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Garmin Półmaraton Gdańsk

10:0010:00 AM Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Gdańsk. Photograph by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

At the 13th edition in 2026 Ela Glinka ran the women's half marathon in 1:08:48, a Polish record, and about 15,000 runners started the half marathon.

The course in short 3 lines
  • A Polish women's record on the 2026 course2026: Polish women's record of 1:08:48; 15,000 started.
  • The shipyard, the Solidarity Centre, Oliwa Park and the OperaShipyard, Solidarity Centre, Oliwa Park, Falowiec, Reagan Park, Baltic Opera.
  • A 3-hour net limit, with a 10:00 start3 hours net from the start line; the race starts at 10:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsA Polish women's record on the 2026 course2026: Polish women's record of 1:08:48; 15,000 started.

The organiser says the previous Polish record, 1:09:18, was set in Poznań on 17 October 2021. The 2026 course is described as fast and flat.

Sourced

Whole courseLandmarkThe shipyard, the Solidarity Centre, Oliwa Park and the OperaShipyard, Solidarity Centre, Oliwa Park, Falowiec, Reagan Park, Baltic Opera.

In 2026 the start and finish were on the streets in front of the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk for the first time.

Sourced

km 0 to 21.1FinishA 3-hour net limit, with a 10:00 start3 hours net from the start line; the race starts at 10:00.

The first finishers are expected at about 11:00 and the awards ceremony is at 14:00 at the Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk.

Sourced

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Gdańsk, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

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
21.1 km13.1 mi
cut-off
3:00 h

Race week

Bib pickup at Race office tent in front of Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

Timetable

Saturday 25 September Bib pickup

  1. 10:0010:00 AM–21:009:00 PM

    Expo open Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, Atom hall

  2. 10:0010:00 AM–19:307:30 PM

    Half marathon bib pick-up Race office tent in front of Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

  3. 20:008:00 PM

    Nocna Piątka 5 km start Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

Sunday 26 September Race day

  1. 07:007:00 AM–14:002:00 PM

    Expo open Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, Atom hall

  2. 07:007:00 AM–08:008:00 AM

    Half marathon bib pick-up Race office tent in front of Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

  3. 11:0011:00 AM

    First finishers expected Finish near Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk

  4. Time not published

    Time limit 3 hours net, counted from the moment the runner crosses the start line. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (2)

  1. 10:0010:00 AM

    Half marathon start Start zones

  2. 14:002:00 PM

    Half marathon awards ceremony Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, VIP stand side

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

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

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

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