The course maps are out now! There are some changes to race courses of each distance of Helsinki City Running Day 2020. Marathon and half marathon courses will be run clockwise, and the 5k course has a new starting point and is faster than ever. Please see the course maps here General Info -> Routes[…]
Helsinki City Double – the combination of half marathon and marathon – was first time available as it’s own race category in HCRD 2019. Double seems to interest many runners around the world and a special Helsinki City Double medal has been on many participants’ wish list. In HCRD 2020 we will fulfil your wish[…]
There will be some changes to Helsinki City Running Day 2020 race courses. Runners will still enjoy the same seafront scenery, but thanks to new routing we can offer faster and flatter courses. The biggest change is the change of direction of the HCR and HCM courses. The course now runs clockwise (compared to running[…]
The major marathon of Helsinki, Garmin Helsinki City Marathon will celebrate its 40th anniversary on May 16th, 2020. The Helsinki City Marathon was organized for the very first time in 1981 and it has always been the most international and largest marathon event in Finland. In 2018, the Helsinki City Marathon’s date changed from August to[…]
Next year the Finland’s largest running event Helsinki City Running Day will take place May 16th, 2020. We want to offer you an early registration with an Early Bird price. The registration for 2020 opens May 17th. Sign up between May 17th-19th before midnight May 19th with great Early Bird prices. Register through here for[…]
Welcome to Helsinki City Running Day on May 18th! In this message you will find important information about the event and your participation in HCRD 2019. Registration card and the running bib The bib numbers and registration cards are sent to runners’ emails. You may either print it out and take with you or write[…]
Welcome to the race week runners! Are you excited? Here are some last minute tips for the days before Helsinki City Running Day on Saturday! Don’t do anything new. Race week isn’t the time to try new shoes, new food or drinks, new gear, or anything else you haven’t used on several workouts. Stick with the routine[…]
Helsinki City Running Day info magazine is now in English too! Find all the important infos, route and event area maps and timetables about HCRD 2019 from here: https://issuu.com/helsinkirunningevents/docs/hcrd_info_2-19_english See you in Helsinki City Running Day on May 18th!
In 2019 Helsinki City Running Day will be more international than ever! Already at this point Helsinki City Running Day has more international runners than last years event. Already 1500 runners from 80 different countries have registered for the biggest running event in Finland. The biggest group of internationals comes from Great Britain and the[…]
The refreshment supply on Garmin Helsinki City Marathon 2019 will be more generous than ever. There are 15 refreshment stations in total and a Sportyfeel energy gel station along the route. In addition the runners will enjoy a generous supply of refreshments and snacks at the finish area after the run. The supply of refreshments[…]