Cluj Connect Run | Garmin

A city-to-forest running event in Cluj-Napoca, with every race starting and finishing at the Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park. The courses link the park with the Hoia-Baciu forest, the Grigorescu neighbourhood and the green banks of the Someș river. The 21K and 10K include a distinctive stair section on Ioan Iacob Street, taken on both the descent and the ascent.

Courses

• 21K Half Marathon — 20.7 km, 531 m of gain, run clockwise, four aid stations. Start 08:45.
• 10K Cross — 11 km, 315 m of gain, three aid stations. Start 09:00. The organiser notes the route may still be extended by up to 1 km.
• 5K Run — 5.2 km, 122 m of gain, one aid station. Start 09:15.
• Family Run — inside the park, children aged 0-15 running with a parent. Start 11:30 according to the official schedule (the fee table still lists 12:00); the course map is published on the website.
• Official GPX tracks for the 21K, 10K and 5K can be downloaded from the race pages.

Registration

• Online from 6 June, closing 10 October; on-site registration at the expo in the park.
• 6 Jun - 31 Jul: 21K 200 · 10K 150 · 5K 100 · Family 80 RON.
• 1 Aug - 10 Oct: 21K 220 · 10K 170 · 5K 120 · Family 90 RON.

Good to know

• Race kit pick-up: Wednesday 7 October, 11:30-13:30 and 16:00-18:30, at Garmin HQ (United Business Center, Tower Building, 51 Alexandru Vaida Voevod); Saturday 10 October, 11:00-15:00, at the Ethnographic Park; and on race day from 07:30 (Family kits 07:30-11:00).
• Each race has a limit of 500 bibs. The awards ceremony and super raffle take place at 15:00 in the park.
• Organised by Clubul Alpin Român, Filiala Cluj, with Garmin Cluj as main partner.