{"id":103,"date":"2025-05-10T20:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/%d1%83%d1%81%d0%bb%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%b8%d1%8f\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T13:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:11:19","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-top-left\" style=\"min-height:231px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Minutehorzmusic_720px_rf30.mp4\" style=\"object-position:40% 43%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"40% 43%\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container 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wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:none\">27 SEPTEMBER 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2ab7eb63;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;text-transform:uppercase\">START: GIURGIU<br>FINISH: RUSE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Receiving of Start Kits \u2014 Free Spirit Run 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec Ruse<br>26\/09\/2026 (Saturday)<br>\u23f0 14:00 \u2013 19:00<br>\ud83d\udccd Freedom Square \u2014 event tent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)<br>\u23f0 07:00 \u2013 09:00<br>\ud83d\udccd Hotel City Rai (behind the South Bus Station)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddf4 Giurgiu<br>27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)<br>\u23f0 09:15 \u2013 10:00<br>\ud83d\udccd Clock Tower \u2014 event tent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c Transport \ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 To the start in Giurgiu, Romania \u2014 for participants coming from Bulgaria<br>27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)<br>\ud83d\udccd Parking area between Ruse Central Railway Station and Ruse Central Bus Station<br>\u23f0 09:15 \u2014 departure of the buses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Luggage transport<br>From Giurgiu to the finish area in Ruse<br>\u23f0 10:30 \u2014 departure of the buses with the luggage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 From the finish in Ruse to Giurgiu \u2014 for participants returning to Romania<br>27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)<br>\ud83d\udccd Parking area in front of Holy Trinity Cathedral<br>\u23f0 13:45 \u2014 departure of the buses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf40\u2728\ud83d\udd5a Start of Free Spirit Run 2026 \u2014 11:00 \ud83d\udd5a\u2728\ud83c\udf40<br>\ud83d\udd5a Cut-off time \u2014 2 hours<br>\ud83c\udfc6 Award Ceremony \u23f0 13:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29 Refreshment Points \ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29\ud83e\udd29<br>Water stations will be located at:<br>4 km, 8 km and 12 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd12 Additional Important Information<br>Please bring your ID document so you can be identified by border police before the start.<br>Danube Bridge will be closed for traffic during the time needed to ensure safe passage of all participants.<br>Please follow the instructions of the organizers and volunteers for a safe and enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE<br>SCLA \u201cDanube\u201d-Ruse, CS \u201cGiurgiu\u201d in partnership with:<br>Municipality of Ruse; Municipality of Giurgiu<br>Ruse Free Spirit City Municipal Foundation<br>Ministry of Youth and Sport Bulgaria<br>Bulgarian Olympic Committee<br>Bulgarian Athletics Federation<br>Romanian Athletics Federation<br>Association of Balkan Athletic Federation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DATE<br>27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)<br>Start: 11h, Clock tower, Giurgiu, Romania <br>Finish: &#8220;Freedom Square&#8221;, Ruse, Bulgaria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CONTROL TIME<br>120 minutes (2 hours)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EVENT CAPACITY<br>480 participants, registered in advance with confirmed registration fee paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>REGISTRATION<br>The event registration is only online, filling special registration form on this website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Payment should be made to:<br><strong>INTERNATIONAL ASSET BANK<br>IBAN: BG93IABG74711000034900<br>BIC:IABG BGSF<\/strong><br>name\u00a0<strong>SLAK DUNAV<\/strong><br>details:\u00a0<strong>FSR 2026<\/strong><br><br>Please send proof of payment to <strong>run@ruse-giurgiu.eu<\/strong><br>It is possible with one transfer to pay the fees of more than one participant. In this scenario please with the proof of payment send to <strong>run@ruse-giurgiu.eu<\/strong> include the first &amp; last name of the participants in scope.<br>Registration without confirmed payment up to 7 days will be deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All paid fees are non-refundable. Anyway it is possible to transfer your payment to other person by your request. Please get in touch with us to discuss the details -&gt; <strong>run@ruse-giurgiu.eu<\/strong> or +359 879 699 196 or +407 25 26 5855\u202c [Delyan Todorov]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TRANSPORTATION &amp; LOGISTICS OF THE PARTICIPANTS<br>The participants will be transported with buses from\/to the start\/final. Before the start every participant can leave their personal luggage which will be transported to the final from where it can be received after finishing.<br>For the start &#8211; the details for leaving from Giurgiu will be announced 2 weeks before the event.<br>Returning of the participants coming from Bulgaria &#8211; the details for leaving from Giurgiu will be announced 2 weeks before the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ROUTE<br>Start &#8211; clock tower of Giurgiu, Romania <br>Final &#8211; \u201cFreedom\u201d Square &#8211; Ruse, Bulgaria<br>Terrain type &#8211; asphalt<br>Terrain description &#8211; The route is overall flat and has a total ascent of 60 m and has a maximum elevation of 48 m<br>Route Description &#8211; The route starts in front of Freedom square in Ruse, Bulgaria, runs through the main landmarks of Ruse, pass the Danube river through the Friendship Bridge, runs through the main landmarks of Giurgiu and finish at clock tower of Giurgiu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RULES FOR PARTICIPATION<br>The participant have the legal age of 18 to the date of start;<br>Fullfil the mandatory registration form and have paid registration fee;<br>Provide valid ID for identity check when receiving the starter&#8217;s kit;<br>Agree to take all responsibility for his \/ her participation. The organizer cannot be held responsible for any accident or damage that runner may suffer as result of participation in this competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RACE TIMING<br>Electronic system will be used for participants race timing. It is mandatory to all participant attach the bib number on the chest. It is forbidden to detach or ruin the timing chips which will follow to disqualification of the participant.<br>The time of every participant will start running after passing the the starting line (net time)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RANKING<br>General ranking with all of the participants in categories male &amp; female;<br>Additional ranking only for male\/female in categories 40+ &amp; 50+;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DELIVERABLES<br>Medals for the first 3 men and first 3 women in category;<br>Every participant who finish the race will receive jubelee medal and T-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MONEY PRIZES<br><br>There are money prize for the first 8 in the general ranking male\/females. Additional bonus prize is for the fastest 3 male\/female in the age category above 40 and above 50 years old. The prize could be accumulated. Example: 1st place in the general ranking is also 40+ so will receive 1st place money award + 1st place for 40+ money award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"7\">MONEY PRIZES<br>Net amount in \u20ac which the winners will recieve.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\">Rank<\/td><td colspan=\"6\">Categories<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">general ranking<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">bonus best over 40 years<\/td><td colspan=\"2\">bonus best over 50 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Male<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Female<\/td><td>Male<\/td><td>Female<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>\u20ac675<\/td><td>\u20ac675<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>\u20ac450<\/td><td>\u20ac450<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>\u20ac300<\/td><td>\u20ac300<\/td><td>\u20ac50<\/td><td>\u20ac50<\/td><td>\u20ac50<\/td><td>\u20ac50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><td colspan=\"4\" rowspan=\"7\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>\u20ac200<\/td><td>\u20ac200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><td>\u20ac150<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>\u20ac125<\/td><td>\u20ac125<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><td>\u20ac100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RULES DURING THE RACE<br>Racing number to be worn on the front of the participants shirt<br>Follow strictly the route and pass all checkpoints during the race<br>Throw garbage close to the refreshment area but not further than 50 m<br>Everybody who doesn\u2019t follow those rules will be disqualified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CONTACTS<br>run@ruse-giurgiu.eu<br>+359 879 699 196<br>+407 2526 58 55<br>Delyan Todorov<br>event&#8217;s coordinator<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURESCLA \u201cDanube\u201d-Ruse, CS \u201cGiurgiu\u201d in partnership with:Municipality of Ruse; Municipality of GiurgiuRuse Free Spirit City Municipal FoundationMinistry of Youth and Sport BulgariaBulgarian Olympic CommitteeBulgarian Athletics FederationRomanian Athletics FederationAssociation of Balkan Athletic Federation DATE27\/09\/2026 (Sunday)Start: 11h, Clock tower, Giurgiu, Romania Finish: &#8220;Freedom Square&#8221;, Ruse, Bulgaria CONTROL TIME120 minutes (2 hours) EVENT CAPACITY480 participants, registered in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3660,"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/103\/revisions\/3660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/run.ruse-giurgiu.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}