Rules

WIZZ AIR CLUJ-NAPOCA MARATHON 2026 | EDIȚIA 15

1. GENERAL

1.1. These rules apply to participants in the "Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon" event.

1.2. The organizer of the event is Runners Club Events and the Runners Club Association.

1.3. Evenimentul Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon” va avea loc în perioada 28-29 martie 2026.

1.4. The Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon races are open to all interested parties, respecting the conditions imposed by the organizer.

1.5. The registration of participants is made by online registration on the www.maraton-cluj.ro website

Prin înscrierea și participarea la acest eveniment, participanții sunt de acord să respecte și să se conformeze tuturor prevederilor, termenilor si condițiilor prezentului Regulament și a legislației in vigoare aplicabile la data evenimentului.

Runners Club Events si Runners Club își rezervă dreptul de a modifica prezentul Regulament, în funcție de modificările intervenite la nivel legislativ, inclusiv prin introducerea unor restricții suplimentare referitoare la înscrierea și participarea la eveniment, dacă situația existentă la data desfășurării evenimentului o va impune.

1.6. By signing the registration form or ticking the appropriate box during the online registration, each participant:

– declares that he/she accepts, understands and agrees with the terms and conditions of participation in the Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon, as well as the competition regulations;

– declares that he/she has read and agrees with the Privacy Policy regarding the processing by Runners Club Events and the CS Runners Club Association of personal data, including regarding the processing of the photo and video image used in the promotional materials of the event;

– declares on his/her own responsibility that the data filled in are real and that the person is physically fit to participate in the competition according to the conditions of this Regulation;

1.7. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse the registration and participation in the race, for objective reasons.

1.8. Online registrations are made until 28 februarie; validările se vor face între 3-5 martie. După aceste date înscrierile nevalidate se vor anula.

1.9. The competition route is described in the dedicated section on www.maraton-cluj.ro

2. DECLARATION ON OWN RESPONSIBILITY

2.1. Participation in the Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon is done on your own responsibility, in full knowledge of your ability to participate in the event, your physical and mental health. The participant must be 16 years old on the date of the event.

2.2. By filling in and sending the registration form, the person who fills in the form declares on his/her own responsibility and assumes that the data filled in are real.

2.3 Prin completarea și trimiterea formularului de înscriere, persoana care completează formularul își dă acordul ca Runners Club Events si Runners Club sa procedeze la colectarea şi prelucrarea datelor sale personale (numele, prenumele, adresa de e-mail) pe teritoriul României, direct şi/sau prin împuterniciţii şi/sau partenerii contractuali ai acesteia în scopul de a participa la campaniile promoţionale şi de informare derulate de către Runners Club Events si Runners Club, în scopul promovării evenimentelor organizate sau co-organizate de Runners Club si Runners Club Events.

2.4. If the registration form is completed by a person other than the participant in the event, the person who completes and submits the registration form assumes responsibility for the veracity of the data filled in and assumes full responsibility for having the participant's consent for his/her registration for the event. The participant in the event for whom the registration was made by another person, is responsible for the correctness of the data filled in and that he/she meets the conditions required to participate in the event.

2.5. By filling in and sending the registration form and accepting the Competition Rules, the participant assumes on his/her own responsibility that he/she is clinically healthy and that he/she does not suffer from any condition that prohibits him/her from participating in the event or jeopardizes his/her health during the event and assumes full responsibility for participating in the Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon.

2.6. By filling in and sending the registration form and accepting the Regulations, the person declares that he/she has fully understood what participation in such a competition represents, whose route involves/may involve road traffic during it.

2.7. By filling in and sending the registration form and accepting the Regulations, the participant in the event declares on his/her own responsibility that he/she is in a suitable form to participate in an endurance competition, such as Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon, so that the organizers, as well as anyone related to them (sponsors, partners, employees, authorities, officials, volunteers, etc.) are exonerated from any liability in relation to any claims of the participants and or successors, of any nature, for possible injuries, illness, death or any other medical problems that may arise during the course of the competition.

2.8. By filling in and sending the registration form and accepting the Regulations, the participant in the event declares on his/her own responsibility that in the event that events such as those described above occur during the competition, he/she will bear all the expenses incurred by the transport to a specialized medical unit and declares that he/she waives any claim in connection with such transport and/or emergency treatment, delays or deficiencies in relation to it.

2.9. By filling in and sending the registration form and accepting the Regulations, the participant in the event certifies that he/she has understood and accepted the measures imposed by the Organizer for the development of the event and accepts the risks of participating in a mass event.

2.10. If the registration form is completed and submitted by a person other than the participant in the event, by filling in and sending the form it is considered that the participant in the event has given his/her consent to registration and that he/she has accepted that he/she meets all the conditions for participation provided in this section and these Regulations.

2.11. Each participant is responsible for his own security and safety. The organizers, partners, sponsors, volunteers and staff participating in the organization of the event are not responsible for any kind of injury, death or damage of any nature that may occur during or as a result of the event.

2.12. It is recommended that participants have accident insurance, valid for sports competitions.

2.13. Participants have the obligation to listen to and respect the indications/instructions of the organizer and the competition staff.

2.14. Regarding the participation of minor children in the event, by filling in and sending the registration form, the parents or legal guardians of the minor child declare on their own responsibility that they agree with the participation of the minor child in the competition.

2.15. Părinții sau tutorii legali ai copilului minor înscris în competiție declară pe propria răspundere că au fost informați cu privire la riscurile ce le implică participarea copilului minor la eveniment și că își asumă întreaga responsabilitate în cazul producerii unui accident survenit în timpul evenimentului. Organizatorii, precum şi oricine are legătură cu aceştia (sponsori, parteneri, angajaţi, autorităţi, oficiali, voluntari etc) sun exonerați de orice răspundere în legătură cu orice pretenţiiale participanților, tutorilor legali ai acestora și/sau a succesorilor acestora, de orice natură, pentru eventuale accidentări, boală, deces sau orice alte probleme medicale care ar putea apărea pe parcursul desfăşurării competiţiei.

2.16. The parents or legal guardians of the minor child registered in the competition declare on their own responsibility that the data filled in the registration form are real, that the minor they represent is medically fit to participate in the race for which they have been registered, that the minor they represent has the physical training, adequate mental and technical skills to participate in the race for which he was enrolled; that he/she has become aware of the legal implications of the participation of the minor he/she represents in the event and assumes full responsibility, in the event that my child/the minor he/she represents is involved in an accident.

3. PARTICIPATION FEE

The participation fee ensures the right to attend the event. The fee is composed of operational expenses for registration in the database of participants, validation, BIB number assignment, timing and event organization service, medal on arrival, medical assistance.

3.1. The participation fee can be paid online or by bank transfer.

3.2. Online registrations open on the date and time mentioned by the organizer on the website of the www.maraton-cluj.ro event.

3.3. The participation fee is:

Marathon:

Half marathon:

Cross 10 km:

Relay:

Ștafeta companiilor:

Cross 4 km:

Family Race:

Wheelchairs 10 km:

3.4 Please note! Failure to pay the fee within five working days from the registration leads to the cancellation of the registration, with the possibility of a subsequent registration.

3.5. In case of not showing at the start, abandonment or withdrawal for any reason, the participation fee is not refundable. Also, the tax will not be refunded if the legislative changes will require the restriction of access to the event for certain categories of people, if the deadline for refunding the tax has been exceeded.

3.6. In case of cancellation of the competition due to force majeure or for reasons beyond the control of the organizer, the registration fee will not be refunded. The organizer will not bear in any way the adjacent costs (transport, accommodation, meals, etc.) of the participants.

ATTENTION! Numarul locurilor este limitat la 8000 de alergători. În momentul în care această limită este atinsă înscrierile vor fi închise. Pentru calculul numarului de alergatori înscrisi se iau în considerare DOAR alergătorii care au făcut dovada plății taxei de participare. Dacă această limită va fi atinsă înainte de 28 februarie 2026, înscrierile online pot fi închise și nu va mai fi posibilă achitarea taxei de înscriere decat cu acordul organizatorului.

Limita numărului de participanți poate fi modificată de Organizator în contextul eventualelor modificări legislative intervenite pe parcurs. În funcție de numărul limită de participanți, startul evenimentului poate fi decalat pe mai multe zile conform calendarului evenimentului afișat cel târziu cu 7 zile înainte de desfășurarea evenimentului, sau cel târziu la preluarea numerelor de concurs pentru informaţii privind programul cursei.

3.7. Tax refund:

Participanții pot solicita restituirea taxei de înscriere până cel târziu la data de 31 ianuarie 2026 (mai puțin 30 lei). După această dată taxa nu se mai restituie.

Pentru transferul înscrierii către altă persoană până cel târziu la data de 31 ianuarie.

Pentru transferul între probe până cel târziu la data de 31 ianuarie.

După data de 1 februarie nu se mai fac modificări în lista participanților.

4. RUNNER’S KIT

The kit cannot be sold and is not the property of the registrants. Registration in the competition ensures the reservation of a kit that is physically handed out only to the participant in the competition.

• Race number + timing chip
• T-shirt (the size of the t-shirt will be chosen by each participant at the time of registration. Depending on the manufacturer of the t-shirt, the dimensions may vary. Also, given the fact that registrations close after placing the order for the competition t-shirts, the organizer does not guarantee that the size of the t-shirt in the kit corresponds to the one chosen by the participant at the time of registration.)
• Access to leaderboard and reports
• Finisher diploma: to be downloaded from the event’s website.
• Medal
• Medical assistance

5. CATEGORIES, RANKING AND PRIZES

5.1. Participants can register for the following tests:

• Marathon – 42.175 km
• Half marathon – 21.0975 km
• Cross 10km
• Maraton ștafetă – 4×10.55 km
• Ștafeta companiilor – 4×1.6 km
• Popular Cross – 4 km
• Family run
• Wheelchairs 10 km

5.2. Se fac clasamente pentru probele de maraton, semimaraton, maraton ștafetă, ștafeta companiilor, cros 10 km, family run si scaune rulante

In marathon and half marathon, the OPEN ranking will be made on the gross time (GUN TIME) and the ranking by age categories will be made on net time (calculated between the moment the runner passes under the starting gate and the one when he finishes the race).

5.3. Se premiază primii 5 clasaţi la categoriile masculin și feminin de la probele maraton și semimaraton, primele 3 echipe la proba de maraton ștafetă (feminin, masculin, mixt) și ștafeta companiilor, primii 3 concurenți la categoriile masculin și femin de la crosul de 10 km.

5.4. Se premiază primii 3 câștigători (băieți și fete) la fiecare categorie de vârstă de la crosul Family Run.

5.5. Se premiază la maraton, semimaraton și cros 10 km primii 3 la fiecare categorie de vârstă, masculin și feminin (<34 ani, 35-44 ani, 45-54 ani, 55-64 ani, +65 ani)

5.6. In establishing the ranking in the age categories, the date of birth of the contestant is taken into account.

5.7. The Wizz Air Cluj-Napoca Marathon 2026 awards are:

Premii Maraton (masculin și feminin):

1. 4000 lei

2. 3000 lei

3. 2500 lei

4. 2000 lei

5. 1500 lei

Premii Semimaraton (masculin și feminin):

1. 3000 lei

2. 2000 lei

3. 1500 lei

4. 1000 lei

5. 750 lei

Premii Cros 10 km (masculin și feminin)

1. 1500 lei

2. 1000 lei

3. 800 lei

Premii Ștafetă (masculin, feminin și mixt)

1. 2000 lei

2. 1600 lei

3. 1200 lei

Premii Ștafeta companiilor (masculin, feminin si mixt)

1. 1000 lei

2. 800 lei

3. 600 lei

Marathon age categories (<34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, +65 – male and female)

Locul 1-2-3: trofee + inscriere gratuita la editia din 2027

Tot ce trebuie să faci este să nu ratezi perioada înscrierilor, să îți completezi datele pe site-ul nostru și să menționezi în email că ești câștigător al ediției 2026, iar noi îți vom valida automat înscrierea!

Half marathon age categories (<34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, +65 – male and female)

Locul 1-2-3: trofee + inscriere gratuita la editia din 2027

Tot ce trebuie să faci este să nu ratezi perioada înscrierilor, să îți completezi datele pe site-ul nostru și să menționezi în email că ești câștigător al ediției 2026, iar noi îți vom valida automat înscrierea!

Age categories 10 km cross (<34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, +65 – male and female)

Locul 1-2-3: trofee + inscriere gratuita la editia din 2027

Tot ce trebuie să faci este să nu ratezi perioada înscrierilor, să îți completezi datele pe site-ul nostru și să menționezi în email că ești câștigător al ediției 2026, iar noi îți vom valida automat înscrierea!

Wheelchairs 10 km (masculin și feminin)

Locul 1-2-3: trofee

Additional prize of 1000 lei for the marathon, 500 lei for the half marathon for breaking the record. 

Men's marathon: 02:17:11

Women's marathon: 2:44:12

Men's Half Marathon:1:04:22

Women's Half Marathon: 01:16:19

The amount of money awarded as prizes are gross, from which the related commissions are withheld according to the legislation in force.

5.8. Toti participanții care trec linia de sosire la probele maraton, semimaraton, maraton ștafetă 4×10.55 km, ștafeta companiilor 4 x1.6 km, crosul de 10 km, crosul de 4 km și crosul Family run vor fi premiați cu a medal.

5.10. PLEASE NOTE!

The validation of the ranking will be done in 2 weeks from the end of the event, after the resolution of appeals and cases of force majeure. The cash prizes are paid exclusively by bank transfer to the holder's account until 20 aprilie 2026 from the club's account, during which time any appeals will be resolved.

6. COMPETITION PROCEDURES

6.1. BIB number

The BIB number must be attached to the front of the shirt and must be visible throughout the competition. In case of abandonment, the number must be handed over to the checkpoint where the withdrawal from the competition is announced.

6.2 Timing chip

The timing chip is fixed on the race number (glued on the back of the number) and is worn fastened with safety pins, together with the race number, on the shirt, in the front, preferably in the abdomen area, not covered by other equipment. The participants in the relay will hand over the chip to their teammate, at each relay exchange.

6.3 Wheelchairs 10 km

In the 10 KM race dedicated to wheelchair users, only people who move in manual wheelchairs and who are self-propelled can participate. Athletes who use other types of mobility equipment (e.g. hand bike, electric assistive equipment, etc.) will not enter the official ranking. When picking up the competition kit, people in wheelchairs will present a copy of their identity document and a copy of their disability certificate. The start of the 10 KM race for people in wheelchairs will take place 20 minutes earlier than the start of the official 10 km race for people without disabilities.

6.4. Family Run

În cadrul probei Family Run, copilul va alerga, pe tot parcursul traseului, însoțit de un adult. Este obligatoriu ca la trecerea liniei de sosire membrii echipei (copil + adult) sa fie unul langa celalalt. In caz contrar, echipa este descalificata. Va rugam sa tineti cont de acest aspect!

6.5. The start

The start will be given on the date and time set by the organizer and announced on the competition website. The places of the starting areas will be published on the official page of the event.

START TIMES
Sâmbata 28 martie

Ștafeta companiilor – ora 10:00

În funcție de numărul echipelor înscrise, starturile se pot da diferențiat pe categorii.

Family Run Mega Image / Starturi incepand de la la ora 14:00
14:00 – fete < 6 ani – 400 m

• 14:10 – baieti < 6 ani – 400 m
• 14:20 – fete 7-8 ani – 800 m
• 14:30 – baieti 7-8 ani – 800 m
• 14:40 – fete 9-10 ani – 800 m
• 14:50 – baieti 9-10 ani – 800 m
• 15:00 – fete 11-13 ani – 1200 m
• 15:10 – baieti 11-13 ani – 1200 m

Duminică, 29 martie

• Marathon / Start at 8:30 a.m. from CLUJ ARENA (access to grandstand 2 – from the playground)
• Relay Marathon / Start at 8:30 a.m. from the CLUJ ARENA (access to grandstand 2 – from the playground)
• Cross 4 km / Start at 8:35 am from CLUJ ARENA (access to grandstand 1 – start to the exit of the stadium)
• Half marathon / Start at 10:30 from CLUJ ARENA (access to grandstand 2 – from the playground)
• Wheelchairs 10 km / Start la ora 12:15 intersecția străzilor G. Coșbuc și Splaiul Independenței
• Cross 10 km / Start la ora 12:30 intersecția străzilor G. Coșbuc și Splaiul Independenței

6.6. Withdrawal from the competition/Abandonment

Withdrawal from the competition for reasons other than accident can only be made at the checkpoints on the route or in the start/finish area. The competitor who can no longer or no longer wants to continue the race has the obligation to go to the nearest control point or to the start/finish point, where he will hand in the BIB number and will be considered withdrawn.

Competitors who move slower have the obligation to be careful to make way for those who come from behind, those who want and can overtake them.

The organizer may prohibit the start or continuation of the race for any participant if he is drunk or under the influence of hallucinogenic substances, if he presents a state of weakness or physical or mental exhaustion.

6.7. Timp limită de parcurs

Timp limită maraton – 6 ore (timp limită intermediar – 3 ore pentru primii 21.1 km). Timp limită semimaraton – 3 ore.
Timp limită Cros 10 km – 90 minute.

Depășirea timpului limită atrage descalificarea și oprirea din cursă.

7. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

It is strictly forbidden to throw waste of any kind, in any place on the route, except for the dedicated ones or at the control points.

Failure to comply with this rule results in the disqualification of the contestant.

8. MANDATORY EQUIPMENT

The following equipment is mandatory for each participant who will be present at the start: running shoes, sports appareil (pants/skirt/leggings, running t-shirt/tank top), race number (provided by the organizer).

9. COMPLAINTS / APPEALS

Complaints and appeals must be submitted in writing to the competition committee within 1 hour from the official closing of the race.

10. MODIFICATION OF THE ROUTE. OTHER DECISIONS REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF THE CONTEST 

10.1. The organizer may change the course at any time or cancel/stop the competition if it cannot be held under safe conditions. For objective reasons invoked by the participant, the organizer reserves the right to approve, after the deadline, a change in the competition event.

10.2. Any decision will be taken by the competition committee or the competition director.

10.3. The Organizer reserves the right to make changes to the information displayed on the website, the regulations or the program, if any legislative changes require it. These changes will be brought to the attention of the participants at least 7 days before the competition, in the case of the information displayed on the competition website, or at the latest when taking over the competition numbers for information on the race program.

10.4. The applicable regulation is the one in force on the date of the event. Each participant is obliged to check and comply with the content of the Regulation in force on the date of participation in the event.