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ČSOB Bratislava Marathon

The organiser has not published a date. Bratislava
Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle. Photograph by C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The 22nd ČSOB Bratislava Marathon runs over 10 and 11 April 2027: shorter races and children's runs on the Saturday, and the marathon, half marathon and relays on the Sunday.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A hobby day on Saturday, the marathon on SundaySaturday 10 April for 10 km, 4.2 km and kids; Sunday 11 April for marathon, half and relays.
  • A 09:00 start for runners born in 2009 or earlier09:00 start on 11 April 2027, shared with the half and relays; 18 and over.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsA hobby day on Saturday, the marathon on SundaySaturday 10 April for 10 km, 4.2 km and kids; Sunday 11 April for marathon, half and relays.

The organiser calls Saturday 10 April “Hobby Day”: the 10 km, the 4.2 km mini-marathon and senior run, the children’s races, the 1,600 m Bratislava Mile and a crawling race for toddlers. Sunday 11 April is “Race Day”: the marathon, the half marathon and the marathon and half-marathon relays for teams of four. Registration for all of them opened on 12 October 2026.

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Whole courseConditionsA 09:00 start for runners born in 2009 or earlier09:00 start on 11 April 2027, shared with the half and relays; 18 and over.

The race schedule lists 09:00 on 11 April 2027 for the ČSOB Marathon over 42.195 km, the Renault Half-marathon and both relays. The marathon is for ages 18 and over, born in 2009 or earlier. The relay teams are four runners, each 16 or over. Bibs for the Sunday disciplines can be collected on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 April from 12:00 to 19:00 and on Saturday 10 April from 08:00 to 19:00.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Bratislava, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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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

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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

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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
42.2 km26.2 mi

Race week

Timetable

Thursday 8 April 3 days before

  1. 12:0012:00 PM

    Race bib collection Thursday 8 April, 12:00 to 19:00, all disciplines; bring the Haku check-in pass.

Friday 9 April 2 days before

  1. 12:0012:00 PM

    Race bib collection Friday 9 April, 12:00 to 19:00, all disciplines; bring the Haku check-in pass.

Saturday 10 April The day before

  1. 08:008:00 AM

    Race bib collection, Sunday disciplines Saturday 10 April, 08:00 to 19:00 for the Sunday disciplines (marathon, half marathon, relays); bring the Haku check-in pass.

  2. 10:0010:00 AM

    Bratislava Mile Mile of 1,600 m for runners born in 2012 to 2017.
Other races (2)

  1. 14:002:00 PM

    Mini-marathon and senior run 4.2 km.

  2. 16:004:00 PM

    Desiatka s Mattoni 10 km 10 km, time limit 90 minutes.

Sunday 11 April Race day

  1. 06:306:30 AM

    Race bib collection, registered Sunday participants Sunday 11 April, 06:30 to 08:00, for registered Sunday participants only; no new registration.

  2. 09:009:00 AM

    Marathon start ČSOB Marathon, 42.195 km.

  3. 09:009:00 AM

    Half marathon and relays start Renault Half-marathon and the marathon and half-marathon relays for teams of four start at 09:00 as well.

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

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