General rules and regulations

  • All citizens of the Republic of N. Macedonia and foreign citizens of both genders have the right to participate in the 21km, 5km, team building, and half marathon relay races under the following conditions:
    • 21km – on the day of the race to be older than 18 years
    • 5km – all ages (for children under 10 years of age presence of one adult is mandatory)
    • Team Building 5к – all ages (for children under 10 years of age presence of one adult is mandatory)
    • Team Building 21к – on the day of the race to be older than 18 years
    • Half marathon relay – on the day of the race to be older than 18 years
  • The races will take place in accordance with the rules for road and marathon running of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) and the Athletic Federation of N. Macedonia (AFNM).
  • I authorize the Event Organizer to have the exclusive right to the photos and videos which I am shown personally, and which were created during the event, and to use them exclusively for the needs of the promotion of the event, for which I will not receive financial compensation in return.
  • The processing of personal data will be used exclusively for the needs of the Ohrid Running Weekend event.
  • It is strictly forbidden to change the starting number and participate in the race without prior registration in the Ohrid Running Weekend system.
  • There will be no refund option but only a transfer for future editions of Ohrid Running Weekend if the event is postponed or canceled.
  • The deadline for group applications is 30 April 2025, 23:59.
  • For any corrections and changes of individual or group applications after April 30, 2025, 23:59 until the closing of the applications on May 18, 2025, 23:59 will be charged an amount of 5 Eur. After the payment, the changes will be made. For instructions on how to pay the fee, please contact us on e-mail: ohridtrcat@gmail.com
  • The participants of the races are responsible for their own health and psycho-physical condition.
  • It is forbidden to use roller skateboards, bicycles, and other means of transport.
  • The organizer is not responsible for the loss or lack of precious objects and jewelry.
  • The application becomes valid after the payment of the participation fee.
  • The registration can be closed before the scheduled deadline if the number of planned participants is completed.
  • The organizer reserves the right to change the contents of the starting package.
  • Registration and online payment can be made through our site. After the online payment, on the email address that is left in your application, within a few minutes you will receive a message for a successful application that will also indicate your starting number. For payment through a payment card, you will receive confirmation of payment within a few days (depending on when we receive the payment in our bank account).
  • The deadline for registration with a T-shirt is April 30, 2025, 11:59 PM for the 21K and Relay Half Marathon races, while the 5K race remains until the end of registration, ie May 18, 2025, 11:59 PM. Registered participants after these dates will not receive a T-shirt.
  • Registration closes on May 18, 2025, at 23:59. For registration after closing, the fee is 15 Eur for 5km, 30 Eur for 21km, and 40 Eur for a half marathon relay. In this case, the applicant receives only a starting number with a chip, no T-shirt, and additional things. This would be possible if there are numbers left.

Team Building 5K / 21K

  • When completing the online application for each participant in the “Club / Team Building” field, write your team’s name or select from the teams already offered (check if someone in your team has already added the team’s name).
  • IMPORTANT! The team’s name must be written in Latin (because of the data processing system) and must be the same for each member because the system will not be able to recognize that you are from the same team. For example, if your team’s name is Ohrid trcaT, then you should select Ohrid trcaT for all members of the team when registering.
  • If you want your team to participate in the 5 and the 21 km race, then your team should have at least 4 competitors. The maximum number of competitors in the team is not limited, for example, if you have registered 8 competitors in the ranking for your team, only the best 4 competitors times will be taken into account.
  • The ranking of the race will be performed in two categories (men/women).
  • A contestant must not be registered for two teams, if that happens, the competitor will be disqualified from the team’s ranking.

Half marathon relay

  • The number of participants in the half marathon relay is limited to 200 participants, i.e. 100 pairs.
  • To all teams are assigned three starting numbers, one has an electronic chip that is worn from start to finish and two that do not have an electronic chip and are for both participants.
  • Half marathon relay pairs can be men’s, women’s or mixed.
  • The exchange of the relay is done in one place indicated on the map.
  • Each relay team must have its own unique name.
  • The members of the relay must not be registered in another race, otherwise, disqualification follows.
  • In the list of results there will be male, female and mixed rankings.
  • The participant must not be registered for two teams. If this happens the participant will be disqualified from the team ranking.