"Outdoor Weekend Zenica" 25/26/27 March 2022

Steel Trail Zenica - The First Green Trail in the region 

Race organization

This event presents the project “Steel Trail Zenica” made by the team of NGO "Modern Escape Europe" and its partners, Rijeke BiH “Budi Promjena”, Azimuth 135,"i-diaspora" Switzerland,  with the three main goals:  

To establish Smetovi as a national park in order to protect it. 

To point out the problem of air pollution in the Zenica city, where Smetovi is represented as a place of escape #RunAbovetheClouds, # (hashtag) which symbolically explains the problems of air pollution in Zenica, but also offers a solution.

Steel Trail Zenica will introduce a new form of implementing “reduce” and “reuse” over “recycle” and set a good example to the community and country. 

About the race: 

Steel Trail Zenica is a trail race that will take place on trails of different lengths and in which both recreational and professional runners can participate. 

The organizer will publish information for each race with full descriptions of courses with time limits at control points.

Race routes

• Trail run race  20km - upper beginners 

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Start of race

Competitors are obliged to come to the indicated locations according to the established schedule:

• 20km trail race > Sunday, March 27, 2022. gather in the start and finish zone (Smetovi monument) no later than 09:30 AM. The start of the race is at 10:00AM.

*In the start zone, the acceptance of the equipment that the competitors want to leave for safekeeping will be organized, which will be waiting for them in the finish zone after the race. The organizer is responsible only for the equipment that is handed over to an accredited person and which is packed in a bag with the start number recorded. 

Registration fees

Promotional prices of entry fees from December 30, 2021 to February 1, 2022:

The fee will be smallest for those who register beforehand and increase the week or day of the event.

• 20 kilometara - 50BAM > early payment 40BAM 

The registration fees include the following:

10 and 20km race fee includes following:

• BIB number 
• Cotton bag 
• Race Shirt 
• Water (metal) bottle 
• fruits and snack on race course 
• refreshment points on race course
• mountain rescue service
• meal after race
• finisher’s medal for runners that finish race in time limit

Payment procedure

Registration fee shall be paid to the bank account of the organizer.

For payments in Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Recipient: NGO “MODERN ESCAPE EUROPE” BOSNA I HERCEGOVINA

 UL.PRVE ZENIČKE BRIGADE 5, 72000 ZENICA

Purpose of payment: Registration fee for the race “Steel Trail Zenica” - name and family name 

Transaction bank account: 3385802253327727 UNICREDIT BANKA

 email: modernescapeeurope@gmail.com

tel.:+387 603081896

For payments from abroad: 

IBAN: BA3385802253327727

Recipient: NGO “Modern Escape Europe”

Prve Zenicke brigade 5, Zenica, Bosna i Hercegovina

Purpose of payment: Kotizacija za trku „Steel Trail Zenica“ – ime i prezime

S.W.I.F.T code: UNCRBA22

e – mail:

modernescapeeurope@gmail.com

Maximum number of participants

Maximum number of participants is limited to 350: 

• 150 runners for 20km, 

Collection of the race bib and race pack

Pick-up of start numbers and packages will take place on 

• Thursday, March 24 and 25, 2022 from 17:00 to 21:00 o'clock at 072 club, 
• PD Zeljezara Smetovi March 26, 2022. 
• At the start/finish gate 30 minutes before the race start 

Participation requirements 

To participate in the races, competitors must have experience in movement in a mountain environment, depending on the track they choose, they must have solid or excellent physical condition and suitable footwear and clothing for movement on forest, dirt roads or hiking trails as well as accessories in races on which the organizer prescribed it as mandatory.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Obligatory equipment:

• Mobile phone, fully charged. The phone must be switched on during the whole race. 
• Start number (BIB)
• Camel bag with at least one liter of water.

The organizer reserves the right to verify the required personal equipment of the competitors during the race and at the finish. For every part that is missing, the competitors will be penalized by adding penalty time (30 minutes for each part missing!) 

It is recommended that, besides the mandatory equipment, competitors also carry the following:

• Glass or water bowl (There will be no plastic cups on refreshment stations, start/finish line or check points!).
• Wind or rain jacket suitable for bad weather in high mountain areas.
  Long sleeved top.
• Cap, hat or bandanna.
• Gloves
• Energy bars or solid food
• Small amount of money for the possible purchase of food in the mountain restaurants 
• Basic first aid kit. 
• Survival blanket/heat sheet. 

The use of poles is permitted but if competitors choose to use it, it must be worn throughout the entire race. Competitors must carry poles in such fashion that it does not represent any danger to other competitors.

DISQUALIFICATION:

The competitor will be disqualified if he/she does not follow the following rules of the organizers:

• Does not pass through one of the checkpoints
• Uses shortcuts
• Throws garbage along the track during the race 
• Do not finish the race in the limit
• Does not help a competitor in trouble
• Insults or threatens staff / volunteers
• Uses a means of transport during the race
• Refuses to be examined by medical staff on the track
• Refuses to check the mandatory equipment by accredited staff on the track

Cancellation POLICY

Cancellation due to weather or other unexpected events 

Because this is an outdoor event we may be required to postpone or cancel in the case of severely inclement weather. In the case of postponement, you will have the option to join at the newly determined dates or be fully refunded. In the case of cancellation, you will be fully refunded.

In case of emergencies, worsening of the epidemiological situation, weather conditions, earthquakes, floods and extreme weather events, the organizer reserves the right to cancel the race or change the route. Any obstacles that may make the track impassable, alternative routes will be used and will be explained at the technical meeting before the start of the race. Competitors MUST strictly adhere to the officially marked tracks. Due to the rules of the race, personal safety and the safety of other competitors and the staff organizing the race, it is strictly forbidden to use shortcuts and tracks that are not marked. All deviations from the officially marked track, except that it entails disqualification, will be at the competitor's own risk.