1. XCM Marathon Crikvenica

Weekend ahead of us , along with other interesting events brings a true sports and recreation treat , spiced with a culinary addition. On Sunday the 15th of  September as a part of celebrating 125 years of tourism in Crikvenica the 1. XCM MARATHON " CRIKVENICA " for the " Croatian Cup 2013". in mountain biking will be held .
Categories of participants are Juniors ( MJ ) , Elite & U23 , Women ( W ) , Masters A, B , C , D , Sport and Recreational. The race starts on the main city square in Crikvenica and under police escort continues along  the streets to Grižane. In Grižane a left turn towards the Peski area, followed by a short single track in the  woods and a climb to Lukovo. The finish is in Crikvenica.
But that's not all . On Sunday 1st competition in cooking "batuda" , exciting culinary event , which will take place under the motto " Support sport – we treat you with batuda " .
Why Batuda ? Because these delicious soup made from various vegetables , specific for Crikvenica and hass fed generations of its inhabitants, and even a song about it was written, with catchy lyrics "We eat every day batuda".
After the valuable teams in the center of Crikvenica show their culinary skills, The jury lead by the  renowned chef Stephan Macchi will judge the winner. The competition is of a charitable nature and all the visitors who make a symbolic compensation can try Batude . The collected amount of money is intended for the development of sports in the region.
The program on Sunday will take place at Stjepan Radic Square in Crikvenica according to the following schedule :
10:00 – Announcement of the marathon
10:30 - Start of the race - A trail 70 km
10:45 - Start of the race - B trail 55 km
11:00 - Start of the culinary competition - 1st cooking of "batuda"
11:30 - Performance of folklore group  from Italy - " Gruppo folk Ampuriesu " from Castelsardo ( Sardinia ) and " Gruppo folk Lu RIZZATO " from Calangianus ( Sardinia )
13:00 – Performance by the cultural club " Antun Barac " from Grižana
14:00 - Evaluating "batuda"
15:00 - Awards Ceremony for the culinary contest
16:00 - Awards Ceremony for the marathon