FUN BILLA RUN
Relay Race
1st Edition
Instructions and Basic Information
Main Organizer: BE COOL, s.r.o. in cooperation with Bratislava Marathon, civic association
Date: 24 May 2026, Sunday
Venue: Areál hier Radosť, Štrkovecké jazero – Ružinov, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Event Time: 8:00 – 16:00
Race Starts:
09:00 Children’s Relay – 3 team members, 3 × 300 m
09:30 Children’s Relay – 3 team members, 3 × 600 m
10:00 Family Relay – 3 × 1 km, family teams
10:30 Family Kilometre – 3 team members
11:00 Ladies Relay – 3 × 4 km, women’s teams
11:00 Hobby Relay – 3 × 4 km, mixed teams
14:00 Royal Relay – 3 × 6 km, mixed teams
Course:
4 km – 2 laps, total distance of 2 km for each relay team member
6 km – 3 laps, total distance of 2 km for each relay team member
Rules:
The race is held according to the rules of the Slovak Athletic Association and these propositions.
Main Officials:
Main Organizer: Jozef Pukalovič
Race Director: Peter Pukalovič
Sports Director:
Safety Manager:
Chief Referee:
Registration:
Online through the Hakuapp.com registration system via www.bratislavamarathon.com.
Age Limits:
Family Relay, 3 × 1 km – 12 years, year of birth 2014 and older
*The relay team consists of 2 adults and 1 child.
Family Kilometre – 7 years, year of birth 2019 and older
**The relay team consists of 2 adults and 1 child.
Ladies Relay, 3 × 4 km – 15 years, year of birth 2011 and older
Hobby Relay, 3 × 4 km – 15 years, year of birth 2011 and older
Royal Relay, 3 × 6 km – 18 years, year of birth 2008 and older
Children’s Relay, 3 × 300 m – years of birth 2022 to 2019
Children’s Relay, 3 × 600 m – years of birth 2018 to 2012
Race Format
All disciplines will take place in the form of relay races for three-member teams marked as A – B – C. Each team member completes their section of the course according to the respective category.
Children’s Relay
The Children’s Relay is intended for three-member teams. Each child completes their section independently, while the length of the section depends on the respective category. After handing over the relay to the next team member, the race continues until the final team member reaches the finish.
Family Relay / Family Kilometre
The Family Relay is intended for three-member teams consisting of 2 adults and 1 child. The race format is based on the gradual joining of team members on the course. The order in which team members join is optional; it is not mandatory for an adult to start first, followed by the second adult and then the child.
In the Family Kilometre, the first team member starts first. After approximately 300 m, the second team member joins, and after approximately 700 m, the third team member joins. The final section of the course is completed by all three members together, and they cross the finish line together.
Family Relay 3 × 1 km
Each team member A – B – C completes one 1 km lap. The relay proceeds in the following order:
A → B → C
The final team member finishes the race.
Ladies Relay / Hobby Relay 3 × 4 km
The race takes place on a 2 km lap. Each team member completes a total distance of 4 km, meaning 2 consecutive laps.
The relay format is as follows:
- Team member A completes their 2 laps, meaning 4 km continuously.
- Team member B then completes their 2 laps, meaning 4 km continuously.
- Team member C completes their 2 laps last, meaning 4 km continuously, and finishes the race.
In total, each team member completes 2 laps / 4 km.
Royal Relay 3 × 6 km
The race takes place on a 2 km lap. Each team member completes a total distance of 6 km, meaning 3 consecutive laps.
The relay format is as follows:
- Team member A completes their 3 laps, meaning 6 km continuously.
- Team member B then completes their 3 laps, meaning 6 km continuously.
- Team member C completes their 3 laps last, meaning 6 km continuously, and finishes the race.
In total, each team member completes 3 laps / 6 km.
Family Kilometre
The Family Kilometre discipline is intended for three-member teams consisting of 2 adults and 1 child. The race format is based on the gradual joining of individual team members on the course, with the goal being for the entire team to reach the finish line together.
Discipline format:
- The first team member starts and runs independently from the start.
- After approximately 300 metres, the second team member joins.
- After approximately 700 metres, the final team member joins.
- The final section of the course is completed by all three team members together, and they cross the finish line together.
A condition for successfully completing the discipline is that all team members finish together.
Entry Fee per Team
Depending on the payment date:
Until 30 April 2026:
- Children’s Relay – €20
- Family Relay – €30
- Family Kilometre – €30
- Ladies Relay / Hobby Relay – €40
- Royal Relay – €50
From 1 May 2026:
- Children’s Relay – €30
- Family Relay – €40
- Family Kilometre – €40
- Ladies Relay / Hobby Relay – €50
- Royal Relay – €60
The Starter Pack Includes:
- starter backpack
- starter pack full of interesting products for each relay team member
- race bib
- finisher medal for each relay team member, including children
- refreshments at the finish
- SMS with the final result time, provided that a mobile phone number is entered during online registration
- online diploma with the option to download it from the event website and print it
- possibility to use changing rooms and store personal belongings in the storage area
Registration
Online registration opens on 2 April 2026 at 16:00 via www.bratislavamarathon.com.
Presentation of Registered Participants and Race Bib Pick-Up:
- 23 May 2026, from 14:00 to 18:00 – BILLA, Bajkalská 19A, 821 02 Ružinov
- 24 May 2026, from 08:00 to 13:45 – Areál hier Radosť, Štrkovecké jazero – Ružinov
Important Notice:
Please do not leave your presentation until the last moment. This will give you enough time to prepare calmly for the start and enjoy the atmosphere of the event. Registration and presentation must be completed no later than 1 hour before the start of the respective discipline.
When collecting the starter pack, participants must present their check-in pass. If you are collecting a starter pack for another participant, please bring their check-in pass as well. For a relay team, it is sufficient for one team member to present the team and collect all three race bibs.
Non-Participation and Runner Change
Paid entry fees are non-refundable. If you are unable to participate, you may change a relay team member directly in your participant account until 22 May 2026.
Insurance
All participants are required to secure their own individual health insurance. Standard public health insurance covered by a health insurance company is sufficient. The organizer accepts no responsibility for damage to property or health related to travel, stay, or participation in the event. Each participant starts at their own responsibility and is responsible for their own health condition when starting and participating in the event.
Changing Rooms and Storage
Changing facilities and storage for personal belongings will be available in the start and finish area within the technical zone.
Refreshments
Each participant will receive individual refreshments after finishing the race.
Instructions
Exact instructions regarding relay handovers will be published on the event website www.bratislavamarathon.com during the month of May.
Timekeeping
Timekeeping is provided by VOS-TPK using chips. The chip is part of the race bib marked with the letter C and will be received during presentation together with the race bib. The chip does not need to be returned after finishing the race and remains as a souvenir together with the race bib.
Results
Results will be published by the organizer immediately after the event on https://sportsoft.cz/ and subsequently on bratislavamarathon.com.
Awards
The top 3 teams in each discipline will receive material prizes.
Medical and Rescue Service
A rapid medical and rescue service will be available in the start and finish area, as well as along the race course.
Rules
The race is held according to the rules of World Athletics competitions and the provisions of these propositions. A competitor may leave the course only with permission and under the supervision of a referee, provided that doing so does not shorten the race distance.
A competitor who accepts refreshments outside the refreshment stations risks disqualification. A competitor must immediately withdraw from the race if instructed to do so by the chief medical officer of the event.
Any pacing, including bicycle accompaniment, or any assistance to a competitor during the race by other persons, except for necessary medical intervention by a doctor appointed by the organizer, is considered unauthorized assistance.
The use of headphones during the race is prohibited and may result in disqualification. This is particularly important for the safety of runners and spectators, organizational instructions, interventions and instructions from organizers on the course, and the need to react to the movement of escort vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles of the organizer, police, medical and rescue service. At the same time, using headphones takes away from the atmosphere created by runners, spectators and the accompanying programme prepared for participants.
Protests
Protests must be submitted verbally to the chief referee no later than 30 minutes after the publication of the results.
An appeal against the decision of the chief referee, accompanied by a deposit of €20, must be submitted in writing to the jury no later than 30 minutes after the official announcement of the chief referee’s decision.
The organizer BE COOL, s.r.o. reserves the right, depending on circumstances, to amend and further specify certain information stated in these propositions or organizational instructions. The organizer BE COOL, s.r.o. also reserves the right to cancel or interrupt the event, or any of its disciplines, in the event of serious danger, including but not limited to war, adverse weather conditions, the spread of an epidemic, the threat of terrorism or another attack endangering the safety of event participants, or other unforeseeable force majeure events and circumstances.
In such a case, the runner is not entitled to a refund of the entry fee, or any part thereof, as the organizer has already incurred costs related to the preparation of the event before the moment of interruption or cancellation. However, after considering all circumstances and calculating the costs associated with the preparation of the event, the organizer may compensate the runner for part of the entry fee.
Before the event, the organizer will publish a manual and rules for participation and conduct at the event for runners, the organizing team and spectators, in accordance with the relevant epidemiological and hygiene rules.
Contact:
BE COOL, s.r.o.
Krajinská 37
821 06 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Phone: +421 904 404 638
E-mail: registracia@becool.sk
