ČSOB Winter Series 2023/2024
The ČSOB Winter Series will consist of 4 cross-country events in the months of December 2023, January, February, and March 2024. The ČSOB Winter Series will once again have a thematic focus, so you have something to look forward to. The events will consist of a combination of classic cross-country races and virtual races.
We continue with the virtual format of races, where we want to accommodate all of you who enjoy this format, helping you prepare for the spring ČSOB Bratislava Marathon, but at the same time, you may not be able to attend every race in Bratislava or spend a competitive weekend on vacation or skiing.
This combination will allow everyone to participate across Slovakia and possibly from abroad as well. As a reward for participating in each part of the ČSOB Winter Series (regardless of whether they are virtual or traditional, or a combination), participants will receive a medal. Medals will be awarded for completing each of the races in person at the classic events, while for those who run virtually, the medals will typically be sent by mail within 2 weeks after the event.
The main goal of the ČSOB Winter Series is for you to experience the competitive atmosphere of races even in the "transitional" period, compare your performance, have a great time, and prepare for the spring running celebration. The ČSOB Winter Series will again be designed in an entertaining way this year, and you can look forward to several special competitions and activities associated with each race.
The virtual format of the races is primarily designed for runners who cannot participate in the traditional format at that time. The virtual format will be limited to a smaller number of participants than the classic format of races. The participant limit for virtual races is 500.
Please pay attention when filling out your address, as it is possible that race bibs, or even medals, will be sent to you by mail so that we have correct addresses for delivering items.
It will be possible to participate in virtual races over several days (Thursday to Sunday), while classic races will have a fixed time and place for the start (Saturday).
Results will be separately generated for classic races and separately for virtual races.
After the conclusion of the ČSOB Winter Series 2023/2024, an informational ranking will be compiled based on the sum of times achieved in virtual races (4 events) and the sum of times achieved in classic races (4 events). It is assumed that the runner will always run the same distance and choose the same form of competition 4 times.
Jozef Pukalovič, Event Director
ČSOB Winter Series 2023/2024 "CLASSIC RACES"
Instructions and basic information
Main organizer: BE COOL, s.r.o., BE COOL Bory, s.r.o., Krajinská 37, 821 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic in cooperation with Bratislava Marathon, o.z., Krajinská 37, 821 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Dates:
"St. Nicholas Edition" series – 09.12.2023 – Eurovea (Old Town/Ružinov)
"Three Kings Edition" series – 13.01.2024 – Draždiak Haus (Petržalka), Antolská 3715/2 (near St. Cyril and Methodius Hospital)
"Valentine's Edition" series – 10.02.2024 – Rock Cafe (Dúbravka)
"International Women's Day Edition" series – 09.03.2024 – Eurovea (Old Town/Ružinov)
Race start:
10:30 a.m. start – children's races - A – B – C (starting approximately in 5-minute intervals)
11:00 a.m. start – 10 km race
11:05 a.m. start – 5 km race
(exact start times may vary slightly for individual races)
Distance and categories:
Children's races
A – up to 6 years (born in 2018 and younger) – 300 m
B – 7 to 10 years (born between 2014 - 2017) – 600 m
C – 11 to 14 years (born between 2010 - 2013) – 800 m
Main disciplines: 5 km or 10 km
Age limit:
15 years – 5km (born in 2009 and older)
18 years – 10km (born in 2006 and older)
Categories:
Men:
M up to 39 years (born in 1985 – 2006/2009)
M40 – age 40 – 49 years (born in 1975 – 1984)
M50 – age 50 – 59 years (born in 1965 – 1974)
M60 – age 60 and older (born in 1964 and earlier)
Women:
W up to 39 years (born in 1985 – 2006/2009)
W40 – age 40 – 49 years (born in 1975 – 1984)
W50 – age 50 – 59 years (born in 1965 – 1974)
W60 – age 60 and older (born in 1964 and earlier)
Note: categorization and evaluation are based on the year 2024 to unify the results for all races in the series.
Key officials:
Race Director and Chief Organizer: Jozef Pukalovič
Technical Director: Peter Pukalovič
Sports Director: Tomáš Wilwéber
Safety Manager and Chief Referee: Dag Bělak
Registrations:
a) online via sportsofttiming.sk, bratislavamarathon.sk
b) in person during the presentation before each race if the participant limit is not reached.
The registration fee can be paid by credit card when registering online using a payment terminal within the registration system, or directly at the event if the participant limit for a given discipline is not reached. In case of payment issues, contact registracia@becool.sk.
Before the event, you will receive a newsletter with instructions and information about the event and participation conditions to the email you provided during registration.
Before attending the presentation, please check if your name is on the start list. If not, contact registracia@becool.sk and when picking up your race number (presentation), also present the printed "Payment Confirmation" that you will receive by email after payment, using the email address you provided in the registration form.
The registration fee is non-refundable. In case of notifying non-participation within 7 days before the event, the participant has the option to apply the fee to future races or the next edition of the event. If a participant notifies their non-participation for health reasons and provides documentation from a treating physician during the week of the event (from Monday), they also have the option to apply the fee to the next edition of the event or to future races in the series.
Pre-registration is subject to a fee of 5 EUR, payable upon receipt of the race package. The organizer will process pre-registrations gradually as they are reported. Pre-registration on the day of the race is not possible; the deadline for pre-registration is the day before the respective races! Pre-registration is only possible for participants listed in the start list. If the participant offering you registration is not listed in the start list, they do not have registration available. There are no exceptions!
The race number is non-transferable. If the organizer finds that a different runner used the race number than the one listed in the registration system, the participant will be disqualified.
Participant limit: 1000 registered runners + children with a properly paid registration fee. A participant is considered properly registered only after paying the registration fee, at which point the system will assign them a race number and they will be listed on the start list.
Time limit: 1:30 hours from the start of the race.
Presentation, picking up race numbers: Exact location and time will be specified. Presentation will always take place on the Friday before the event and on the day of the event, no later than one hour before the start of the chosen discipline.
If possible, please pick up your race numbers before the day of the race (Friday), especially for participants from outside Bratislava, to allow for a more flexible presentation shortly before the start of the race.
Registration fee:
Children – 5€ / 7€
Adults – 17€ / 20€
Depending on the payment date:
ČSOB Winter Series 09.12.2023:
- until 26.11.2023 – 5€ / 17€
- from 27.11.2023 – 7€ / 20€
ČSOB Winter Series 13.01.2024:
- until 31.12.2023 – 5€ / 17€
- from 01.01.2024 – 7€ / 20€
ČSOB Winter Series 10.02.2024:
- until 28.01.2024 – 5€ / 17€
- from 29.01.2024 – 7€ / 20€
ČSOB Winter Series 09.03.2024:
- until 25.02.2024 – 5€ / 17€
- from 26.02.2024 – 7€ / 20€
Discounted package registration for all 4 races:
Children's races – 17€
Adults – 51€
A participant is considered properly registered only after paying the registration fee !!! You can verify your participation in the start list of the event on the event website.
The registration fee includes:
race number with name (for registration and payment before the end of the advantageous registration period) – valid for classic races
medal – awarded to each participant in each part of the ČSOB Winter Series
refreshments at the finish line and on the track (10km)
chip for time measurement (the chip will be placed on the race number)
SMS with the final time, if the participant provides their mobile phone number during online registration
option to download an online diploma after the race
option to use changing rooms
option to use storage for personal belongings
SPIRIT insurance from ČSOB insurance company
Insurance: All participants are required to have individual health insurance (standard general health insurance covered by any insurance company !!!) + all participants have SPIRIT insurance covered by the organizer as part of the registration fee. The organizer does not take responsibility for property damage or health-related issues related to travel, stay, and participation of runners in the event. Each participant starts at their own risk and is responsible for their health condition when starting and participating in the event.
Before the start, we recommend that runners undergo a medical examination. Each participant is required to check the listed health insurance at the presentation (this also applies when picking up the race number for another participant). Foreign participants must present a photocopy of their health insurance card for this event. Without presenting this confirmation, the participant will not receive the race number, even if the registration fee has been paid.
Time measurement: Time measurement is provided by the company VOS-TPK using chips. The chip is located on the back of the race number. The participant will receive the race number with the chip at the presentation when picking up the race number. Race numbers and chips are not returned.
Results: Result service is provided by the company VOS-TPK. The results will be published by the organizer after the event on sportsofttiming.sk and subsequently on bratislavamarathon.sk.
Rules: The race is conducted according to the rules of WA athletic competitions and the provisions of these regulations. A runner may leave the course with permission and under the supervision of a referee on the condition that they do not shorten the race distance. A runner who accepts refreshments outside the refreshment station risks disqualification. A runner must immediately withdraw from the race at the request of the chief medical officer of the event. Any accompanying (including cycling escort) or assistance to the runner during the race by other individuals, except for necessary medical intervention by a physician designated by the event's organizational authority, is considered unauthorized assistance.
Using headphones during the race is prohibited, and the participant faces disqualification. This is dangerous, especially considering the safety of runners and spectators, potential organizational instructions, interventions, and instructions from organizers on the course during the race, the need to react to the movement of accompanying vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles of the organizer, police, medical, and rescue services, and last but not least, it detracts from the atmosphere created by runners, spectators, and the accompanying program prepared for you.
Protests: Protests must be orally submitted to the head referee no later than 30 minutes after the publication of the results. An appeal against the decision of the head referee, accompanied by a deposit of €10, must be submitted to the jury in writing within 30 minutes of the official announcement of the decision of the head referee.
Material prizes:
The first three women and the first three men in each age category of individual races will receive material prizes at each of the races. The overall winners of the classic races in the men's and women's categories (3 men and 3 women) evaluated after the sum of all four times (5 and 10 km) will receive the "ČSOB Winter Series" Trophies, with prizes also awarded to the first three male and female participants in each age category. The announcement of the winners will take place during the Saturday afternoon program of the ČSOB Bratislava Marathon 2024 (April 6, 2024).
Information: All information about the races will be continuously published on bratislavamarathon.sk
Contacts: Registration: - Phone: 0904 404 638, Email: registracia@becool.sk
Medical service: Fast medical and rescue services will be available at the start and finish area.
General provisions:
The organizer BE COOL, s.r.o. reserves the right to adjust and specify some of the data stated in these regulations, especially taking into account force majeure circumstances. Likewise, it reserves the right to end the registration of participants regarding the number of runners at the event, or to allow a larger number of runners to start the event. The organizer BE COOL, s.r.o. also reserves the right to cancel or interrupt the event or any of its disciplines in case of serious danger, especially war, adverse weather conditions, terrorist threats, or other attacks endangering the safety of the participants of the event, or due to other unforeseeable force majeure events and circumstances, such as orders and measures of the state, state and local authorities and institutions, especially in connection with the valid COVID - automaton.
In such a case, the runner does not have the right to a refund of the registration fee, or its part, as the organizer has already incurred costs for preparing the event at the time before the actual interruption/cancellation of the event. However, after considering all circumstances and quantifying the costs associated with preparing the event, the organizer may compensate the runner for part of the registration fee.
The information provided in these regulations was created on September 29, 2023, based on the evaluation of the current epidemiological situation and the expected development in the organization of mass events in the following weeks and months, as well as based on the experiences gained by the organizer during the previous period during the pandemic in organizing sports and cultural events.
The organizer reserves the right to adjust some participant limits and other participation conditions of the event, or to specify them even more (e.g., proving vaccination status or negative test, etc.) and this also "ad hoc" depending on the current epidemiological situation in Slovakia, as it will be evaluated in connection with the event date and as the health protection rules for people (participants and spectators) will be set by the relevant authorities at that time.
If, based on the above measures and conditions of participation in the event, the participant with paid registration fee is prevented from participating in the event, the organizer guarantees a full refund of the paid registration fee, or providing the opportunity to transfer the registration fee free of charge to one of the next editions of the event or to another event organized by the Bratislava Marathon team.
We look forward to seeing you !!!
