Vrsac Athletics Club 1926 Đurđa Smederevca 11, 26300 Vršac e-mail: [email protected] Date: the 17th of March 2017 A N N O U N C E M E N T th

The 5 race up the stairs, Vrsac 2017. “Vrsac Athletics Club 1926“ organizes the 5th “Race up the stairs 2017“ on Sunday, the 28th of May 2017. Start of the women’s race is at 10:30 a.m., and men’s race starts at 10.45 a.m. above upper parking lot of Millennium centre (Omladinski trg street, 50 meters after the crossroads with Sultana Cijuk street). The participants will continue run along Omladinski trg street to the crossroads of streets Omladinski trg – Milan Tepić – Lička -Topovski put-Mate Matejić, and after along Mate Matejić street to the beginning of the stairs and farther up to stairs beside Villa Breg, across the crossroads of streets Topovski put - Goranska and upper part of the stairs until Sveti Križ Church where is the race finish line. At 11:00 a.m starts Walk of satisfaction, which is not a competition and where can participate all interested persons regardless of age. The length of the track is about 750 meters, the height difference is about 107 meters, with the continuous ascent course of about 18% with 432 stairs in total. The first part of the race is a rise without stairs (about 200 meters, from the start line till the end of Mate Matejić street), then it continues up the stairs beside Villa Breg (167 stairs), farther is a strong rise without stairs (about 50 meters) after the track continues over the second part of the stairs until Sveti Križ Church (265 stairs) and finish line is about 20 meters after the last stair. Video clip from the last race can be found at: https://youtu.be/2cqbx7CXbDs. Material from 2015 year is on the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYZz1uPNlZI . Video clip over the air from the second race (2014 year) can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9AvKUmO3_8. The report from the 1st Vrsac race up the stairs can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9mM-A0f1V0. Participants have to be registered on web site: http://trka.rs/ no later than the 26th of May 2017, 12:00 p.m. The starting package includes: personalized bib number, dri-fit T-shirt, plastic bag for storage, voucher for the lunch after race and the ticket for Tower of Vršac. Competitors from abroad pay the starting fee of 10€. After a successful registration, the payment instructions will be sent to each competitor by email. The gathering, the check of the registration, takeover of the starting numbers, as well as dressing rooms, will be at 8:30 a.m. till the start of the race at Millennium centre, Vrsac, Omladinski trg street № 17. Refreshments (water, juices, fruits and sweets) will be served for all participiants (main raices and revial Walk of satisfaction) closer after the finish line. All competitors, who finish the main races, will get unique medals and e-diplomas for participation after the end of the race. The first five competitors (absolute ranking, men and women) will receive medals, diplomas, cash prizes: 7000,00; 5000,00; 3000,00; 2000,00 and 1000,00 RSD respectively, and the first-ranked will receive cups. Also, the cash prize of 2000,00 RSD will receive the winner of the race if he/she sets new record (faster than 04:07,48 for men and 05:54,24 for women). Placed under the 5th place will receive Product awards, depending on the number of sponsors. The first three competitors in the following age veterans categories: M40-49 (men, born 1968.-1977.), M50-59 (men, born 1958.-1967.), M60-69 (men, born 1948.-1957.), M70+ (men, born 1947 and before) and W40+ (women born 1977. and before) will be rewarded with special medals. The best three citizens of Vrsac (men and women) will be rewarded, as well. Announcement of the winners, award ceremony and common photographing will be performed after the end of the race at the plateau behind the Church of Sveti Kriz. After ceremony, the lunch will be organized at the premises of the extreme sports club “Izazov“ at the Hill of Vrsac, Topovski put street. Visit to Tower of Vrsac will be organized for all interested competitors if they request it timely. There is a possibility for a favourable accommodation with breakfast, if some is interested. Each participant, by examining the state of their health and physical preparedness, participate to the race under their responsibility, which is required to sign on the registration form. Competitors younger than 18 years have to obtain the written consent by parents or couch, and for athletes who have stamped legitimation for competition with valid medical inspection, special consent is not necessary. The race is supported and provided with medical team and police. For more information, please contact: [email protected] (participants from abroad can write in English). For Vrsac Athletics Club 1926, Nenad Habibovic, the President