Participant information

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Start number distribution

You get your start number in Forum Expo .
Opening hours are Friday November 7 at 11:00 – 18:30, and Saturday November 8 at 09:30 – 11:30.

Transportation

We recommend arriving by foot, bike or bus, as parking spaces are limited.

P-Forum

and

P-Siddis

are the best options for those with a car.

Changing area, luggage storage, toilets and starting area

You start on the cycle path right outside the Forum Expo exhibition hall in Tjensvoll.

Inside the hall you will find a tent, where you can change.
You place your luggage on the line that applies to your start number (1-199, 200-399 etc).
Unfortunately, we cannot assume responsibility for valuables, but we have a guard who looks after this.

We encourage as many people as possible to use the many toilets inside the hall. You have to go out to the right in the hallway to get to these. There will also be some toilets and urinals outside the start area.

Starting area and audience map

The starts

Pool Color of start number Estimated race time Start time
1 Light blue 1:05 – 1:25
11:30
2 Red 1:30 11:33
3 Yellow 1:35 11:36
4 Green 1:40 11:39
5 Turquoise 1:45 11:43
6 Orange 1:50 11:47
7 Grey 1:55 11:51
8 Dark blue 2:00 11:55 + 11:57
9 Pink 2:05 – 2:15 12:01
10 Purple 2:20 – 3:30 12:05

Sign up to start by:
Pool 1-4, kl. 11:20
Pool 5-7, 11:30
Pool 8, 11:35
Pool 9-10, 11:30 11:40

Place yourself in the pool that best corresponds to your expected finish time.

If you want to follow a speed limit holder, stand behind them.

Be aware that it’s difficult to overtake a pacesetter until after about 12 km, so line up in front of them if you want to keep a faster pace; which in turn might mean at the back of the group in front.

Each starting pool has its own color. See which color you have on your start number and look for the beach flag with the same color, to orient yourself before the start.

We have speedometers every 5 minutes between 1:20 and 2:30 (and 2:45), so they will give you an indication of where you should place yourself. 

We want everyone to line up according to their own level, so if, for example, you have taken over a starting number, you can line up where is right for you.

Finish line, food and drink

The finish line is on the cycle path, just outside Forum Expo.
You’ll get this year’s medal at the finish line.
Then it’s a short walk to the hall, where we have Imsdal water and Pepsi Cola. IVAR will provide a water trolley.
Bananas are good energy after the race.
Jærbakeren will treat each participant to a raisin bun. The stew is from Gabbas.
Ask for vegetarian if you prefer.

Award ceremony inside the Forum Expo

Right inside the hall, those who have participated 5, 10 or 15 times can be awarded their well-deserved medal of honour.
The first 3 finishers each receive NOK 15,000, 10,000 and 5,000.

If you set a new course record, you get an additional NOK 10,000.
Best U23 (15-22 years) receives NOK 5,000.
The best 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, best 50, 60, 70-year-old and oldest participant will receive a gift card from Løplabbet of NOK 1,000.

New this year is GTI’s talent award for runners under the age of 21. This is awarded to a boy and a girl, and is worth a total of NOK 25,000.   Winners must be a member of an athletics club in Rogaland.

Time for the award ceremony:

Time of day Who is it?
13:30 3 best, best U23 and 35-39 years. GTI’s talent award
14:00 Best 40-44, 45-49 and best 50-year-old
14:30 Best 60 and 70 year olds
15:00 Oldest participant

Showering

You can shower for free in the Viking hall after the race. To get there, you can walk across the bridge, just above the goal portal. The changing rooms are located on the floor where the football hall is.

Frequently Asked Questions

No, we start as last year, outside Stavanger Ishall. The finish line is as before outside Forum Expo. The starting pools will be set up on the bike path and between Forum Expo and Plasthallen/Forum.

We will use an image recognition service called Pica. It works in such a way that there will be separate symbols on each side of your start number. By creating a separate profile on getpica.com , and using your assigned code, you can access the photos that have actually been taken by you. Feel free to also allow face recognition, then the chance that the pictures of you will be recognized increases. You can share the photos you select on social media in a simple way. You can find an illustration of the process here . Please note that we cannot guarantee that you have been photographed or that all of you have been recognized.
The various albums will be posted on the race’s Facebook page and on Pica in the days following the race day. Eventually, all the photos will also be on Flickr .

No, we do not allow participation with strollers, wheelchairs or similar, due to our focus on safety for everyone involved in our event.

Unfortunately, we are sold out of this year’s t-shirts.
As the start numbers are now printed, it is no longer possible to change the size of the t-shirt.

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