On weekend May 10-11, Bucharest is preparing for the 14th edition of OMV Petrom Bucharest Half Marathon, Over 10,000 amateur and professional runners, being expected to start the race that has become a urban tradition.
For the good development of the event, the road restrictions will apply as follows:
Saturday, May 10th
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Starting at 05.00, the delimitation of the sports colors and those for emergencies with fences and tape will be made, without closing the road traffic;
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on the routes of the 10km individual races and 2.5 km as well as on the streets that access them, between 07.30 – 14.00;
The routes of Saturdays competitions, May 10 as well as the starting hours are described below:
route 10km race
starting with the hour 09:00: Start – Libertăţii Boulevard, Right Splaiul Independence, United Nations Square, Right United Nations Boulevard, Left Libertâţii Boulevard, Left Bretea Constitution Square (General Park), Right Unirii Boulevard, Alba Iulia Square, 180 degrees return (without affecting car traffic in Rond Iulia, continuation of Icră, Continue Splaiul Independence, left Bpphasdeu bridge (without affecting car traffic) left Splaiul Independence, United Nations Square, Right United Nations Boulevard, Left Freedom Boulevard, Constitution Square – ARRIVAL,
At 08.45 the start for people with disabilities will be started.
The popular race (Fun Race), starting with the hour 12:00: Start – From the Boulevard of Libertatii, right Splaiul Independence, the United Nations Square, Continue Splaiul Independence, right Icbratianu Boulevard, right Unirii Boulevard, Fountains, Continue Unirii Boulevard, Right Bretea Constitution, Left Libertâţii Boulevard, Constitution Square – ARRIVAL, At 11.45, the start for people with disabilities will be started.
Sunday, May 11th
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Starting at 05.00, the delimitation of the sports colors and those for emergencies with fences and tape will be made, without closing the road traffic;
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The traffic will be restricted on the routes of the 21 km and staff races as well as on the streets that access them, between 07.30 and 13.00;
The routes of Sunday, May 11 and start -up competitions are described below:
Semimaraton races (21 km) and pole, starting with the hour 09:00: Start– Libertăţii Boulevard, left Splaiul Independence, right Bphasdeu bridge (without affecting the traffic from the intersection), continued BPHASDEU Street, continued Vasile Pârvan street, Berzei street, Buzesti Street, Victoriei Square, left Pavel D. Kiseleff to the Arc de Triomphe, Return 190 degrees) D. Kiseleff, Calea Victoriei, right Stirbei Voda Street, left Ion Campineanu street, right Calea Victoriei, United Nations Square, Right United Nations Boulevard, Left Libertăţii Boulevard, Left Bretea Constitution (General Park), Right Unirii Boulevard, Alba Iulia Square, Right Boulevard, Boulevard Boulevard, Chisinau Boulevard (without affecting the traffic from the intersection), continuation on Basarabia Boulevard, Muncii Square, Decebal Boulevard, Right Unirii Boulevard, Right Bretea Constitution (Ministry of Justice), Left Libertăţii Boulevard, ARRIVAL.
The traffic arteries will be reopened to the sequential road traffic, depending on the position of the last runner that falls during the regulatory time of the competition.
The following bypass routes are recommended:
For South-Nord (North-South) relationship It is possible to pass through the Unirea Passage – Icbrătianu Boulevard – University Square – Roman Square – Victoriei Square – Aviatorilor Boulevard – Charles de Gaulle Square – Constantin Prezan – Arc de Triomf – Kiseleff – Piata Press Libere or Bdul Aviatorilor – Str. Nicolae Caramfil- continued to the Bdul Aerogarii- DN 1;
– Mihai Bravu Road – Labor Passage – Bucur Obor- Ștefan cel Mare road;
– Viilor Road – Progress Road – Grozavești Road – Basarab – Ion Mihalache road – Arc de Triomphe Square;
– Bucharest Road Ploiești – Kiseleff Road – Arcului de Triomf Square – Prezan Boulevard – Aviatorilor – Victoriei Square – Roman Square – Universitii Square – Imbribetianu Boulevard – Unirea Passage;
– Bucuresti Road Ploiești – Aerogrii Boulevard – Aviator Alexandru Șerbănescu street;
– Bdul Barbu Văcărescu – Ștefan cel Mare Road – Bucur Obor – Mihai Bravu Road – Labor Passage – Mihai Bravu – Vitan – Vitan – Bârzesti – Sos. Olteniței;
For West – East Relationship It is recommended through the Union Passage, Victoria Passage or Basarab Passage using routes:
– Regina Maria Boulevard – Str. June 11 – Mărășești bd – Dimitrie Cantemir Boulevard – Unirea Passage – Icbrătianu Boulevard – University Square – Carol I Boulevard;
– Nicolae Titulescu Şoseaua – Victoriei Passage – Iancu de Hunedoara Boulevard – Ștefan cel Mare Road;
– Grozăvești Road or Vasile Milea – Basarab Passage – Budul Banu Manta – Ion Mihalache Boulevard – Alexandru Averescu Boulevard – Arc de Triomphe – Constantin Prezan Bdul – Calea Dorobanților – Ștefan cel Mare.
Road restrictions and segments subject to these restrictions and alternative routes will be taken by the most important mobility, Waze and Tomtom applications.
The routes for all races have the start in the center of Bucharest, in the Constitution Square, and The maps are available on the website www.bucuresti21km.ro, but also in the Runromania application (available for both Android and iOS, www.runroomania.com).
OMV Petrom Bucharest Half Marathon It is a #runinbucharest brand event, organized by Bucharest Running Club and, starting with 2019, has the World Athletics Label Road Certification of the International Athletics Federation.
Sponsors of the Bucharest Semimarathon: OMV Petrom – official sponsor, Under Armour – technical partner and the official shirt of the event, Autonom – Sponsor race 10 km, Digi – 3x staff sponsor, Mega Image – Popular race sponsor, Stay Strong, Goldnutrition – Official Energizer, Meda, World Class, Regina Maria, Water Surprise – Water – Water Nova Bucharest.
Media partners: TVR, Adevărul Holding.
Institutional partners: The City Hall of Bucharest, the National Agency for Sport, the Ministry of Interior, the Romanian Athletics Federation.
Partner NGOs: We arrive big, Hospice Hospital Hope, we get big, never alone-the friends of the elderly, good day, children for the future, help autism, hem we have no blood, children’s forest, Romanian Angel Appeal, Save the Children Romania, United Way, Teach for Romania.
