Race pack pick-up:

27.4.2024 at finish, Bratislava - Kamzík 17:00-19:00
28.4.2024 at finish, Bratislava - Kamzík 6:00-7:15 (need to use public transport or taxi to Main bus station to catch the 8:00 bus to start)

ATTENTION! Race pack pick-up at the start at Pezinská Baba won't be possible. You can pick up your race pack at Kamzík (see above), or you can choose during registration the option of presentation by post (for applications received with paid entry fee by 15.4.2024) and we will send you the starter pack in advance by post for 4€ fee. We will send the packages in batches starting Tuesday 16.4.

Start:

28.4.2024 10:15 parking lot at Pezinská Baba

Finish:
Common finish for all courses is on Kamzík (410 m. n. m.)

Participant limit:
550 runners

Anticipated winners finishing times BK26:
First man 12:00, first woman 12:25

Categories BK26

To be enlisted into age category, the year of birth is decisive, not considering the date of birth.

Club and company teams contest:
Are you the best club in the world? On BK26 course there is a Club and company teams contest. Members of the same club or company (work colleagues) man/woman mixed, competing on the same course. Minimum nr. of team members is 3. Maximum nr. is not set. The winner is determined based on average time of all team members.

The fastest team will get special award!

Fastest “Greenhorn" contest:

We are happy to see new faces in trail running and therefore we support newcomers. If you have not competed the 26km course yet, you can enter the Fastest “Greenhorn" contest. Just mark it in registration form that you want to compete in Fastest “Greenhorn" contest.

GOLDEN TRAIL NATIONAL SERIES CZE/SVK/POL

BK26 is part of GOLDEN TRAIL NATIONAL SERIES CZE/SVK/POL.

For more information click the "series" menu button.

ITRA

We are members of ITRA - International Trail Running Association. BK26 received one ITRA point in the ITRA evaluation. Each competitor who completes BK26 will receive one point in the ITRA rankings.

Slovak championship in trail running:

BK26 is declared as Slovak championship in trail running. Slovak championship in trial running, based on mandate from Slovak athletic federation, will take place at BK26 race.

For more information click the "series" in the menu.

Entry fee BK26

23 €

paid until 15.2.2024

27 €

paid until 15.4.2024

27 €
(W/O t-shirt)

paid until 25.4.2024

33 €
(w/o t-shirt)

paid on race day

Entry fee transfer and entry changes:

Entry fee and price of additional items is not refundable. If you create an account on vysledkovyservis.sk, you can transfer your entry and additional items to other person, or make other changes in your entry for free.
If you do not wish to create an account, it is possible to transfer your entry to other person for 4€ fee.

In case you want to transfer your entry to other participant, or do some minor change in your entry, you can do that on webpage vysledkovyservis.sk. In main menu choose „Entry change“ and fill in all data about the new participant. The change must be made by the person who entered originally.

To move the entry fee to next year is not possible.

Reduced start fee for clients of Dôvera health insurance company:
As a part of partnership we provide Dôvera clients individual entry fee discount 4€.
To claim the discount, mark the Dôvera field in registration form and fill out the client ID number – you can find it on your card in the left lower corner as IČP.

Entry fee payment:
You can pay the start fee by various way methods. All of them will be presented to you after filling the entry form. We suggest to use the card payment. It is fast, secure, cheapest from other countries and your name will show in participants list right away.
If you do not choose the card payment, you will receive email with instructions for other payment methods. (if you do not receive the email, check your SPAM and PROMOTIONS folder).
Pls. do not pay the entry fee using postal money transfer.

Course surface:
Fast fair trail, few stony sections, few easy creek crossings
Exact BK26 course in GPX format for navigation devices and watches you can download by clicking on icon on the right.

Transport:
Transport to Start at Pezinská Baba is due to restrictions for big buses quite complicated and costly. Not everyone needs transport to the start, therefore this transport is optional and charged.
Transport will be provided by bus from Mlynské Nivy directly to Pezinská Baba. Order your ticket in registration form. Despite it is charged, the transport is for PARTICIPANTS ONLY.

Departure times:
Mlynské Nivy, platform nr. 9, 10 and 11 from 8:00 (Central bus station at Mlynské nivy)
All buses leave at 8:00! Regardless of their number, the last bus also leaves at 8:00 and will also stop at the following stops:
Račianske mýto 8:05 (bus stop at Račianska street direction to Rača, stop of bus nr. 59)
Pekná cesta, Rača 8:10 (bus stop at Račianska street, at car dealership, stop of bus nr. 59)
Svätý Jur 8:25 (bus stop at Krajinská st.)
Pezinok Radničné nám. 8:35 (bus stop)

Buses will be marked with Salomon Dragon trails.

Transport from the race pick-up and finish at Kamzík is provided by a bus line nr. 144 that will run on race day from 6:00.
This is not the connection that runs to the Main bus station, from where buses leave for Pezinská Baba! If you decide to pick up your race pack on Sunday morning at Kamzík, this connection will take you from Kamzík only to the nearest trolleybus stop.

Luggage:
Transport of luggage from start at Pezinská Baba to finish at Kamzík is provided. Mark your bags with ID band with your race nr. You will receive it at the luggage pick up. Check – in your luggage to car marked as “BATOŽINA”. Check-out will be at luggage room marked as "ÚSCHOVŇA". Race bib will serve you for check-out.

Awards:
Thanks to BK26 being part of the Golden Trail National Series and support from Salomon, this year the first 3 women and 3 men will win prize money of 300, 200, a 100€.
Plus trophies and prizes from sponsors.

winners

Past years

2000
2001
2002
2003    01:39:45    Ladislav Findl (1962)
2004    01:36:53    Michal Chladoň (1980)
2005    01:33:42    Eduard Králik (1973)
2006    01:49:10    Dušan Hlubocký (1979)
2007    01:42:09    Michal Kavacký (1977)
2008    01:40:42    Michal Kavacký (1977)
2009    01:42:45    Eduard Králik (1973)
2010    01:47:35    Gabriel Švajda (1984)
2011    01:44:13    Imrich Magyar (1984)
2012    01:45:07    Martin Guttmann (1978)
2013    01:45:15    Róbert Valiček (1969)
2014    01:45:27    Martin Guttmann (1978)
2015    01:43:30    Andrej Foltín (1983)
2016    01:44:36    Imrich Magyar (1984)
2017    01:40:33    Andrej Paulen (1994)
2018    01:42:03    Andrej Paulen (1994)
2019    01:36:24    Jiří Čípa (1985)
2020 02:11:50 Michal Kostka (1979) - virtual
2021 01:36:57 Jiří Čípa (1985)
2022 01:45:41 Taras Ivaniuta (1993)
2023 01:35:15 Michal Šmahel (1994)
2024 01:34:13 Michal Šmahel (1994)

2000
2001
2002
2003    01:48:47    Andrea Berešová (1971)
2004    01:49:31    Andrea Berešová (1971)
2005    01:45:26    Andrea Berešová (1971)
2006    02:07:13    Andrea Berešová (1971)
2007    02:13:03    Katarína Smoleňová (1982)
2008    02:02:37    Andrea Berešová (1971)
2009    02:08:12    Jela Furuczová (1971)
2010    02:18:29    Natália Kasalovská (1985)
2011    02:12:06    Katarína Drahovská (1975)
2012    02:09:39    Renáta Klčová (1971)
2013    02:07:11    Jela Furuczová (1971)
2014    02:01:58    Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2015    02:00:49    Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2016    01:59:50    Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2017    01:58:12    Petra Fašungová (1990)
2018    02:07:28    Denisa Kušnierová (1977)
2019    02:00:02    Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2020 02:28:43 Katarína Lovrantová (1985) - virtual
2021 01:54:45 Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2022 02:05:43    Lucie Šaclová Maršánová (1990)
2023   01:58:38 Katarína Lovrantová (1985)
2024 01:49:35 Barbora Macurová (1999)