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I. General information<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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When will the Sopot Half Marathon 2026 take place? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sopot Half Marathon 2026 will take place on October 25, 2026 in Sopot.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Where is the start and finish line of the Sopot Half Marathon? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The start and finish line of the race are located at the ERGO Arena in Sopot, at Plac Dwie Miast 1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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What time does the race start? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Sopot Half Marathon starts at 9:00 AM.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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II. Registration and participant limits<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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How to register for the Sopot Half Marathon? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Registration takes place online via the application form available on the website<\/span> sopot-hm.gryka.easyisp.pl<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Registration is open until October 13, 2026, or until all places are filled, whichever comes first.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The limit of participants in the Sopot Half Marathon is 3,500 people.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, registration is possible at the Event Office, however the number of people is limited and they will be assigned to the last starting zone of the Sopot Half Marathon.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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The race is open to anyone who is at least 18 years old on the day of the race. The organizer allows people with disabilities to participate, provided they use only active wheelchairs with direct drive (Active Wheelchairs) and provide proof of their disability.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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No, the participant starts at his\/her own risk and submits an appropriate declaration during registration.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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No, pets and strollers are not allowed on the race route for the safety of the half marathon runners.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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What does the Sopot Half Marathon starter package include? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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The starting package includes, among other things, a bib number with a timing chip, a commemorative medal (only for runners who finish), access to refreshments along the route, supervision by licensed judges, a hot meal at the finish line, and access to showers. <\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Starter packages can only be picked up at the Event Office at ERGO Arena. Office opening hours are specified in the schedule available on the website. sopot-hm.gryka.easyisp.pl<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, you can collect your package on someone else's behalf, but only if you have written authorization and a copy of your ID. The authorization can be found in the race regulations at sopot-hm.gryka.easyisp.pl as Appendix 1.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Until October 6, 2026, you can resell or transfer your starter pack to anyone \u2013 you must report this fact to the organizer at the following address: <\/span>info@sopotpolmaraton.com<\/span><\/a> to make any necessary changes to the start list information. Changes made before October 6th are free of charge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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The entry fee ranges from PLN 119 to PLN 229 (depending on the payment date). On the day of the competition, at the Event Office, the fee is PLN 269.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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You can only receive a refund of your entry fee if you purchase the waiver option. If you do not purchase the waiver option, the entry fee is non-refundable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, the entry fee transfer for the Sopot Half Marathon is possible until October 6, 2026 after reporting this fact directly to the Organizer at info@sopotpolmaraton.com.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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The race distance is 21.0975 km and the route is PZLA certified.<\/p>\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, the maximum time to complete the race is 3 hours. There are also time limits for checkpoints (every 5 km, starting from the 5th km) and these are counted from the starter's last shot.<\/span>:<\/p>