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Naisten Kymppi

Helsinki
Helsinki Music Centre
Helsinki Music Centre. Photograph by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser describes a check-measured 10 km route along Helsinki's green parks and sea shores, starting from Kansalaistori.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A measured 10 km along Helsinki's shores and parksMeasured 10 km along Helsinki's parks and shores from Kansalaistori.
  • Two water points, and what the entry includesTwo water points on the 10 km; shirt, finish food and goodie bag included.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkA measured 10 km along Helsinki's shores and parksMeasured 10 km along Helsinki's parks and shores from Kansalaistori.

Runners may run or walk at their own pace, and the organiser also offers a 3 km Kunnon Kolmonen for walking, jogging or running. The 43rd Naisten Kymppi is on 22 May 2027. Wave groups line up by pace, with runners first, then joggers, then fitness walkers.

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Whole courseTacticsTwo water points, and what the entry includesTwo water points on the 10 km; shirt, finish food and goodie bag included.

Entry for 2027 costs 48 euros until 31 January 2027, and 58 euros with chip timing. The event is owned by the Finnish Athletics Federation, which spends the proceeds on youth athletics. A number cannot be cancelled, but the wristband may be handed to another person.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Helsinki

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

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
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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 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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