The final preparations for the jubilee tenth edition of the Mostar Half Marathon are in full swing, and the organizers say that everything is ready for another meaningful and internationally recognized Mostar Run Weekend.
Although they are working on the promotion and organization of the event throughout the yearpoint out that the work has been further intensified in the last month. Special interest government for the main race, Rolla Mostar Half Marathonwhose entries closed almost two months before the race.
We are proud to be the registration for Rolla Mostar Half Marathon were forced to close even fifty days before the event itself. That means we are reached the planned race limitwhich we have additionally increased, so that for the half-marathon race we have 1,650 competitors from 58 countries of the worldhe told the portal Jabuka.tv president of the organizing committee of Mostar Run Weekend Franjo Lovrić.
Applications are still open for HT Eronet humanitarian raceand those interested can apply through the official website Mostar.run. A large turnout is expected at that race too, with the planned approx 1,500 participants.
A rich sports, humanitarian and cultural program
Mostar Run Weekend this year will not be just a sports event either. The organizers have prepared a program that combines sports, humanity, education and entertainment, trying to offer content to the participants and their companions.
As part of the program on FridayMarch 20, from 10 a.m. on the 6th floor of Mepas Mall will be held Expo friends and partners of the event. On the same day at 5 p.m., in the congress hall of the Princess Hotel Mepas, Association Zvončica will present the inclusive picture book “Šimun Petar and friends on the trail”, which will further emphasize the social dimension of the event.
After that follows expert Run conferencealso in the same hall, where interesting guests and topics from the world of running are expected.
Cultural and entertainment part of the program continues on Saturday with a demonstration jump from the Old Bridge, which will be staged by the Jumping Club for the participants and their entourage starting at 1:30 p.m. In the evening, from 19:00, the play “AP Chekhov: The Bear – a joke in one act” by Marko Cindrić will be performed in the National Theater of Mostar, while at the end of the day it is announced free concert groups A secret relationship at 9 pm in OKC Abrašević.
More than 200 people involved in the implementation
The organizers point out that it is about extremely demanding project which year after year is looking for serious logistics and a wide network of collaborators.
The event is multidisciplinarywhich can be seen from the program itself. We always try to offer interesting content which, in addition to lovers of running, will also give pleasure to their companions. On an annual level, a few of us work on the preparation of the manifestation, while the same number during the realization of the event exceeds the figure of 200 people involvedwhich speaks volumes about the complexity of the projectsays Lovrić.
Speaking about the importance of the race for the promotion of Mostar and a healthy lifestyle, the organizers point out that the numbers best confirm the growth and importance of the event.
We always try do your best. What is evident are the numbers that are in our favor and that are constantly growing, so that we have been for the last five years the most numerous manifestation of this type in Bosnia and Herzegovina and among the largest in the regionsaid Lovrić.
Charity race for Mostar schools
The humanitarian component of the Mostar Run Weekend is still present from 2018with the aim of helping the local community and various organizations. This year the emphasis is on education and support for schools from the area of Mostar.
We launched a public call to which all schools from the area of the City of Mostar could apply. Of them, 40 applied 10 schools this year too HT Eronet humanitarian race run for thempointed out Lovrić.
The goal of this initiative is not only fundraising but also involving the whole community.
The idea is to move children, teachers, parents, we would say the whole community. Schools will be included in the event program through volunteer activitiesand from the collected funds we will support each of the schools in the aids or equipment necessary for the realization of classes in Physical and Health Culture, Music or Fine Artsexplained Lovrić.
Invitation to citizens to join
The organizers invited all those interested to be part of it of the big sports weekend in Mostar: as runners, volunteers or trackside support.
We tell everyone that we must joinpreferably as direct participants, but also as volunteers and support in implementation manifestation, said Franjo Lovrić for the portal Jabuka.tv.
(www.jabuka.tv | Photo: Jadran Čilić)
