Introduction, ... Nostalgic, ... Emotionally, ... Geographically, ...Scientific, ... Fantastic ... "Forever in our hearts!"
Forever and Until then, ... Do not miss, Enjoy !!! ... Emotional Geographic Videos:
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At the beginning of the previous century, without borders, narrow-gauge railroad called "Parenzana" was connecting residents of three states: it. Friuli Venezia Giulia,
Croatian and Slovenian Istria. Local residents continue to live in coexistence and tight relations, so former route of the railway is a symbolic connection between them.
"Dear Parenzana", ... In homeland of Fairytales, ... the spiritual artery of Istria, ...
With
intention of further protection of the old railway line
"Parenzana" and
maintenance of project
"The Route of health and
friendship"
as a joint project of three
countries, I
cultural, sporting and recreational purposes so we introduce you this exceptional and unique transborder touristic - sporting - cultural project:
... feel history and meet Istria on the best possible way ...
Emotional geographic concept running instructor
02. International
Trieste, ITA - Vižinada, CRO, sun. Marth 31, 2013 at 05:05 am
folowing by original schedule and departure of the first train of the former narrow-gauge railway "Parenzana", Sun. April 01th 1902
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Destination: Istria, ... legendary, myth & famous, former railway Trieste - Poreč, called "Parenzana", today trans - border The Rroute of health and friendship", synthesis of ITA, SLO i CRO part of Istria, like one unique zone; it started with reconstruction and revitalisation in year 2002 with highest patronage of EU and is planned soon finish, in it`s complete lenght 123.8 km.
Legendary route of former railway with nostalgia, hundred years old patina and unforgetable itineraries, with playful, unibtrusively and perfect ambience, of meditteranean landscapes, visures of cities and places, pictures of medieval little towns on hills, framed with greenness of nature and blueness of sea,
Spirit and authenticity of old life, long ago fluidity of ideas, people, merchandise and also world connection in the past, but not on every kind of way, yet with idea and tommorow in front of time, like forgotten story from fairy tales, always by our sides, they are coming back and leave us again,
... the best and unique way to explore is OUTDOOR ... so let´s begin: |
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ULTRA SF part. ALL Essence ULTRA promo MARATHON /Trieste, ITA - Vižinada, CRO /102.0 km / start at 05:05 ALL RUN / 102.0 km /Trieste, ITA - Vižinada, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 40.0 to 01.03.___, B) 45.0 to 10.03.___, C) 50.0 to 20.03.___. ALL DUET RUN /MTB / 102.0 km /Trieste, ITA - Vižinada, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 30.0 to 01.03.___, B) 35.0 to 10.03.____, C) 40.0 to 20.03.___. ALL QVINTET RUN stafete: A /24.0 km /Trieste, ITA - Koper, SLO, B /16.0 km /Koper, SLO - Seča, SLO, C /12.0 km /Seča, SLO - Markovac, CRO, D /33.0 km /Markovac, CRO - Livade, CRO, E/ 17.0 km /Livade, CRO - Vižinada, CRO. DUES /EUR: A) 15.0 to 01.03.___, B) 20.0 to 10.03.___, C) 25.0 to 20.03.___.
ULTRA SF part. A Essence ULTRA promo MARATHON /Trieste, ITA - Markovac, CRO /52.0 km / start at 05:05 RUN part. A /52.0 km /Trieste, ITA - Markovac, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 30.0 to 01.03.____, B) 35.0 to 10.03.____, C) 40.0 to 20.03.___. DUET RUN /MTB part. A /52.0 km /Trieste, ITA - Markovac, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 20.0 to 01.03.____, B) 25.0 to 10.03.____, C) 30.0 to 20.03.___.
ULTRA SF part. B SF Essence ULTRA promo MARATHON /Markovac, CRO - Vižinada, CRO /50.0 km / start with 1st part. cca. at 09:35 am RUN part. B /50.0 km /Markovac, CRO - Vižinada, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 30.0 to 01.03.____, 35.0 to 10.03.____, 40.0 to 20.03.___. DUET RUN /MTB part. B /50.0 km /Markovac, CRO - Vižinada, CRO, DUES /EUR: A) 20.0 to 01.03.____, 25.0 to 10.03.____, 30.0 to 20.03.___. with the personal advice of transportation to all part. and solutions of ULTRA SF part. B categories.
MINI MARATHON Other solutions and variants, from station to station, RUN, RUN /MTB, MTB, for all, start at CONTROL POINTS: 1 /Trieste, ITA - Koper, SLO I 22.7 km I start at 05:05 am I Trieste, ITA, old railw. station Campo Marzio, 2 /Koper, SLO- Seča, SLO I 20.0km I start with 1st part. at 07:45 - 08:45 I Koper, SLO, railway station, 3/ Seča, SLO - Markovac, CRO I 13.5 km I start with 1st part. at 08:45 - 09:45 I Seča, SLO, salins, 4 /Markovac, CRO - Grožnjan, CRO I 13.5 km I start with 1st part. at 10:00 - 11:00 I Markovac, CRO, istrian Y, 5 /Grožnjan, CRO - Livade, CRO I 20.0 km I start with 1st part. at 11:45 - 12:45 I Grožnjan, CRO, station, 6 /Livade, CRO - Vižinada, CRO I 17.2 km I start with 1st part. at 13:45 - 14:45 I Livade, CRO, rest. "Doriana", No misunderstanding, all the shares listed as an option, it is possible to combine them, "from station to station", according to your wishes in advance. DUES /EUR: A) 15.0 to 01.03.____, B) 20.0 to 10.03.____, C) 25.0 to 20.03.____, with the personal advice of transportation to all part. and solutions of MINI MARATHON categories.
- DUET RUN /MTB is for two people + MTB, along selected track in it's stotal length, together for one another, and most importantly, always with each other, places, systematic and tactic of replacements you can define yourselves according to your wishes and possibilities, or on station points,
it's extremely
ACTIVE good for getting in "shape", presents a unique DUATHLON
concept and the divison of long distance kilometres. ULTRA, MEDIUM, MINI SF MTB TOURIST OUTDOOR presents a touristic excursion with special notification, registration, professional guidance and accompaniment, and also the driving, in the groups ALL, A, B, or other solutions on your request. MTB solution is not competitive, but explorative and educational: Through the part of ITA, from the former border and Škofije (SLO), it is conducted jointly with the runners. After Škofije (SLO) the MTB ghatering is conducted all the way to Vižinada (CRO) in it's rhythm, accompanied by guides it goes through SLO and CRO part of "Parenzana", provided with short breaks, with introduction of the whole province, landscapes, places, objects, history, ... There are provided longer and refreshing breaks: Koper, Seča (SLO) and Markovac, Grožnjan, Livade, Motovun, Vižinada (CRO). If the full lenght is too much for you, we offer you a shorter versions by simply joining the group at mentioned breaks. DUES /EUR: A) 20.0 to 01.03.____, B) 25.0 to 10.03.____, C) 30.0 to 20.03. ____, with the personal return transportation for all participants of TOURIST MTB MARATHON categories.
AWARDS : - all comp. M/F will recieve medal, special “Parenzana" souvenir and gift coupons of sponsors.SPECIAL AWARDS: - First three M/F compet. in abs. category M/F "PARENZANA" ALL RUN SF Essence ULTRA MARATHON - First DUET in abs. category "PARENZANA" ALL DUET RUN /MTB SF Essence ULTRA MARATHON - First QVINTET in abs. category "PARENZANA" ALL QVINTET RUN SF Essence ULTRA MARATHON- will get trophies with supplementary price from the sponsor, - Special awards also will recieve competitors with largest family and also largest registered club during the event. |
IMPORTANT !!! SPECIAL REMARK !!!
Due to large interest and for mutual help organizations, as well as the specifics of the project, we would appreciate to all competitors register for payment timely (A).
Late fee of additional A,B,C for reported after these dates are justified given the larger amount. Register and login it´s conclude by the above dates (B), after the above
dates (B), and a special at day of the event in the organization, ... itś simply impossible. For Spartathlon runners free.
IMPORTANT
!!! EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CONCEPT !!! CONCEPT OF SF
LABEL !!!
Our goal is to avert attention on fact
that MEDITERRANEAN, our region along with all sourroundings, is not
regularly and always the most pleasant and very often can give us
many surprises, but very important is our common will to overcome and to "outgrow" it; by that we refer to sudden changes of weather, temperature oscillatations, wind, ...
Therefore we want to say and point out that current weather and
outfield conditions, are the same for us in the organization, like
for all of you, competitors...
The whole CUP
concept is planned with emotional geographic approach, with very
subtle and carefully choosen destination and it represents full
synthesis of entire area due to
ambientality, the mark SF respresents and it is a guarantees of unforgettable and impressive SF / science fiction ambient and unforgattable experience with all of your senses.
CATEGORIES - PATH - ROUTE - ITINERARY / ORIGINAL PARENZANA:
SF PART A Trieste, Campo Marzio, ITA (00.0 km) -- St. Andrei, Servola, Castiglione, Servola, Val Rosandra -- Muggia -- Albaro Vescova -- Škofije, SLO -- Dekani -- Koper (24.1 km)
-- Izola -- Strunjan -- Portorož --Lucija -- AC Lucija -- Seča, SLO (39.5 km) -- Savudrija, Valica, CRO -- Markovac, CRO (52.1 km). Time limit of route it´s 08:00 our.
SF PART B Markovac, CRO (52.1 km) -- Kaldanija -- Buje -- Triban -- Grožnjan (65.1 km) -- Kostanjevica -- Završje -- Oprtalj -- Livade (85.1 km) -- St. Stefan -- Motovun -- Karojba
-- Rakotule -- Vižinada (102.0 km). Time limit of route it´s 09:00 our.
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IMPORTANT !!! DO NOT FORGET, EXPLORE, DOWNLOAD, ... "DEAR PARENZANA" ON GOOGLE MAPS
AUTOR: LEON GRENKO, SLO, TEK ZA VSE, RUN WITH ALL, ... |
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IMPORTANT !!! SPECIAL REMARK !!!
The trail is marked in
a total length, accompanied
by a
organisation escort, picture
is attached
on the right side:
ITA of Trieste, Campo Marzio,
... City roads to Rabuiese,
ITA - Skofije,SLO, marked with the
supervision and organisation
escort,
SLO part, edited, asphalted road, SLO through
the region
"Coast",
marked with official
signs of
"Parenzana",
HR part, regulated, gravel
road, marked
with official
signs of "Parenzana ",
with new km stone
markers along
the trail.
The path is
the sequence of
the former narrow-gauge railway"Parenzana", in
its maximum preserved, in
original version, at
certain points
stick with the urban parts of
the villages,
decorated as a magical
"Way of health and friendship" with the clear warning symbols.
IMPORTANT !!! CONTROL CHECK POINTS, LOCATIONS, WITH ACCURETE MEASUREMENTS AND DEVIATIONS:
part. A / START 1) Trieste, Campo Marzio, museum railway station, TS, ITA 0.00 km 2) Koper, SLO, bus, railway station 22.7 km 3) Seča, salins, SLO, 42.8 km
part. B
1) Markovac, istrian Y, 56.2 km 2) Grožnjan, 69.6 km 3) Livade, rest. "Doriana" 89.6 km 6)
Vižinada Expo U-20 106.9 km / FINISH.
The runtrack is marked in own all lenght. Time limit of the road yields it´s 17:00 hours. Points for water and sport drinks will be provided during the race, on specific marked locations,
every 3.0 - 5.0 km (fruits, beverage, sugar cubes, ...).The medical staff will be present at the time of the race. The organizer will managed the regulation of the road traffic with personal
cars and security staff, with doctors accompaniment.
IMPORTANT !!! RECOMENDED !!! For variant ALL RUN provided the ability to replace shoes and equipment ROAD / TRAIL, Plovanija, CRO (at border crossing).
IMPORTANT !!! TRANSPORTATION, TRANSFERS OF COMPETITIORS !!!
The organizer provides BUS transportation for ULTRA RUN competitors, clothes and equipment from Vižinada, CRO to Trieste, ITA (at 03:00 am) for cat. ULTRA, and return
transportation equipment, carriage of clothes from Trieste, ITA to Markovac, CRO e Vižinada, CRO, also for competitors if there is a need.
Others transportation solutions (except for the transport of competitiors) things, MTB and equipment it`s in individual organization.
IMPORTANT !!! ADVENTURE !!! SECURITY AT THE RACE !!!
Above all "security activities", once again we appeal to all competitors to devote a special attention /to understanding the following:
- ITNIRER path is not "urban type" but "OUTDOOR ADVENTURE" EVENT model and requires a minimum "OUTDOOR FEELING", access of organization, assessment
and orientation, then "the only possible deviation" is on personal responsibility of competitiors and literally "it`s NOT responsibility of organizers",
- full "RUN, RUN / MTB OFF ROAD" equipment,"safe movement of the uneven ground", "safe along the edge of the road" and "safe road crossing",
- with additional advice" to those who "not know" ITNIRER path to stick with the group.
IMPORTANT !!! ADVENTURE !!! WE RECOMMEND !!! Mandatory equipment - carrier with a bottle and personal energetic products, due to the length of track, its heaviness, for health and safety of all contestants (dehydration, etc.),
as well as a personal companion (it is possible also with the car) because of additional supervision and safety of competitors.
PERSONAL STARTING NUMBER !!!
with the profile path / picture / as beautiful memories, offers you a full explanation of the istrian landscape that is the profile and distance path of the International SF Essence
ULTRA Marathon "DEAR PARENZANA" - "The Route of health and friendship",of course "with best ambiental feeling safer for runners, riders and hikers.
Beside that, there is a genuine harmony/symmetry of nature and people, with frankly a traditional hospitable attitude, which will make your journey more pleasant.
Thus, our unique adventure is like unusual experience, with unforgettable sites and sights, with no doubt will remain forever in your memory.
International SF Essence ULTRA Marathon "Dear Parenzana" - "The Route of health and friendship", is assured by Kvarner Vienna Insurance Group.
Runners are competing at their own risk.
The Organizer are not responsible for lost or stolen stuff (e.g., snickers, T-shirts, etc...), damages and injuries or accidents during the time of the race
International SF Essence ULTRA Marathon "DEAR PARENZANA" - "The Route of health and friendship".
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Forever, Many thanks to aditional, friendly cross-border logistics partners and
friends, and our ancestors to built the perfect "Dear Parenzana".
WE HIGHLIGHT WITH SPECIAL HONOR, HIGH MORAL SUPPORTERS OF THE MANIFESTATION LIKE A PROJECT OF INTERNATIONAL AND TRANSBORDER COLABORATION
ARE: PRESIDENT´S OFFICE OF ITALIA, COMUNITA NAZIONALE ITALIANA - UNIONE ITALIANA, PRESIDENT´S OFFICE OF SLOVENIA and PRESIDENT`S OFFICE OF CROATIA.
SPONSORS: TRENI ITALIA, HRVATSKE ŽELJEZNICE, SLOVENSKE ŽELEZNICE,
MUNICIPALITIES, CITIES AND TOURISTIC COMMUNITYOF ITA, SLO and CRO PART OF ISTRIA with many other sponsors.
MEDIA SPONSORS: POD PALMO, OBALA NET, RADIO CAPRIS, PRIMORSKE NOVICE, NOVA PROGA, GLAS ISTRE, LA VOCE DEL POPOLO, ŽELJEZNICE NET,
BUJŠTINA, NAŠA BUJŠTINA, UMAG ISTRA, REGIONAL EXPRESS, BARKUN.
