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Bieg Niepodległości RUNPOLAND

11:1111:11 AM Poznań
Poznań Town Hall
Poznań Town Hall. Photograph by A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 10 km course is a single loop on the streets of central Poznań, all on asphalt, certified by the Polish athletics federation (PZLA) and marked every kilometre.

The course in short 2 lines
  • One 10 km loop through central PoznańSingle loop, all asphalt, PZLA certificate, start and finish in the centre.
  • A St Martin's croissant at the finishMedal, rogal świętomarciński and recovery drink; 100 minute limit.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryOne 10 km loop through central PoznańSingle loop, all asphalt, PZLA certificate, start and finish in the centre.

The start and finish are in the city centre, and the streets on the route are closed for the race, usually through the late morning. Runners start in waves by the zone printed on their bib. The run takes place every year on 11 November, Poland’s Independence Day, and the 2026 start is at 11:11.

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Whole courseFinishA St Martin's croissant at the finishMedal, rogal świętomarciński and recovery drink; 100 minute limit.

The premium pack adds one item from the RUNPOLAND collection in white or red. Entries are online only and pack collection is at the race office in Poznań, open the day before the race and on race day. The time limit is 100 minutes, counted from crossing the start line, and the race also runs as a virtual event from anywhere in the world.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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No gel needed at this pace

Finish

Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.

For your long training runs:

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
10.0 km6.2 mi
cut-off
1:40 h

Race week

Timetable

Wednesday 11 November Race day

  1. 11:1111:11 AM

    10 km start Poznań city centre. Waves start by the zone printed on the bib. Streets on the route are closed, usually through the late morning.

  2. Time not published

    Time limit 100 minutes to cover the 10 km, counted from crossing the start line. 1:40 limit: 10:00/km for 10 km1:40 limit: 16:05/mi for 6.2 mi

Times as published by the organiser, in Poznań time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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