Košice Peace Half Marathon

Terms and conditions of participation in the Košice Peace Half Marathon (hereinafter referred to as KPHM).
Detailed conditions of participation in the KPM are regulated by the General Terms and Conditions, which are binding for every registered Event Participant.

ORGANIZER

Marathon Club Košice
Žriedlová 3444/30, P. O. Box F-24, 040 01 Košice-Staré mesto, tel.: +421 55 6220010,
e-mail: info@kosicemarathon.com, Web: www.kosicemarathon.com
and
Progress Promotion Košice, s. r. o.
Žriedlová 3444/30, 040 01 Košice, tel: +421 55 6228282
E-mail: progress@progress.sk, Web: www.progress.sk

RULES

Participation and competing in the Košice Peace Marathon are governed by the General Terms, the rules of the World Athletics (WA) and the competition rules of the Slovak Athletics Association (SAZ) and the provisions of these Propositions.

DATE AND PLACE OF EVENT

May 10, 2025 (Saturday)
Košice, Slovak republic

DISCIPLINES
- Half Marathon
- Quarter Marathon
- Mini Marathon
START OF EVENT

16:55 – Mini Marathon
17:00 – Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon
The start schedule may be adjusted by the organizer if necessary. Participants of the Košice Peace Half Marathon (KPHM) will be informed of any changes well in advance.

TIME LIMIT

The time limit for the Half Marathon is 2 hours and 45 minutes. The race will end after this limit is reached. For other KPHM disciplines, the organizer will set a limit with a reasonable time before the Event and will announce it in the Final Instructions document.
KPHM participants on the course after this limit shall themselves bear all the risks associated with it.

AGE LIMIT

Half Marathon – 16 years (born 2009 and older)
Quarter Marathon* – 16 years (born 2009 and older)
Mini Marathon** – No age restriction

*Participants under the age of 18 may participate in all disciplines of the Kosice Peace Half Marathon. When picking up the start number, they must hand over the written consent of their legal representative. The consent of a legal representative is part of the Start Acceptance.

**Participants under the age of 12 years old may only take part in the Minimarathon and only if accompanied by another participant who is 18 years or older and who must also be properly registered for the same discipline.

AGE CATEGORIES

In addition to the evaluation in absolute order, the organizer will compile results by assigning the appropriate order in the following age categories:

Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon
M40, W40 (1985 – 1976)
M50, W50 (1975 – 1966)
M60, W60 (1965 – 1956)
M70, W70 (1955 and older)

Minimaratón
No age categories.
Other disciplines are assessed without any age categories.

PRIZES

KPHM participants will receive financial rewards and prizes in kind according to a special schedule published by the organizer 15 days before the event.

If an athlete qualifies for a financial reward under the event regulations, the prize will be paid within 60 days after the race via bank transfer to the athlete’s account, the details of which must be provided to the organizer upon request. The payment deadline may be extended if the results of anti-doping tests are not available within this period.

Winners of individual disciplines and age categories entitled to material rewards under the event regulations will be awarded by the organizer directly during the winners’ announcement ceremony. In case of their absence from this ceremony, the organizer is not obliged to deliver material prizes to the competitors by other means.

DETERMINATION OF RESULTS

After verification, the official results in the individual KPM disciplines will be published by the event organizer on its website at www.kosicemarathon.com within a reasonable time after the end of the Event.

PROTESTS

Protests related to results or that arise during a race discipline must be submitted within 30 minutes of the publication of the results of that discipline. The race organizers must ensure that the time of the announcement of the results in each discipline is recorded.
Each protest will be made verbally to the Head Referee by a competitor or an official representing the competitor. If the Head Referee is not present, a protest may be submitted to him through the race office.
The appeal must be submitted to the jury within 30 minutes of:
a) the official announcement of the race results, as adjusted by the decision of the Head Referee; or
b) notification of the decision given to the person who lodged the protest, if the result has not been altered.
An appeal must be made in writing, must be signed by the competitor or person representing the competitor, and must be supported by a deposit of 10 EUR. The deposit will be forfeited if the jury finds the protest irrelevant.

LIABILITY AND INSURANCE

The organizer does not offer insurance to participants. The provision of insurance of any type (medical, injury, liability for damage, travel, etc.) is the responsibility of the event participant. Possible costs for treatment, hospitalization, damage caused and the like shall be borne by the participant.
The organizer takes no responsibility for damage to property or health associated with travel, stay and participation of racers in the events. It is the responsibility of a participant to undergo a relevant health examination prior to the start and to obtain information about his or her own health status in association with the decision to participate in any KPM discipline. Each participant starts at the Košice Peace Marathon at his or her own responsibility.

FINAL PROVISIONS

Detailed terms of participation in the Kosice Peace Half Marathon are subject to the General Terms and are obligatory to every registered participant of the event.
The organizer reserves the right to change the program, propositions and other conditions without prior notice.

METHOD AND CONDITIONS OF REGISTRATION

The only method of registration for Events is registration in advance in the on-line registration form, which is available on the website of the organizer at www.kosicemarathon.com. A component of on-line registration on the mentioned website is also the payment system set for the payment of the entry fee.

BONUS CODE FOR KOŠICE PEACE HALF MARATHON

By registering for the Košice Peace Marathon 2025, you gain a special bonus. This entitles you to register for the Košice Peace Half Marathon, taking place on May 10, 2025, in the Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon disciplines, with a discounted entry fee of 22 EUR.
To take advantage of this benefit and test your readiness before the peak of the autumn season, it is necessary to align the order of your registrations. If you wish to use this benefit, please make your registration for our October running event first. The discount code will be generated automatically by the registration system, with no additional request required. You can then use the code at your discretion. If you are unable to register for the KPHM personally, the code can be transferred to any person of your choice.

Entry fee for the Kosice Peace Half Marathon 2025 is scheduled as follows:

If paid	Half Marathon	Quarter Marathon	Mini Marathon
by 28th February	25 EUR (22 EUR with bonus code)	25 EUR (22 ERU with bonus code)	12 EUR
from 1st March	30 EUR (22 EUR with bonus code)	30 EUR (22 EUR with bonus code)	14 EUR

BONUS CODE FOR KOŠICE PEACE HALF MARATHON

By registering at the Košice Peace Marathon 2025 you receive a special bonus that entitles you to register for the Košice Peace Half Marathon in disciplines Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon, which takes place on May 10, 2025, with a discounted entry fee of 22 EUR. If you are interested in this benefit, first apply for our October running holiday and you will automatically receive the discount code from the registration system. If you will not be able to use it personally, you can transfer it to any person according to your own decision.

WHAT A PARTICIPANT GETS BY PAYING THE STARTING FEE?

The entry fee is used primarily to cover part of the costs associated with the overall preparation and organization of the event.
As part of this, the organizer provides the participant with the following, as well as other services and benefits not listed here:

Start number with disposable chip
Measurement of finishing time
Medal for reaching the finish within the time limit
Storage service for personal belongings
Medical services around course and at finish
Refreshments around course and at finish
On-line participant’s diploma
On-line results list
Information service – event info sent to participant’s e-mail address
Other services and benefits will be published on an ongoing basis as more detailed specifications are known

PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEE

The On-line registration for the Kosice Peace Half Marathon becomes valid only after payment of the entry fee, which must be paid at the same time as your registration.

A registration form which is not submitted simultaneously with payment of the prescribed entry fee to the account of the organizer is incomplete and shall be considered by the organizer as invalid. The organizer shall decide whether such a registration is to be left in the records for further communication with the Participant.

HOW TO PAY THE ENTRY FEE

1. Payment by card
The following payment cards are accepted:
Master Card
Master Card Electronic
VISA
VISA Electron
Diners Club International

2. Payment with a registration code
Payment using a registration code is intended mainly for event partners and employers (hereinafter referred to as a Company) that offer participation and starting in individual Events as a benefit for their employees or for other persons based on their own decision.

In case of payment with a registration code, all obligations and rights of the participant following from participation in the Event as stated in the General Terms and Conditions remain valid.

Payment with a registration code is not transferable to another participant or to the following year of the Event.

CHECKING THE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT

Registration and receipt of the entry fee payment can be checked by logging into the competitor’s account in the on-line registration section of our website.

The organizer cannot be held responsible for incorrectly entered details either in your application or in your entry fee payment instructions!

CANCELATION, SHIFTING OF A START

1. The organizer does not refund a paid entry fee.

2. Registered participant who does not appear at the presentation, does not pick up his or her start number and does not make it to the start of the event has no claim on a refunding of the entry fee or any claim for the refunding of possible other payments associated with participation. The organizer in such a case has no obligation to offer or otherwise substitute an ordered service or to deliver material equipment and objects associated with the start at the event.

3. It is not possible to shift the entry fee to the next year of the Košice Peace Half Marathon.

Shifting of a start to another person
1. A registered participant may request the shifting of the right to start to another person via e-mail and may do so up to 9:00 a.m. of April 23, 2025. Such transfer will have to be carried out by midnight on April 24, 2025 based on the assigned registration code.

2. The request for shifting of the right to start must always come from the originally registered participant. In the case of such a shift, the new participant shall pay a handling fee in the amount of 10.00 EUR.

3. With the shifting of the right to start to a new participant the paid entry fee and all other paid fees and claims associated with them are also shifted. The approval or rejection of such a request is upon the fulfilment of all conditions in the exclusive authority of the organizer.

4. Shifting the start to the another participant is not possible if:
a) the participant is registered for the event with a registration code which was obtained free of charge as a gift, special benefit or as a prize in various types of competitions, raffles, etc.
b) the participant is registered for the event via a registration code, which is paid for by the employer (another legal entity)
c) the participant is registered for The Slovak Marathon or Half Marathon Championships,
d) the participant is member of any loyalty program of the event,
e) the participation limit set by the organizer for the selected disciplines has been met,
f) the participant picked up his or her start number.

This measure does not apply to the KPHM discount bonus code as set out in these propositions.

Change of discipline
Changing the discipline from Half Marathon to Quarter Marathon and vice versa can be done after logging in to the competitor’s account up to the midnight on April 24, 2025. Any changes regarding the Minimarathon discipline are not possible in this sense.

Košice Peace Half Marathon

The course is designed as a two-circuit and at the same time to suit all three competitive disciplines, is the Half Marathon and the Quarter Marathon and Mini Marathon disciplines.

KOSICE PEACE HALF MARATHON / COURSE MAP
» MAP OF KPHM – Half Marathon / Quarter Marathon
» MAP OF KPHM – Mini Marathon

The start and finish is located in the pedestrian zone on Hlavná Street in the Dolná brána locality.

One round of the main discipline (Half Marathon) measures 10.549 km and leads through the center of Košice along Hlavná, Komenského, Watsonova, B. Němcovej, Technical University Campus, back to B. Nemcovej, Zimná. After turning point at Zimná back to B. Němcovej, Watsonova, through Festival Square to Československej armády, Moyzesova, and back to Hviezdoslavova, and finally along Main Street to the finish.

In the race itself, Half Marathon runners shall complete two identical rounds.

Runners starting in the Quarter Marathon race run a single round.