Smarna gora race: final race of the 12th WMRA G. P. 2010. A great event at the end of the season.
27/09/2010
“31st edition of the Smarna Gora race will be also this year the final race of WMRA Grand Prix on next Saturday 2nd October 2010.
International mountain running competitions come back to Slovenia after the memorable World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik on last beginning of September.
Slovenia Athletic Federation shows to be – at the moment – certainly one of the top Organiser in the World and also on next year 2011 at least two world mountain running event will be held in Slovenia: World Long Distance Challenge in Petrovo Brdo and International Youth Challenge in Gorenja vas.
Smarna gora is a hill at the most northern part of Ljubljana. It’s a butte and looks like two humps of camel. Smarna gora has two peaks. Smarna gora and Grmada. The first peak is the popular one and is full of guests. On this peak you will also find an inn called Ledinek. Actually all the people in mountain running family knows this place due the fact that the international race is held since more then 30 years and it is absolutely one of the most ancient race in the world.
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“This year there will be some new aspects in the race.
In fact the track of the race will be changed.
The total distance of the race will be increased to 10km. (instead of 9 km. of the past editions). 100m long dangerous section of the descent will be replaced with non-dangerous 0,5 km. long part and besides the begin of the ascent will be not so steep any more, it will be replaced with a longer section.
Expected best times could be cca 4 minutes longer than in the past (the course’s record is 38 min.14 sec. by J. Wyatt).
More then fifty international runners coming from more then ten Countries will be present at the race.
The two favorites for the final Grand Prix overall result Andrea Mayr and Ahmet Arslan will run in the event, together other champions like Wyatt, Schneider, and so on.
Of course LOC waits a very good presence of spectators and a great feed back by press and media.
WMRA Council members Tomo Sarf and Wolfgang Munzel will attend to the events.
Bruno Gozzelino by ,WMRA
Photos by LOC.
The top of Smarna Gora.
The finish area of the race
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