Ace Marathon is perhaps the most spectacular of the categories dedicated to distance pigeons. Until recently, the National Championship provided for only three marathon races, with a distance greater than 700 km. As the As Marathon category requires the ranking of three races, the pigeons that managed to make this category were those who did not miss a single race. Things have remained the same
As is well known, in Romania, the Marathon category is by far the most contested. Entire provinces, such as Moldova, focus only on this category, and the results of Romanian pigeon fanciers in this category are getting better and better, including at the international level. Things were the same in the 2023 season, when Romanian breeders intensely contested the trophies up for grabs in this
Considering the number of races from which the norm is achieved and the type of stages required, the Ace Old Birds category can be considered as a difficult one, but not necessarily the most difficult of the National Championship. However, considering the number of norms achieved in the 2023 season in the Ace Old Birds category, but also the fact that no norm was achieved
With the latest changes to the National Columbophile Regulations, the All Round category has increased in difficulty. According to the current rules, 8 contests are required to fulfill it, i.e. two more than before. These contests must be of several distance categories. Thus, 2-4 races between 100 and 300 km, 2-4 races between 300 and 500 km and 2-4 races over 475 km are required.
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