BIZNIS RUN LJUBLJANA also took place.
RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE.
The most affected by the rain was the Sunday finale of the Sports Weekend, with the event 13th BIKE FESTIVAL LJUBLJANA, which only saw around 200 participants cycling in the rain across four routes: 35 km, 52 km, 78 km, and the royal 120 km route. According to the participants, the rain did not hinder them, but we find that hard to believe. We do know, however, that cycling in the rain is very dangerous and unpleasant, yet we recorded no falls or injuries. By the time they reached the finish, the sun was shining, and the beer and pasta were much appreciated.
With the awarding of prizes to the youngest, the oldest, and the largest teams, we concluded the eventful weekend in Slovenia’s capital.
Congratulations again to all the participants for their courage and support.
PHOTOS FROM ALL EVENTS will be posted as soon as we receive them from our photographers. Some are already available on our FB PAGES, and the rest will be uploaded shortly.
See you at our next events, which we will organize with our partners on the coast during the first weekend of October. The SPORTS WEEKEND PORTOROŽ will take place on October 5th and 6th, 2024.
MORE INFO: www.sportoroz.eu.
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