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OMV Petrom Bucharest Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K · Relay, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 3 hours
- Finish closes 12:0012:00 PM
The course
The 21 km race starts at 9:00 on Sunday 9 May 2027 with a three hour limit from the official start.
- A 9:00 start and three hoursStart 9:00 with the relay; three hours allowed.
- Kits at Constitution Square, none on race dayKits on Thursday and Friday evening; no entries on race day.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1TacticsA 9:00 start and three hoursStart 9:00 with the relay; three hours allowed.
The relay starts at the same time. The organiser describes the course as fully asphalted and marked at every kilometre, and as certified by AIMS and World Athletics. Runners who finish after three hours are left out of the standings and the roads are reopened to traffic.
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Whole courseTacticsKits at Constitution Square, none on race dayKits on Thursday and Friday evening; no entries on race day.
The 21 km and relay kits can also be collected on Saturday 8 May from 12:00 to 17:00. Runners who arrive in Bucharest on race day can collect a kit on Sunday from 7:30 to 8:30 and must prove they arrived that day.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Constitution SquareThursday 6 May Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up Constitution Square. Kit pick-up for the 21 km, relay, 10 km, wheelchair 10 km, fun race and wheelchair 2.5 km
Friday 7 May Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race kit pick-up Constitution Square. Kit pick-up for the 21 km, relay, 10 km, wheelchair 10 km, fun race and wheelchair 2.5 km
Saturday 8 May Last bib day
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07:307:30 AM–08:308:30 AM
Kit pick-up for the 10 km For participants arriving in Bucharest on race day. -
10:3010:30 AM–11:3011:30 AM
Kit pick-up for the 2.5 km fun race For participants arriving in Bucharest on race day. -
12:0012:00 PM–17:005:00 PM
Kit pick-up for the 21 km and relay Constitution Square
Other races (4)
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08:458:45 AM
Wheelchair 10 km start -
09:009:00 AM
10 km start -
11:4511:45 AM
Wheelchair 2.5 km fun race start -
12:0012:00 PM
2.5 km fun race start
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 9 May Race day
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07:307:30 AM–08:308:30 AM
Kit pick-up for runners arriving on race day They must prove they arrived in Bucharest on the day of the race. -
09:009:00 AM
Half marathon and relay start -
12:0012:00 PM
Half marathon time limit Three hours from the official start. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.0975 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Bucharest time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Bucharest time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Bucharest, 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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