Information and Rules for the Event Day

Starter Packs Distribution

Starter packs will be distributed at our office at 85 Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. on Wednesday 2:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday 09:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
NB!! Start packs will not be distributed the morning before the race. If you are unable to collect your number, you can authorize a friend to collect it for you by providing us with your phone number/email address with which you registered.

You must wear a start (race) number on your chest or stomach (on your clothes!) from the start to the finish of the race, visible to course marshals and volunteers.

Competitors who do not wear their race numbers or fold and hide them will be disqualified.

How to get to Pancharevo:

By city buses 1, 3 and 4. The buses stop at the metro stop next to the METRO store. Get off at the “Banyata Pancharevo” stop. You can also take bus number 6 to the village of German
A taxi would cost you BGN 10-20, depending on where you live in Sofia.
If you decide to come with a bike, you may tie it up in the start area, but not obstruct participants or the movement of people
If you come by car, you MUST park in the free municipal parking lot before Pancharevo. Do not park in German Village.

Free parking from Pancharevo side:

How to get to the start

The start is on the wall of the lake from the village of German. If you are coming along Samokovsko Shosse, the wall itself is immediately after the sign “Pancharevo”.

Wardrobe

We will offer a wardrobe to all participants. If you want to leave luggage with us – we will accept it up to 10 minutes before the start! WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS. DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES SUCH AS PHONES, MONEY OR PERSONAL DOCUMENTS IN THE WARDROBE.

WC

There will be chemical toilets by the start – in the direction of German village.

Start and Timing

The start is sharp at 9:00 am for the 21 and 42 km trail race. The 10 km participants start at 9:15.
Participants in the 15K Hike start at 11:00.

If you are a beginner in running, please start from a further back position. Let the faster runners start at the front because you’ll be in their way and you personally won’t feel good if people pass you in the way, and the jostling at the start is not pleasant and it’s dangerous.

Your start number is equipped with a chip that will record your time from the moment you go through the arch at the start to the moment you go through it at the finish. Timing is electronic and your time in the final standings is net (net), i.e. it counts from the moment YOU go through the arch until you finish. A participant who starts ahead of you has no time advantage. For the first three participants, the time is gun time, i.e. gross.

Do not cut or fold your race number. Do not peel off the chip because it will not tell you the time.

In case you give up and decide not to finish, you must notify the organizers at the checkpoints or in the registration tent.

Instructions for the 10K participants

The start is at 9:15, after the participants of the long distances start. There will be a point at 5 km (at the turnaround). You do 1 half-lap and come back.

NB!!: The competition has NO cups. If you want water, bring your own bottle or glass. You will be able to pour yourself at the checkpoints, as well as at the start of the final.

The award ceremony for 10 km will be at 11:00 a.m. after the start of the 15 km hike.

If a prize winner is unable to attend the award ceremony, the next in ranking will be called in his place.

There are 4 age limits:
– up to 16 years
– from 16 to 39 years
– from 40 to 49 years
– over 50 years

Instructions for the 21K and 42K participants

Mandatory equipment given the weather forecast:

Waterproof jacket with a water column
Aluminum rescue foil
A bottle with at least 500ml of water at the start
Charged phone with the number you registered with
Money or tickets (for 42 km return from Passarelle in case of cancellation)
NB! Equipment can be checked at any location. In case it is not shown, the participant will be disqualified.

The route will be marked with a temporary, biodegradable chalk-based ORANGE spray. At key locations there will be signs as well as flags with the Begach logo and orange and white textile ribbons attached to trees.

We highly recommend downloading a GPS track with the route from our site and installing it on your smartphone or watch to reference where you are.

The start is exactly at 9:00. The award ceremony is at 3:00 p.m. Stay because there will be a raffle with prizes drawn at random, even if you’re not among the first.

If a prize winner is unable to attend the award ceremony, the next in ranking will be called in his place.

There are 4 age limits:
– up to 16 years
– from 16 to 39 years
– from 40 to 49 years
– over 50 years

There is a checkpoint on Mount Polovrak where the 42k participants will be timed.

If you have decided to give up in the area of Lalina Mogila or Polovrak, it is easiest to get off in the village of Lozen. In case you refuse, you must notify the station or the organizers.

The control time for Passarel (29km) is 5 hours (if you got there after 2:00 in the afternoon, we will return you with the flight). There are buses from the center of Pasarel to Pancharevo and Sofia at 13:20, 14:30, 15:40, 16:40, 17:40. With them you can go home to Pancharevo or Sofia.

The control time for 42 km is 8 hours, i.e. 17:00 you should have finished.

For 21K there is no special control time, i.e. 8 hours as well as for 42K.

We rely on everyone to look after the mountain and pick up packaging and rubbish after them by disposing of it in the separate collection containers at the start area or in the Pasarelle. Contestants who pollute will be disqualified.

Route 15K Hike

Mandatory equipment given the weather forecast:

Waterproof jacket with a water column
Weather appropriate clothes and shoes
Water container

We highly recommend downloading a GPS track with the route from our site and installing it on your smartphone or watch to reference where you are.

Route 15К Hike

The start is exactly at 11:00.

Upon reaching the highest point at the foot of Mount Bachun, there will be a refreshment point.

SOS phone + medical teams

Only in case of a problem on the day of the race call +359 877 99 3315

In addition to the start, there will be a medical team in Passarel and at the Lalina Mogila point. There will be a medical team and an ambulance at the start. Some of our volunteers have completed first aid courses.