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PANAS Półmaraton Ślężański
The PANAS Półmaraton Ślężański is a hilly course of 21.1 km with 221.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 190 m and its highest 368 m above sea level. Next race: Saturday 20 March 2027, starting at 11:00.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 11:0011:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 5K
- Total climb
- 221.9 m728 ft
- Highest point 178 m584 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course starts at 191 m, climbs to its high point of 368 m at 9.1 km on Przełęcz Tąpadła and comes back to 192 m at the finish, with 221.9 m of climbing in all.
StartFinish
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km 9.1mile 5.7
Przełęcz Tąpadła
The organiser puts the hardest climb of the course on Przełęcz Tąpadła between km 7 and 9, about 110 m of rise over 2.1 km.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Your 2 gels, at the orange marksFor a 1:55 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
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- The climb to Przełęcz TąpadłaStart 191 m, high point 368 m at 9.1 km, low 190 m at 16.1 km, finish 192 m.
- Certified from the first edition, with 9.3 km of climbsPZLA certified; 9.3 km of climbs; the 2.1 km Tąpadła climb is about 110 m.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientThe climb to Przełęcz TąpadłaStart 191 m, high point 368 m at 9.1 km, low 190 m at 16.1 km, finish 192 m.
The first 5 km rise only from about 191 m to 229 m, then the road climbs through 265 m at 6 km and 337 m at 8.3 km to the top at 9.1 km. From there it drops to about 255 m at 11.9 km and 198 m at 15.5 km, and the low point of 190 m comes at 16.1 km. The last 5 km stay between about 190 m and 207 m. The organiser also puts the hardest climb between km 7 and 9 and says it is not the last one.
Measured
Whole courseGeometryCertified from the first edition, with 9.3 km of climbsPZLA certified; 9.3 km of climbs; the 2.1 km Tąpadła climb is about 110 m.
The route was designed by two runners from Sobótka, Antoni Stankiewicz and Henryk Załęski, and the organiser describes it as unlike any other in Poland. The start and finish are 600 m apart, and the organiser gives about 200 m between the lowest and highest points of the course. The 19th edition is on Saturday 20 March 2027 at 11:00, with the start at the market square in Sobótka.
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Race weekend
Saturday 20 March Race day
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11:0011:00 AM
Half marathon start Sobótka, Rynek
Times as published by the organiser, in Sobótka 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
2 gels for Sobótka, plus 1 spare
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.
- 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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