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Mattoni Running Festival Olomouc

17:005:00 PM Olomouc
Holy Trinity Column
Holy Trinity Column. Photograph by Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The half marathon starts at Horní náměstí, the square dominated by the Holy Trinity Column and the town hall with its astronomical clock, and passes historic buildings and parks.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Start on Horní náměstíStarts on Horní náměstí beside the Holy Trinity Column and the astronomical clock.
  • A 19:00 Saturday start and a 3 hour limitHalf marathon at 19:00 on 12 June 2027; 3 hour limit from the gun.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkStart on Horní náměstíStarts on Horní náměstí beside the Holy Trinity Column and the astronomical clock.

The organiser describes the festival as showing the beauty of the historic centre of Olomouc, with gorgeous parks along the way. The race runs on a certified course closed to traffic, with refreshment stations and pacers for popular finish times.

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Whole courseTacticsA 19:00 Saturday start and a 3 hour limitHalf marathon at 19:00 on 12 June 2027; 3 hour limit from the gun.

The day opens with the 5K at 15:30. The relay is three legs of 5 km and one of 6.0975 km. The half marathon is open from age 18, the relay and 2Run from 15.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Olomouc, 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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At a glance

distance
21.1 km13.1 mi
Half marathon · 5K · Kids' race · miles, from the race name, not from a published programme
cut-off
3:00 h
3 hours. Finish closes 22:00

Race week

Timetable

Saturday 12 June Race day

  1. 17:005:00 PM

    dm family mile start
  2. 22:0010:00 PM

    Half marathon time limit Measured from the gun. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Other races (3)
  1. 15:303:30 PM

    Šantovka 5K start
  2. 18:006:00 PM

    dm bambini run start
  3. 19:007:00 PM

    Half marathon start Horní náměstí. The half marathon relay and the 2Run 10 + 11 km start at the same time.

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

Add to calendar .ics file, times in Olomouc time

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

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

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