The year 2025 is a jubilee year for I FEEL SLOVENIA12RUN, as it marks the 10th anniversary of the first performance of this extraordinary event, which will attract the best ultramarathoners and numerous spectators to Kranj. The 12H event has IAU Silver Label and 6H race has IAU Bronze Label.
On Sunday, June 1, the running event I FEEL SLOVENIA12RUN will take place in Kranj for the eighth time, which attracts the best ultramarathoners and many spectators every year. Among the registered competitors from more than 15 countries, many well-known names from the world of ultramarathon will be presented (Carmen Maria Perez, Ivan Penalba Lopez, Felix Pont, Line Caliskaner, Erzen Zyberaj), which ensures a real battle for places on the podium.
SLO12RUN was organized twice in Trboje (small city near Kranj, in 2015 and 2016). In 2019 organisers decided to organize this race for the first time in the center of Kranj, because they wanted to make the competition more attractive, even more interesting for the spectators, and especially for the competitors.
This year's event is enriched by a new international set of competitions in ultra disciplines, which brings together the best ultra competitions in the region (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina). The organizers of the five most important ultra races in the area have joined together under a common umbrella and common rules. I FEEL SLOVENIA12RUN is included in the IAU Balkan Express Cup, which connects the key ultra races in this part of Europe.
Races that count towards the IAU Balkan Express Cup (https://balkan-expres.run/ ):
- Polojska Ultra (Slavonski Brod, 1.3.2025) - 50 km, 100 km
- SLO24 (Koper, 5.4.2025) - 6h, 12h, 24h, 100 km
- I FEEL SLOVENIA12RUN (Kranj, 1.6.2025) - 6 h, 12 h
- Vils Ultramarathon (Sarajevo, 4.10.2025) – 6h, 12h, 24h
- HR12 (Zagreb, 15.11.2025) - 6 h, 12h
- IAU 24h, World Championship (Albi, France, 18.10.2025) – 24h
This are some of the competitors at the previous editions of the race: Patrycja Bereznowska (Poland, the winner of SLO12RUN 2022, 12h), Noora Honkala (Finland, the winner of the SLO12RUN 2022, 6h), Carmen Maria Perez (Spain), winner of SLO!”RUN 2024, Ivan Penalba Lopez (Spain), Andrzej Piotrowski (Poland), Mara Guler (Romania), Marco Visintini (Italia), Pascal Rüeger (Switzerland), Michal Šuľa (Serbia), Nataša Robnik (SLO), state record holder for 12 hours (SLO12RUN 2019), Mirko B. Miklič (SLO), best score on Spartathlon (Greece) among Slovenes, Neža Mravlje (SLO), owner of Slovenian record at 100 km, Marco Bonfiglio (ITA), who set the Italian national record at the first edition of the Slovenian 12 Hour Run (SLO12RUN in Trboje, 2015), Ivan Cudin (ITA), three-time Spartathlon winner, Brenda Carawan (USA), who came second at one of the toughest ultramarathons across the Death Valley (Badwater, USA) in 2017.
Many of the best ultrarunners and marathon runners will attend 6 or 12h race.
The national championship of 12h run will be held here for fourth time. more about the race at
Prepare by:
Maja Rigač
