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Warsaw Half Marathon
The Warsaw Half Marathon is a flat course of 21.1 km with 49.5 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 80 m and its highest 114 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 4 April 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 5K
- Total climb
- 49.5 m162 ft
- Highest point 34 m112 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course tops out at 113.5 m at 1.6 km, drops to 79.8 m at 9.9 km, and climbs 49.5 m in the half marathon.
StartFinish
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- Photo: Alina Zienowicz ( Ala_z ), CC BY 3.0
- Photo: Igor123121, CC BY 4.0
km 1mile 0.6
Charles de Gaulle Roundabout
The organiser lists the de Gaulle roundabout with its famous palm among the sights on the course, just after the start.
Photo: Alina Zienowicz ( Ala_z ), CC BY 3.0
km 19.8mile 12.3
National Stadium
The deposit village and the finish are on the Błonia meadow of PGE Narodowy, the stadium named on the organiser's route page.
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 5 10 15 20 km
0 5 10 13.1 mi
Dashed: bridge
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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- A fast first 2 km on the heights, then down to the riverHigh point of 113.5 m at 1.6 km, low of 79.8 m at 9.9 km, 49.5 m of climbing in all.
- From the Poniatowski Bridge to the stadium meadowStart on Most Poniatowskiego, finish at the Błonia of PGE Narodowy, 21.0975 km certified.
- A first-Sunday-in-April date21st edition on 4 April 2027; the 20th, in March 2026, had more than 30,000 people across the weekend.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1GradientA fast first 2 km on the heights, then down to the riverHigh point of 113.5 m at 1.6 km, low of 79.8 m at 9.9 km, 49.5 m of climbing in all.
The race starts at 94.4 m on the Poniatowski Bridge zone and climbs about 19 m in the first 1.6 km to its highest point, 113.5 m. It then loses height to about 83 m by 7 km and stays between 80 and 86 m through the middle of the course, with a low of 79.8 m at 9.9 km. A rise to about 100 m near 14.8 km is followed by a long drop, and the course finishes at roughly 84 m. In total the course climbs 49.5 m.
Measured
Whole courseGeometryFrom the Poniatowski Bridge to the stadium meadowStart on Most Poniatowskiego, finish at the Błonia of PGE Narodowy, 21.0975 km certified.
The organiser gives the half marathon as 21.0975 km, certified by PZLA and World Athletics, with cars kept off the road so that runners see the city from an unusual angle. The start zones are laid out on the Poniatowski Bridge and are one kilometre long; the deposit village and the finish are on the Błonia of PGE Narodowy.
Among the sights it lists are the Poniatowski Bridge with its panorama of Warsaw, the de Gaulle roundabout with its famous palm, the Presidential Palace, the Polish Olympic Committee, the Zoo and PGE Narodowy. Water points stand about every 5 km.
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Whole courseTacticsA first-Sunday-in-April date21st edition on 4 April 2027; the 20th, in March 2026, had more than 30,000 people across the weekend.
The 21st half marathon is on 4 April 2027, with the 5K on the first Sunday of April alongside it. The 20th edition was run on 22 March 2026, with a start at 11:00 on a Sunday and the course closing at 15:30; the organiser expected a record gathering of more than 30,000 people that weekend.
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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.
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Warsaw, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Warsaw stays within 34 m112 ft of height, so they go 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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