EVENT INFORMATION

Date: Saturday 2nd August 2025

Start/Finish: Hietaranta beach (Hiekkarannantie 11, Helsinki)

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Registration: Online pre-registration is now closed.

Late-registration: You can late register for the event at the race office on race day between 17.00-19.45.

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Race office and bib numbers: You can pick up your bib number at the race office on race day. Race office is located at the Hietaranta beach near the start and finish area (address: Hiekkarannantie 11). Race office is open on race day between 17.00-20.00. Note! Late-registration ends at 19.45!
 

You can also pick up your friend's race packet. You will receive an email of your race number by 26th July. When you arrive at the race office, please be ready to show this . The number can be found at the end of the message. If you don't receive the email (do also check your spam folder), you will get your number with your name from the race office.

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Bib number: Bib numbers are personal and you are only allowed to run with your own number. Please attach the number on the front side of your running shirt/belt and keep it visible throughout the race, and especially when arriving at the finish, in order to get your time.

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Tube scarf: The official Twilight Run tube scarf is included in the registration price and you will receive it when you pick up your race number.

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Timing: An electronic timing application will be used. Please place your bib number in front of your shirt and keep it visible especially when arriving at the finish to get your time. There is no timing in the 5k walk. Maximum running/walking time for all distances is 3 hours.

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Series: 5k run, 10k and half marathon: men, women.

Results 2023

Results 2022

Results 2021

Results 2020

Results 2019

Results 2018

 

Specifics for the walk: You are welcome to bring strollers/baby joggers/wheelchairs on the walk!​

 

Hydration Stations: Water and sports drink will be served along the route at dedicated hydration stations. Hydration stations will be located approximately:

5 km distance - 2,5 km + at the finish
10 km distance - 2,5 km + 7,5 km + at the finish
21,1 km distance - 3,6 km + 8,6 km + 13,6 km + 18,6 km + at the finish

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Course: You can find the course map for 2024 here. Every 1 km of the course will be accurately measured and marked with km signs. 

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Changing rooms/Bag storage: There will be toilets and changing rooms at Hietaranta beach.

Bag storage will be located at the Hietaranta beach near the race office and finish area. Bag storage is free for all runners and is open between 17.30-23.30. You'll retrieve your belongings by showing your race number, so keep it safe if you have bags in the storage.

Photos: Photos from the event can be found here after the race.

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Elite runners: We offer free participation to the event for elite runners who have run under the following times in 2024-2025:

Men:
5000 m / 5 km: 15.45
10000 m / 10 km: 33.00
Half marathon: 1.12.00

Women:
5000 m / 5 km: 18.15
10000 m / 10 km: 38.15
Half marathon: 1.22.00

To apply for a free registration as an elite runner, please send us an email to tapahtumat at runhigh.fi with details about your qualifying result (name of event, your time, link to results). The result must be from an official road or track race in 2024-2025.
 

Canceling your participation: No cancellations of participation are required. We do not offer refunds on registration fees.

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Transfer of participation: It is possible to buy transfer insurance with your registration, which allows you to transfer the registration to next year's Twilight Run & Walk or use the paid amount for another event participation. The price of transfer insurance is 10 euros.

If transfer insurance has not been acquired at the time of registration, the customer has the right to transfer the registration for the event to another person for a transfer fee of 10 euros, but not the right to transfer the registration to another event or to the following year.

The organizer will not refund the paid registration fee under any circumstances.

1. Transfer to another person

You can transfer your participation to another person (until 20.7.2024) for a transfer fee of 10 euros.

Please note that registrations paid with sport vouchers cannot be transferred to another person.
 

2. Transfer to next year's Twilight Run & Walk (requires transfer insurance)
 

If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer participation to next year's event by 26.7.2024.

3. Transfer to another event (requires transfer insurance)

If the participant has purchased transfer insurance at the time of registration, it is possible to transfer the entry for another Runner's High event in year 2024 (until 26.7.2024). After the transfer request your registration will be cancelled, and you will get a discount code worth the same amount of money you paid for your registration.
 

How can I transfer my participation?

When transferring your participation to another event or person, or to next year, please contact tapahtumat (at) runhigh.fi with following information:

 

• Name of the original participant

• Name of the person who will make the new registration (if participation will be transferrer to another person)

• To which event the transfer will be made

After the transfer request you will get more detailed instructions by email.

 

Force Majeure: If the event has to be canceled or cannot be held due to a force majeure, you are entitled to a refund of the registration fee. You must request the refund from the event organizer within 30 days of the organizer's announcement of the event's cancellation. However, the organizer is not responsible for any delays or damages resulting from the event's cancellation or postponement due to force majeure, and you are not entitled to compensation for any additional or useless expenses incurred, such as accommodation or travel costs.

 

Force majeure is an event or occurrence beyond the control of the organizer which the organizer could not reasonably be expected to have taken into account at the time of the conclusion of the contract or to have avoided or overcome it or its consequences. Force majeure comprehends both natural disasters and events such as civil unrest, risk to general safety, orders of public authorities or other superior force that prevents the organizing of the event. 

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