JÁNOŠÍK is dedicated to everyone who will race honestly, without cheating and polluting, with respect to other athletes and organizers and with humility to nature and mountains. Being part of the Xtri World Tour, the race is based on sense of fair-play, no drafting and rules of extreme triathlon, that follow the philosophy of Norseman Xtreme Triathlon, the mother of all extreme triathlons. Athlete is escorted, supervised and accompanied throughout the day by his supporter and support team. Only 1 officialy marked supporter in Supporter vest has the right to enter transition zone (T1 and T2) and manipulate with athlete´s equipment and clothes in transition area.
The role of supporter is very important in all races of the Xtri World Tour. The supporter must come with the athlete to the race briefing and stay with him during the whole race, from swim, through bike and run with him from the 25th km of the marathon (from check-point at Hotel Diery). Athlete can have more people in his support team, but only 1 of them can enter the T1 and T2 – all the time visibly wearing the white supporter vest. On the run course athlete can be accompanied by more people. From the 25th km of the run, from Hotel Diery the supporter is mandatory. If the athlete runs without supporter, it means DSQ. That´s why the supporter should be athlete´s close friend and very good runner.
First two men and first to women on the blue course of JÁNOŠÍK Slovak Xtreme Triathlon 2025 will be given a slot to take part in XTRI World Championship 2027, in Eidfjord, Norway.
The course will be marked and explained during the race briefing. We recomend to download the GPX of bike and run and use it in the app Mapy.com for better orientation.
We recomend to come in advance and check the course properly. Don´t forget to check the important crossings and directions on bike and also the final climb to T2 on the bike.
More preparation and planification = less problems and mistakes.
Swimming – 3,8 km
- athlete can enter T1 only if he brings in: bike marked with sticker under the saddle, helmet, mandatory lights, start number attached to racebelt.
- athlete will recieve reflective vest – straps in T1, he must wear during the night
- GPS tracker will be given at the start and can´t be used during the swim, athlete must carry it in the pocket during the bike – do not touch any buttons on tracker during the race,
- Start of the race (T1) is situated at Slanica, Port n. 2 – Oravská Priehrada dam
- in T1, one marked supporter can help athlete to prepare his bike and clothes
- T1 will be open on Friday from 10:30 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. (22:30-23:15)
- boat boarding 11:20-11:30 p.m. (23:20 – 23:30)
- boat leaves the port 11:30 p.m. (23:30)
- athlete will get a safety buoy with emergency light on boat (instructions will be given at the race briefing)
- start of the race is at midnight from Friday to Saturday – after the jump from the boat athletes will line up for the start.
- expected water temperature: 18 – 20 °C. Neopren suits are mandatory, neopren socks and cap is allowed, neopren glows are forbidden. Whole swim is at dark. We recommend googles with clear / white glass, no UV filter.
- swim course will be marked with lights (more information at briefing)
- after the swim, supporter helps athlete at T1, he takes all his clothes and resting equipment.
- in case of a thick fog the swim can be shorten or replaced by 5 km run.
Run, 42 km / 2700 m+
- there are 5 refreshment points on the run BUT we recomend to carry water with you all the time, even on the first 25 km of the run, which are still demanding
- mobile phone and GPS tracker are mandatory during the run course
- poles/sticks are forbiden
- T2 is situated next to the amphitheater. Run course goes throught the resort Drevenice Terchová and by the statue of Jánošík descends down the stairs to the road and goes up the road to Tiesňavy.
- we recomend to download the GPX file to phone and watch and use it for better navigation
- athlete will put GPS tracker into his running backpack and must turn the racebelt with start number to the front
- run course is located in the surroundings of village Terchová and in national park Malá Fatra and it follows tourist paths
- From Hotel Diery, from the 25th km of the run athletes run through Jánošíkové diery gorge – at crossing Ostrvné they follow the green and yellow path passing Nové Diery to Podžiar, where is the safety cut-off for Blue / White T-shirt at 14:00 / 2:00 p.m.
- the course will be marked with white straps JÁNOŠÍK
- we kindly ask all athltetes and supporters to be patient while crossing Jánošíkové diery and Veľký Rozsutec, there will be lot of tourists.
- 80 % of the run course is trail full of gravel, soil, rock, grass, mud and can be very slippery. Please be very careful from the start to the finish
- we rocomend to supporters to study the run course properly
- supporter is mandatory from the 25th km of the run – from HOTEL DIERY. Running without supporter means DSQ.
- at Hotel Diery, the 25th km of the run, the supporter must show 2 backpacks with mandatory equipment in each one of them: 1 l drinks, 2 energy bars or gels, windproof jacket, long pants, gloves, headband, longsleeve t-shirt, head lamp with good battery.
- the mandatory clothing in backpack is mandatory and it is independet from the clothes, which athlete or supporter is wearing when leaving the T2.
- refreshment: 5 km, 15 km, 25 km, 36 km, finish.
- in case of bad weather conditions do run course can be changed.
- FINISH: by the statue of Jánoší
WHITE COURSE 32 km / 1500 m+: - CUT OFF at 2:00 pm (14:00) at crossroads Podžiar – buffet (middle of the Jánošík george). Those who miss this cut off skip climb to Veľký Rozsutec and will continue directly to the ridge Boboty and than back to Tiesňavy, from where they will come back to the finish at the Statue of Jánošík in Terchová.
- FINISH: by the statue of Jánošík
Bike – 180 km / 2250 m+
- athlete must ride the bike with mobile phone and GPS tracker all the time
- athlete can have 1 official support car – labeled with red sticker at the front and at the back of the car
- from T1 to Zuberec – 30th km of the bike, athletes must ride alone, supporter car can´t follow him.
- supporter car can drive behind the athlete from Zuberec, 30th km to Vyšný Kubín, 84th km of the bike.
- from 84th km from Vyšný Kubín athlete must ride alone without the support car behind him.
- labeled support car can park only on safe parking places – can´t endanger other members of traffic
- TT bikes are allowed
- we recommend bike with cranckset 34/50 and cassete 11/32
- after the swim, athlete must put the GPS tracker into the pocket of his clothing and put on the racebelt with race number towards back
- from 1:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. athletes ride at dark night.
- expected sunrise at 6:00 a.m.
- until 6:30 a.m. athletes must wear reflective vest they recieved from organizer in T1, white light at the front, blinking red light at the back,
- support car can stop and meet the athlete only at safe place, where it doesn´t endenger other athletes and members of traffic.
- although the bike course will be partly marked, athletes and supporters must know the course and
- athlete can have just 1 support car (it must be marked with sticker in front and on back)
- as the road is sometimes very narrow, caravans as support cars are forbidden
- we recommend to prepare enough warm clothtes, meal and drinks and also spare wheels at the support cars
- switching bikes during the race is forbiden. If the bike gets broken or damaged, athlete can use other bike, but the race organizer must be informed immediately.
- if there is a traffic light on the road, athlete and support car must obey the traffic rules – stop on red.
- final climb to T2 – resort Drevenice Terchová is very steep (20%). We recomend to check it on Friday.
- STOP-TIME after bike 11:30 a.m.
Attention
Run course with more than 2700 m of elevation can take from 6 to 11 hours. For safety reasons, there are two important cut-off times:
2:00 p.m. /14:00 CUT OFF for Blue / White T-shirt at Podžiar
4:30 p.m. /16:30 Final CUT OFF at Hotel Diery – 25 km of the run
/last chance for athlete to continue and finish the race/
On the final ridge the weather can change very quickly and lot fot athltes will complete it at dark. That´s why the mandatory equipment is so important.
Supporter must run with athlete from the 25th km of marathon (from check point at Hotel Diery) side by side with the athlete. He must help him on technical sections and follow the right path. That´s why the role of supporter is very important and he must be very well trained. Supporter must be reachable by phone during the whole day and respect all instructions of the organizer.
Detailed information can be found at the Race manual.
By registration for the competitions organized by Športový klub ORAVAMAN the client agrees to General Terms and Conditions
Starting slots: 100
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registration is open
- registraiton will be open until all slots are paid and sold out.
- once the entry fee is paid, it can´t be refund nor passed on next year´s race.
- we recomend to buy the entry fee insurance
- entry can be transfered to another athlete in the raceid account at the latest 2 weeks before the race
- link for registration
Entry Fee
Entry Fee: 435 Eur /450 Eur since 1.1.2026/
Includes: GPS tracker, swim cap, rent of the safety buoy and emergency light for the swim, small presents, refreshment in T2, refreshment on the run for athlete and supporter, refreshment in the finish at Statue of Juraj Jánošík.
Special FINISHER T-shirt for athlete and one SUPPORTER T-shirt (we recomend to orded the correct size in advance).
Dinner for athlete and supporter on Saturday.
Special FINISHER T-shirt for athlete and one SUPPORTER T-shirt (we recomend to orded the correct size in advance).
Dinner for athlete and supporter on Saturday.
Registration is valid, after a successful payment of entry fee and confirmation from part of the organizer. Entry fee must be payed by online payment via the registration platform.
In cace, that athlete payed on time and later for whichever reason he can´t race, entry fee can´t refunded. At no way and for no reason the fee can be refunded. It can´t be moved for another year.
These rule will be strictly maintained to protect the event from economic loss. Athlete can buy insurance for the entry fee during the registration process.
Categories
Men a women from age 18.
Everyone, who finishes the race becomes a hero. On Sunday, first three men and frist three women will be awarded. Every succesful finisher will get a FINISHER T-shirt. As a reward to all athletes there will be a photo sesion with all athletes and supporters.
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