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Energa Gdańsk Maraton
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · 5K, from the race name, not from a published programme
The course
The 2027 marathon is on Sunday 25 April, starts at 9:00 and starts and finishes at the Polsat Plus Arena in Gdańsk.
- A 9:00 start and finish at the Polsat Plus ArenaSunday 25 April 2027, 9:00 start, start and finish at the Polsat Plus Arena.
- Expo at Amber Expo from Friday, junior races and a 5K on SaturdayPacks Friday 14:00 to 21:00 or Saturday 10:00 to 21:00; junior races and a 5K on Saturday.
- Eighteen by race day, online entry until 11 April18 or older on race day; online entry to 11 April 2027; 100 places at the race office.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsA 9:00 start and finish at the Polsat Plus ArenaSunday 25 April 2027, 9:00 start, start and finish at the Polsat Plus Arena.
The 2027 rules put the start at 9:00 on 25 April at the Polsat Plus Arena, ul. Pokoleń Lechii 1, where the marathon also finishes. Start sectors open at 8:20, a warm-up runs at 8:40, the baggage deposit is open from 7:30 to 15:30 and the award ceremony is at 14:45 at Amber Expo. The start line closes five minutes after the starter’s last signal, and runners are placed in start zones by the finish time they give when registering.
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Whole courseConditionsExpo at Amber Expo from Friday, junior races and a 5K on SaturdayPacks Friday 14:00 to 21:00 or Saturday 10:00 to 21:00; junior races and a 5K on Saturday.
The race office and expo are in hall A of Amber Expo, ul. Żaglowa 11. Marathon and relay packs are handed out on Friday afternoon and all of Saturday; the rules say packs cannot be collected once the race office has closed. On Saturday the junior races start from 16:30 at the Polsat Plus Arena and the 5K starts at 19:00.
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Whole courseConditionsEighteen by race day, online entry until 11 April18 or older on race day; online entry to 11 April 2027; 100 places at the race office.
The right to start belongs to people who turn 18 on or before race day. Registration opened on 1 June 2026, online entries are taken until 11 April 2027 and the place is decided by the date the fee reaches the organiser’s account. Changing the start zone is possible until 11 April, and an entry can be transferred to another runner if reported by 4 April 2027. The organiser limits in-person sign-ups at the race office to 100 new people.
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Race weekend
Expo and bib pickup at Amber Expo, hall A, ul. Żaglowa 11Before race week 1 key date
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11 Apr 2027
Online registration closes Changing the start zone is possible until the same date; transfers of an entry to another runner must be reported by 4 April 2027, 23:59.
Friday 23 April Bib pickup
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14:002:00 PM–21:009:00 PM
Expo and bib pickup Amber Expo, hall A, ul. Żaglowa 11
Saturday 24 April Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–21:009:00 PM
Expo and bib pickup Amber Expo, hall A, ul. Żaglowa 11. Race packs cannot be collected after the race office closes.
Other races (2)
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16:304:30 PM
Junior races start, 1000 m for ages 12 to 15 Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1. The 500 m for ages 7 to 11 follows at 16:55 and the 200 m for ages 1 to 6 at 17:15. -
19:007:00 PM
5K start Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1
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Sunday 25 April Race day
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07:007:00 AM–15:003:00 PM
Expo Amber Expo, hall A, ul. Żaglowa 11 -
07:307:30 AM–15:303:30 PM
Baggage deposit open Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1 -
08:208:20 AM
Start sectors open Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1 -
09:009:00 AM
Marathon start Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, ul. Pokoleń Lechii Gdańsk 1. Start and finish at the Polsat Plus Arena. The start line closes 5 minutes after the starter's last signal. -
14:452:45 PM
Marathon award ceremony Amber Expo, hall A, ul. Żaglowa 11
Times as published by the organiser, in Gdańsk time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Gdańsk time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Gdańsk, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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.
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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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