Due to the lack of official marathons in many capital cities in Near East the 2025 Caspian & Black Sea Quest covers some exiting marathon venues on a non profit basis for keen and adventurous marathon runners:
– 1. Ankara Gölü Marathon, Turkiye, on 17. May 2025
– 1. Tehran Park Marathon, Republic of Iran, on 20. May 2025
– 2. Baku Boulevard Marathon, Azerbaijan, on 23. May 2025
– 2. Tbilisi Lake Lisi Marathon, Georgia, on 25. May 2025
– 1. Yerevan Surprise Marathon, Armenia, on 28. May 2025
These dates for the marathons are fixed so you can plan your running season 2025 early. Be advised that for example for Iran and Azerbaijan Visa are required and that it is the sole responsibility of the participants to obtain these.
Further details about the running routes, race offices, starting times, etc. as well as some travelling propositions (flights, hotels, etc.) will be shared with the registered runners as soon as possible.
In general the marathons will all be staged early in the morning on mostly flat terrain as multi lap races avoiding public roads without an official permission, insurance or medical services. The runners participate solely on their own risk.
The organisers cannot be made liable in case a race cannot be staged due to circumstances not under their control or the race is stopped by authorities.
The cut-off time for each marathon will be 8 hours and the distance covered will be controlled by time keepers under the control of the Race Director. Mandatorily each runner has to carry a GPS-watch with minimum 8 hours battery capacity as an additional distance control.
The races are “self catering” which means the participants bring their own drinks and nutrition for the race.
All races will be limited to 15 runners based upon a first come, first serve basis. A waiting list will be established.
The registration fee for each marathon is 30€ and payable within 7 days after receipt of the registration confirmation.
The organisers reserves the right to reject registrations without giving reasons.
All finishers of the respective marathon will receive a medal, a finisher certificate, a list of results. Additionally one (1) specially designed tour T-Shirt, irrespective of how many marathons the participant finishes, is also included.
Interested runners are requested to pre-register via E-Mail by latest 28. February 2025 with last name, first name, date of birth, place of residence/country, email address, mobile phone number, personal T-shirt size and a clear statement in which marathons she/he wishes to participate to: team@ultrarunner-team.de