General Information
The 2017 Swiss Half Marathon Championships will be held on the occasion of the 38th Greifensee Run and organised on behalf of Swiss Athletics according to WO, IWR and Greifensee Run competition rules. The official communication medium is the event organiser’s website.
Eligibility
Everyone is entitled to participate. Participation is licence-free. All registered participants in the Swiss Championships categories who are entitled to a title and medal are automatically entitled to take part.
Start fee discount
On presentation of a valid Swiss Athletics licence or a Swiss Athletics member card at the start number issuing booth, participants will be refunded CHF 10 from the organiser (only for participants at the Swiss Championships run).
Registration/ Registration deadline / Late registration / Start fees
The conditions of the organiser apply. You must give your nationality when registering.
Title awards
The Swiss Championships will be held in the following categories:
| Overall M / W | All | |
| U20 M / U20 W | 14 – 19 year olds | 1998 – 2003 |
| M20 / W20 * | 20 – 34 year olds | 1983 – 1997 |
| M35 / W35 | 35 – 39 year olds | 1978 – 1982 |
| M40 / W40 | 40 – 44 year olds | 1973 – 1977 |
| M45 / W45 | 45 – 49 year olds | 1968 – 1972 |
| M50 / W50 | 50 – 54 year olds | 1963 – 1967 |
| M55 / W55 | 55 – 59 year olds | 1958 – 1962 |
| M60 / W60 | 60 – 64 year olds | 1953 – 1957 |
| M65 / W65 | 65 – 69 year olds | 1948 – 1952 |
| M70 / W70 | 70 – 74 year olds | 1943 – 1947 |
| M75 / W75 | Age 75 and older | 1942 and older |
These categories are assigned separate rankings for the Swiss Championships and awarded separate titles and medals. *Categories M20 / W20 are exclusively evaluated in the “Overall” category. If fewer than 5 runners are classified in categories M35 – M75 and W35 – W75, they are evaluated in the next-youngest category.
Eligibility for title and medal
Men, women and Masters as from M/W35: – Swiss and Liechtenstein nationals U20 M / W and younger: – Swiss and Liechtenstein nationals as well as foreign nationals who hold a valid Swiss Athletics licence. A Swiss Athletics member card is not sufficient. Swiss and Liechtenstein nationals do not need a licence. Proof of citizenship must be provided by athletes if requested by Swiss Athletics or their representative (judges or NTO).
Awards / Prizegiving ceremonies
Championship awards according to WO. The first three in each category take part in the awards ceremony. Awards ceremonies for Swiss Championships categories Men/Women (Overall), U20 M/W, M35 / W35, M40 / W40 and teams will be held on Püntplatz at 17:15. Awards ceremonies for categories M45 / W45 – M75 / W75 will be held on Püntplatz at 18:45.
Swiss Half Marathon Team Championships
The title of Swiss Team Champions will be awarded in the men’s and women’s categories at the Swiss Half Marathon Championships. A team consists of up to 5 runners. The 3 best times will be counted. At least half the fastest runners must be Swiss Liechtenstein nationals. The fastest U20 foreigners are considered as foreigners for the purposes of team scores. The team score is obtained by adding the times of the 3 fastest runners. In the event of equal times, the award goes to the better rank achieved by the fastest member of each team. For the purposes of team scoring, the results of all categories are taken into account provided they have covered the same distance on the same route. Titles and medals will only be awarded if at least three teams are classified. The classification will be cancelled if not three teams are registered. The three best teams are entitled to a place on the winners’ podium. The best teams from the Swiss Team Half Marathon Championships M/W qualify for the European Champion Clubs Cup (ECCC). Rules of participation according to the ECCC regulations. Running groups and clubs who wish to take part in the Swiss Team Half Marathon Championships should register their team by midnight on Wednesday 18 September 2019, 23.59, using the organiser’s official form at sportservices@swiss-athletics.ch with a copy to greifenseelauf@markusryffels.ch. The runners listed on the team message must be registered for the SC at the time of the team message. Changes can be made up to 1 hour before the start. Unregistered teams are not taken into account.
Team evaluation covers only clubs/running groups who are members of Swiss Athletics.
Gross / net times:
Gross times apply to the elite or first start block (start at 15:00). Net times apply to the other half marathon start blocks.
Personal refreshments
No personal refreshments can be handed out.
Supporters
Supporters may not accompany the runners along the route either on foot or in a car. They may not provide refreshments to participants along the route during the race.
Doping tests
Doping tests may be carried out at the Championships.
Additional information
See organise’s information and instructions (www.greifenseelauf.ch)
