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Banja Luka Marathon

2.6 (16 Reviews)
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
28 Sep, 2025 (Sun)

Running

10 km, 21.098 km, 42.195 km

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About the event

Discover the vibrant city of Banja Luka through its exhilarating marathon events, perfect for international travelers with a passion for running. The courses wind through the heart of the city and along the picturesque green alleys by the River Vrbas, offering flat terrain that is ideal for achieving a personal best. The marathon route is AIMS certified, making it an excellent opportunity to qualify for the prestigious Boston Marathon. Runners can enjoy a mild climate, with temperatures ranging between 10 and 18°C. The Banja Luka Marathon event also features an exciting array of races including the Banja Luka Half Marathon (21.1K), Banja Luka Relay (10K), Banja Luka 10K, Bambini Marathon, and a Fun Run, catering to all levels and ages.

Experience the unique charm of Banja Luka with elements of local culture integrated into the event. The marathon design proudly includes four iconic symbols: the River Vrbas, the Kastel Fortress, the traditional Dayak boat, and the chestnut leaf. The race concludes in the historic Kastel Fortress, an ancient Roman fort, where participants can relish in local music, food, and drinks as part of an unforgettable finish.

Enhance your stay in Banja Luka with accommodations at the Marriott Hotel, a member of the Bonvoy group. Conveniently located in the city center, the hotel offers special rates for marathon participants. Single rooms with breakfast start at 93 euros, while double rooms are available at 106 euros per night, ensuring comfort and accessibility to all essential amenities.

Join this extraordinary event and become a Banja Luka hero, immersing yourself in the spirit and excitement of this remarkable city.

Races offered by this event

You have 31 weeks to prepare

Banja Luka Half

28 Sep, 2025 (Sun) - 09:00
Running

21.098 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
City
Scenic
Wheelchair friendly

Banja Luka 10K

28 Sep, 2025 (Sun) - 09:00
Running

10 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
City
Scenic
Wheelchair friendly
Fun

Banja Luka Marathon

28 Sep, 2025 (Sun) - 09:00
Running

42.195 km

Solo
On site
Road
Flat
City
Scenic
Wheelchair friendly

Banja Luka 2*5K Dream Team Relay

28 Sep, 2025 (Sun) - 09:00
Running

10 km

Relay
On site
Road
Flat
City
Scenic
Wheelchair friendly
Fun

Course details

Course highlights

All the courses are going Through the center of the city and then through the green alleys by the river vrbas. They are super flat and excellent for your personal best. Certified by AIMS, Marathon course is ideal to qualify for boston marathon!

Start address

Banja Luka 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Finish address

Ljetna pozornica tvrđave Kastel, Tržnička, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Route map

route map

What’s included in entry

These are included in your entry
Finisher medal
Massage
Event T-shirts
Custom bib number
Toilets
Goodie bag
E-certificate/e-diploma
Nutrition Stations
Video Service
Parking
Drink Stations
Bag drop
Timing chip (single use)
Photo Service
Pre-race meal
Post-race meal
Dressing rooms

Frequently Asked Questions

Reviews

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Alex Matskevich
Country flag of US
Sep 2024
42.195 km

I loved the organizers and volunteers - they were so friendly and kind, but it was my first Marathon (and I have done over 100) were there were no km markers in the entire course, so I had no idea whether it was still 5 more km to go, or 10, or what?!? Most important, there were no course markings. I had to scream and waive to policemen at every corner "where do I go next?!?", and with just one exception, they always gave me correct directions, so I ended up running more or less the correct distance. After the race was over, I met a runner who ran not 42 but 47 km due to getting lost on the course. Finally, no results were published anywhere, and I forgot what the finish gate was showing when I crossed it, so I don't even have an idea what my result was. It could be fixed so easily - put some sign every 5 km, at least draw some lines on the ground indicating turns, and warn runners in advance that there would be no results published, so they make sure to remember the time of their finish. And then it would be a great race, really!

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Mladen Kević
May 2018
21.098 km

Banja Luka Halfmarathon have a nice city track, all urban area, flat track... It's not too crowded, and it have a really nice finish line at old fortress with refreshment and good entertainment

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Maarten De Haas
42.195 km

The marathon route along the river Vrbsa is pretty, the other half through the city is interesting. Banja Luka is not the most pretty city but I found the broad treegrown lanes quite attractive, as well as the variability. The organisation was excellent, the route guides were enthousiastic, start and finish were easy accessible.

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Paweł BRZEZIŃSKI
42.195 km

The worst organization I've ever seen. The route was not marked. The T-shirts in the starter pack were different than those listed on the official website. There were no age categories that were previously listed. Cars driving along the route during the race. No official results.

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Miroslava Jocic
21.098 km

The event's organization was a total disaster. First, we could not easily find a place to pick up the numbers. During the race, there were no volunteers. The route was not marked well, and some of the participants lost track—even participants from Banja Luka. People are not friendly to racers. I got one sexistic coment that is better for me to stay home and take care about my children instad of "moving ass". I was shocked. Ultimately, they mixed numbers and participants, and we lost without official results.

Rout for the half marathon is excellent, but everything else is terrible.

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Ryszard Ellert
Country flag of PL
42.195 km

Organization was very bad ! The number of volunteers was very limited, the race was not marked at all! It was very easy to lose proper route. Many runners missed the route but nobody cares. I don’t recommend it.

It was my 156 marathon in 117 country. I’m quite experienced but because of the very bad organization I don’t recommend this marathon!

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Markku Tunturi
21.098 km

The route was very unclear, some people were sworing on The crossings. No marking and kilometremarks. No results found!

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Andrej Debelak
42.195 km

Very bad organization, most of the runners got lost on the course. There are no intermediate checkpoints, in the end they could not find out who actually ran the entire marathon route. In the end, the organizers did the classification just by feeling. I do not recommend a visit.

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Jovana Ristić Denić
21.098 km

Organization - the worst I have experienced. Route was not properly marked. Leading marathon runners were at finish line at 37km instead on the route. There are no official results, which is frustrating for all runners. Certainly not coming back, although the city of Banja Luka had good sponsors for the race.

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Nikola Nikolic
42.195 km

Amateur organizers, poor route markings, route was confusing for runners and volunteers too, no people on main crossings, a lot of runners made wrong turns. And the cherry on the cake is the organizers didn’t measure running time for runners.

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Ljubica Milosavljevic
21.098 km

- nemojte drzati govore na pocetku trke. Mozete to da radite dok se ljudi zagrevaju - staze moraju biti bolje obelezene. Ne zna se kojom stazom ide polumaraton, kojom maraton... svi trkaci su lutali. - cilj trke mora biti vidljiv. Nigde nije bilo oznake dela staze koja vodi do cilja. - saobracaj tokom trke mora biti bolje regulisan. Neke delove trke sam prrtrcala izbegavajuci auta, ili trceci uporedo sa autima. - tesko je bilo pronaci mesto gde su se podizali startni paketi - uputstvo iz info mejla je bilo neupotrebljivo - garderoba je predaleko od starta trke i potpuno neobelezena - ni u mejlu nije navedeno gde je garderoba - tokom trke samo na jednom mestu pise na kom si kilometru - mora biti vise tih informacija i mora biti jasno na koju trku se odnose. - skinite etikete sa majica - probusite 4 rupe na broju sa cipom

Previse komplikovana a neobelezena staza.

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Milan Grabež
10 km

The route is great! It was raining so that messed up the whole experience, the temperature was ideal for running. I archived my PB, so I am very happy :) The only complaint to the organizer is that the refresment statuons shoud have been on more locations and not the first one after 5 km! Everything else was great!

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Özgür Albayrak
Country flag of TR
42.195 km

It was great experience. It is very new marathon, number of participants are limited and it can be said some additional lacking points related organization but scenery, settlers' hospitality and beauty of city is worth for it.

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Pavel Prudil
Country flag of CZ

Amatérsky zajištěný první ročník s příslibem zlepšení. Nevyšlo počasí kdy pršelo a teplota 5 st.C. Občerstvení pouze voda v pet lahvích.

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Kinga Tóth
Country flag of HU

I liked the day before too! Although it is a cheap race, the start bag had 2 T-shirts, and there were good programmes, a concert and a Color Run. The race itself was nice too, good route and enough refreshments. At the finish area party again.

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