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Bieg Niepodległości
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2026 race
- Start
- 11:1111:11 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K
- Entry fee
- PLN 109
- For the 2026 race
- Time limit
- 1 h 30 min
The course
The organiser calls it a classic, fast course that has stayed almost the same for years, started and finished on al. Jana Pawła II near ul. Miła, with a PZLA certificate.
- A fast, nearly unchanged 10 kmStart and finish on al. Jana Pawła II.
- Wave start at 11:11 and a 90 minute limitWaves from 11:11, 90 minute limit.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryA fast, nearly unchanged 10 kmStart and finish on al. Jana Pawła II.
The 36th edition is on 11 November 2026, with up to 22,000 runners in the 10 km. The organiser says the same road lets runners come back every year to compare how they are running at the end of the season.
Sourced
Whole courseTacticsWave start at 11:11 and a 90 minute limitWaves from 11:11, 90 minute limit.
Runners are placed in start zones by the result they gave on the entry form, and the limit is counted from the gun of their own wave. The race is open to anyone who turns 15 by race day.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Westfield Arkadia, main hall, WarsawSaturday 7 November Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Westfield Arkadia, main hall, Warsaw
Sunday 8 November Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Westfield Arkadia, main hall, Warsaw
Tuesday 10 November Last bib day
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pickup Westfield Arkadia, main hall, Warsaw
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Wednesday 11 November Race day
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08:008:00 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Bib pickup Westfield Arkadia, main hall, Warsaw. On race day only for runners from outside Warsaw who paid in advance. -
11:1111:11 AM
10 km start The start is in waves. -
Time not published
Time limit Counted from the start of each runner's wave. 1:30 limit: 9:00/km for 10 km1:30 limit: 14:29/mi for 6.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Warsaw time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Wednesday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Warsaw time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
Order by 21 October to test them on two long runs first.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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Questions about the Bieg Niepodległości
- When is the Bieg Niepodległości 2026?
- Wednesday 11 November 2026. The start is at 11:11.
- How do I enter the Bieg Niepodległości?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: PLN 109 (for the 2026 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Bieg Niepodległości?
- Runners have 1 h 30 min to finish.
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