The route starts at the KS Gwiazda stadium and then leads along gravel and asphalt paths around the Old Bydgoszcz Canal and includes one 5,230 m loop + one 400 m lap around the stadium. RIGHT AFTER THE START, RIGHT AFTER THE START! The route is lit by park lamps, but this does not exempt you from the obligation to have your own lighting!
Terrain. START/FINISH - 53 m above sea level, then - 48 m above sea level, at the turning point (on Wrocławska Street) - 45 m above sea level. This means that we run ‘downhill’ to the turning point and then ‘uphill’ to the start.
Start and finish at the KS Gwiazda stadium.
5. DISTANCE, TIME MEASUREMENT, LIMIT, MEDICAL CARE
The competition will be held over five distances. Completing the race over a distance other than the one declared is permitted and will not result in disqualification from the competition.
Such a change in distance (SHORTENING/INCREASING) must be reported IMMEDIATELY after making such a decision at the time measurement point.
Competitors who complete the competition at a distance shorter than a half marathon or after the time limit has expired will not be classified in the results. Only the abbreviation DNF (did not finish) will appear next to their name. The time limit does not apply to the masters category, membership of which is determined solely by the organiser.
Distances:
Half marathon (one lap around the stadium immediately after the start) + 4 loops,
26.550 km (one lap around the stadium immediately after the start) + 5 loops,
31.780 km (one lap around the stadium immediately after the start) + 6 loops,
37.010 km (one lap around the stadium immediately after the start) + 7 loops,
Marathon (one lap around the stadium immediately after the start) + 8 loops.
Timekeeping – electronic using chips attached to personalised race numbers.
During the race, all competitors must have their start numbers attached to the front of their race shirt or to the front of the right leg of their shorts. Covering the start number in part or in whole is not permitted and will result in disqualification.
The start number (personalised on request) is the property of the participant after the race.
The time limit for all distances is 6 hours, and in the masters category the limit is unlimited. Membership in the masters category is determined solely by the organiser.
Medical care will be provided for the duration of the race until 3:00 a.m. on 14 June 2026. The TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE MEDICAL RESCUER will be printed on the race number.
Competitors who finish a lap after the time limit (not belonging to the masters category) or start a lap with no chance of finishing the race within the time limit are required to stop running.
6. PARTICIPATION
The race is open to persons who will be at least 18 years of age by 13 June 2026 (born before 13 June 2008) and who have registered and paid the entry fee by the deadline and have been verified at the race office.
7. INSURANCE
The organiser has civil liability insurance. Individual accident insurance during the competition requires a separate policy purchased individually by the participant on their own.
8. REGISTRATION
Registrations will only be accepted via time-sport.pl, the provider of online registration, payment and timing services.
Payments and registrations will close at 23:59 on 10 June 2026.
After this date, registration will only be possible on the day of the event, in accordance with point 9 of the regulations.
9. ENTRY FEES
The entry fee for the race, regardless of the declared distance, is:
110 PLN – payable by 8 December 2025: full package (T-shirt, medal)
140 PLN – payable by 28 February 2026: full package (T-shirt, medal)
PLN 160 – payable by 22 May 2026: full package (T-shirt, medal)
PLN 130 – payable by 10 June 2026: package (no T-shirt, medal)
Payment at the office on the day of the event. Cash only:
200 PLN – payable on the day of the event in CASH, full package (T-shirt – size not guaranteed, medal), LIMITED AVAILABILITY
80 PLN – payable on the day of the event in CASH, no package, race number only
The entry fee must be paid exclusively via the Przelewy24 electronic payment system, available during registration.
Payments on the day of the event must be made in cash only.
The following rule applies: REGISTER AND PAY
Each participant is required to pay the entry fee IMMEDIATELY after registering for the race. Otherwise, their registration will be cancelled. In that case, they must re-register,
Payments made after 10 June 2026 will not be binding on the organiser in any way and will not be refundable.
Once paid, the fee is non-refundable but may be transferred to another race participant. However, this is only possible until 22 May 2026.
10. VERIFICATION
Mandatory verification of participants and distribution of race packs at the race office on 13 June 2026 will take place
between 16:00 and 20:15 !!!
You must have a QR code and photo ID.
11. CLASSIFICATIONS
There will be two classifications during the race:
1. OPEN classification, which will determine the winners of the competition,
2. A separate classification will include competitors from Ukraine, containing the distance covered, surname, first name, town, club and year of birth, without the time achieved.
In the OPEN classification, competitors who complete the marathon will be classified first, followed by further classification according to the distance covered.
The female and male competitors in the OPEN classification for first place in the marathon will receive material/cash prizes. Prizes for women and men for second and third place in the OPEN classification will depend on the event budget and are not guaranteed.
12. INFORMATION AND CONTACT
Information, results, photo gallery and coverage of the event will be available on the POLSKIE Maratony.PL website.
Contact the organisers:
POLSKIE Maratony.PL – poczta@polskiemaratony.pl – Marathon Director,
KLUB SPORTOWY „Gwiazda” – biuro@ksgwiazda.pl
13. FINAL PROVISIONS
Completing the online registration form or the ‘Registration Form’ in paper form at the race office means that the competitor has assessed the nature, scope and degree of risk associated with participating in the marathon or a shorter distance and has voluntarily decided to take that risk, competing in the marathon or a shorter distance solely at their own risk.
Completing the online registration form or the paper “Registration Form” at the race office means that the competitor fully agrees to the provisions of these regulations and undertakes to comply with them.
By submitting the form, the entrant consents to the processing of their personal data for the organiser’s purposes and consents to the use of their image captured in the form of photographs or video recordings. The entrant grants the organiser a licence to use the captured image in all fields of use, including in particular, reproducing the recorded image, posting and publishing the recorded image on websites, in the press, on posters and billboards, and broadcasting the recorded image on television and radio.
The Organiser reserves the right to amend these regulations, of which it is obliged to inform participants at any time from the announcement of registrations via a notice on the POLSKIE Maratony.PL portal and on the event’s Facebook page, or to inform participants before the race.
The interpretation of these regulations is the responsibility of the Director of the ‘Bydgoszcz Canal Night Marathon since 2007’.
Andrzej Derfert, Director of the ‘Bydgoszcz Canal Night Marathon since 2007’.
Bydgoszcz, September 2025.
