THE NEW FINISH ARCH IS WAITING FOR YOU!
At the top of Šmarna Gora, a new finish arch awaits you – a tribute to the rich history of one of Slovenia’s most iconic mountain races. The board behind it features the course record, the best performances, and highlights from the history of both the Šmarna Gora Record and the Šmarna Gora Race. Come and run through it – and perhaps earn your own place on the legendary list!
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MAIN INFORMATION
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26.09.2026
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Length: 1,8 km
Elevation gain: +360 m
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10:00 - WOMEN (all categories)
10:20 - MEN (all categories)
COURSE
The course of the Šmarna Gora Record is very simple – it follows the most visited and the shortest route from the foot in Tacen over the saddle to the top of Šmarna gora.
+360 M
1,8 KM
You can pick up your start number at the “Rocen” athletic stadium, next to the police academy. You can also drop off your luggage there to be able to get fresh clothes on the finish line. The start of the race is "at the step", at the foot of Šmarna gora.
NUMBER PICKUP AND START
FINISH LINE
The finish line of all courses is at the top of Šmarna gora. Next to it, you will find your luggage, hot tea, cakes, and plenty of other sweets as well. The results will also be announced and awards will be presented at the top.
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HISTORY OF ŠMARNA GORA RECORD
The shortest route to Šmarna gora has always been a special challenge for record hunters. Alpinists, athletes, cyclists, football players, cross-country skiers, and others – all athletes, especially around Ljubljana, have been testing themselves on the Šmarna Gora slopes for decades, informally competing to see who can be the fastest.
To end the rumors about unlikely sub-ten-minute ascends, we decided to officially look for the fastest one among the runners.
For the first time we organized the Šmarna Gora Record in 1991 as a spring version of the classic and already well established Šmarna Gora Race. The same year, a traditional Šmarna Gora Race was planned for the fall, but the war that took place that June and led Slovenia to independence changed the organizer’s plans.
In the winter of 1996, we revived the idea of organizing the Šmarna Gora Record, but the initiative came from somewhere else entirely. On the 1st of February 1995, one of the members of the local running club had a fatal accident in the Slovenian mountains.
Therefore, every first Saturday in February, the Slovenian mountain running community gathers under Šmarna gora - to socialize, to race, and last but not least, for Tom, although many people don't even know about the purpose.
The Šmarna Gora Record is dedicated to Tom, who trained on the slopes of Šmarna gora, just behind his home.
