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International Thessaloniki Night Half Marathon – ZeniΘ
At a glance
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- Date not out yet
- Last run Sat 17 Oct
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · miles, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 3 hours
The course
The route runs out and back along 26th October Street and Dendropotamou Street with turnarounds at 4.25, 8.42 and 13.62 km, enters the port of Thessaloniki at 19.3 km and finishes on Nikis Avenue at Aristotelous Square.
- Three turnarounds on 26th October Street, then through the portTurnarounds at 4.25, 8.42 and 13.62 km; port gate at 19.3 km.
- A 19:30 start and a three hour limitNight start at 19:30; three hour limit; 18 and over.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryThree turnarounds on 26th October Street, then through the portTurnarounds at 4.25, 8.42 and 13.62 km; port gate at 19.3 km.
The organiser places the first turnaround on Dendropotamou Street at the Ampelokipoi municipal stadium (4.25 km), the second on 26th October Street at the Region of Central Macedonia (8.42 km) and the third at Karaoli and Dimitriou Street (13.62 km). Runners enter the port through Gate 11, follow Averof Street inside it and leave through the port gate at 20.57 km before the finish.
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Whole courseConditionsA 19:30 start and a three hour limitNight start at 19:30; three hour limit; 18 and over.
Entrants must have turned 18, born on or before 17 October 2008. Race numbers with the timing chip are collected only at the registration center, open on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October from 10:00 to 19:00 and on Saturday 17 October from 09:00 to 11:00.
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Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Thessaloniki, 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 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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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