21Km Half Marathon
The path is certified and homologated (by AIMS-World Athletics Course Measurement Grade A)
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The form must be submitted to the Swiss Athletics Secretariat at [email protected] no later than Tuesday, 22 September 2026, 11:59 p.m.
StraLugano 21 km Start Waves
The 21 km race features two start waves:
- 9:30 am: Elite athletes and all participants with a certified time faster than 1:20:00 (men) or 1:34:00 (women)
- 10:20 am: All remaining participants
Swiss Championship
According to the regulations of Swiss Athletics, the following timing rules apply only to the Swiss Championship:- Overall Men and Women: rankings are based on gun time
- U20 Men/U20 Women and Masters categories from M35/W35 onwards: rankings are based on net time (chip time)
All duly registered Swiss athletes (regardless of their starting time) are eligible to compete in the Swiss Championship category classifications.
However, to compete for the podium in the Men’s and Women’s Overall classification, it is necessary to start in the first starting block at 9:30 a.m. (gun time).
Athletes who intend to compete in the Overall classification of the Swiss Championship and believe they meet the requirements to start at 9:30 a.m. (times under 1:20 for men and 1:34 for women, to be demonstrated by submitting their own results from the last two years) are invited to (by September 20) request assignment to the first starting block by sending their result to [email protected]. There are 300 places available.