The 27th Zagreb Marathon, half marathon and citizens race (5 km) is being held this Sunday, October 14th in the very center of the city. Organizers say that this year’s Zagreb Marathon, judging by the number of applications, will be the most massive so far.
Start of the marathon and half-marathon race is at 10:00 am while start of the Citizens race is at 10:10 am. On the whole route of the marathon track traffic will be suspended and under police supervision so be careful if you’re planning to go to the Zagreb’s center this Sunday.
The marathon race is organized annually in October and was started in 1992. Zagreb Marathon has an international character with participants from all over the world. The record holder is Bosnian Đuro Kodžo as 2008 passed the distance at 2:16:45. Best woman is Kenyan Lucia Kimani who scored 2011 at 2:34:57.
