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Kerzerslauf
The Kerzerslauf is a course of 10 km with 120.8 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 452 m and its highest 518 m above sea level. Next race: Saturday 20 March 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 15K · 5K
- Total climb
- 120.8 m396 ft
- Highest point 66 m217 ft above lowest
The course
Drag along the profileThe 15 km runs between 452 m and 518 m above sea level and climbs 120.8 m, with the high point at 10.3 km and the low point at the finish.
StartFinish
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 km
0 2 4 6 8 9.3 mi
- Two rises on the 15 km, the higher at 10.3 km452 m to 518 m, 120.8 m of climbing, high point at 10.3 km.
- Roads, farm tracks, gravel, forest and lakeshoreRoads, farm tracks, gravel, forest, lakeshore and villages.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 15GradientTwo rises on the 15 km, the higher at 10.3 km452 m to 518 m, 120.8 m of climbing, high point at 10.3 km.
The route starts at 457 m, climbs to about 505 m by 4.7 km, drops to about 461 m by 8.3 km and then climbs to its high point, 518 m, at 10.3 km. From there it falls about 66 m to the finish at 452 m.
Measured
Whole courseConditionsRoads, farm tracks, gravel, forest and lakeshoreRoads, farm tracks, gravel, forest, lakeshore and villages.
The organiser calls the 15 km the classic of the day, officially measured. The 49th Kerzerslauf is on Saturday 20 March 2027, and the entry fee includes the journey to Kerzers and back by public transport within Switzerland.
Sourced
Race weekend
Friday 19 March The day before
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17:305:30 PM–19:307:30 PM
Late registration Small tent behind the sports shop -
Time not published
Warm-up party The traditional warm-up party the evening before the race.
Saturday 20 March Race day
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08:008:00 AM
Late registration Small tent behind the sports shop. Online registration is possible until 1 hour before the start. -
15:003:00 PM
Awards ceremony Sporthalle Schmittengässli -
15:403:40 PM
Finish route closed for the children's start Runners reach the finish by the pedestrian paths; their time is still recorded.
Times as published by the organiser, in Kerzers time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, 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.
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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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