Novomeški polmaraton 2026: now on Saturday 14 November

The Novomeški polmaraton, the Novo mesto Half Marathon in Slovenia, has moved to Saturday 14 November 2026, a day earlier than planned. Local elections are on the Sunday, and the road closures would have blocked access to polling stations. The half marathon, 10 km and 5 km all start at 10:00 in the town centre, on a fast, mostly flat course along the Krka.

The race at a glance

Sources: the organiser's course page and news.

Follow live

The race's own timing. Timing is by ProTime. Results appear first on protime.si and later on the race site, and every runner gets their time by SMS. We didn't find any live tracking along the course announced by the organiser.

GPS from their phone. If your runner carries their phone, Cheerlify shows them as a dot on the course map, with their pace and an estimate of when they'll reach the next kilometre and the finish. You open a link and a code in any browser, with no app or account, and you can record a voice or video cheer that plays in their earbuds at a kilometre you choose. More on the difference: chip timing vs GPS.

The course

From the centre the route runs through Bršljin and over the Leon Štukelj footbridge, then out towards Straža and back. The first 4 km are shared with the 10 km. It's almost all asphalt along the Krka, with a short stretch of packed gravel between km 16 and 17. The first half marathoners are expected at the finish at about 11:10.

Where to cheer, and when to send a cheer

The crowds are at the start and finish on Novi trg and Seidlova cesta, and the Novo mesto–Center train station is only 200 m from the start. For a cheer in their earbuds:

• Around km 10, out towards Straža, far from the town centre.
• Around km 15, just before the gravel section, for the last push home.

Checklist

1. The new date in your calendar: Saturday, not Sunday.
2. Their bib number saved on your phone.
3. Their Cheerlify link opened and tested the evening before, and their phone fully charged.
4. Cheers recorded for km 10 and km 15.
5. Going in person: arrive early and check the organiser's parking map.

FAQ

When is the Novomeški polmaraton 2026? Saturday 14 November 2026 at 10:00. It was moved from Sunday 15 November because of local elections, and there is no race programme on the Sunday.

How do I follow a runner in the Novo mesto Half Marathon? Results and SMS times come from ProTime. For a live dot on the map with an arrival estimate, add GPS tracking from their phone with Cheerlify.

More races on these weekends: Europe's race weekends in November 2026.

Details checked on the organiser's site on 8 November 2026. Race names belong to their organisers. Cheerlify is not affiliated with the Novomeški polmaraton or its organiser.