Helsinki City Marathon - Entrant Info HCM 2011

Entrant Info HCM 2011

The race office and expo

During the event 19th-20th August, the race office is located in Helsinki, Töölö Sports Hall (Töölön Kisahalli, address Paavo Nurmen kuja 1). The runner should pick up his/her race packet (incl. running number and timing chip) and T-shirt from the race office before the race. The race numbers must be picked up by Saturday 1 PM! T-shirt is picked up after the race packet from another desk. It cannot be picked up afterwards.

The race office is open:

Friday 19th August, 2011 at 12 - 8 PM
and Saturday 20th August, 2011 at 9 AM - 1 PM

Outside the event, you can contact the office by e-mail or by phone.

Address information

Remember to update your address information if you have moved or changed your e-mail address, so that you will ensure getting all the necessary information from us delievered to you. You can make the address change by e-mail or by phone. Please let us know the event you have registered for (HCR, HCM, Mini) and also both the old and the new address and/or e-mail address.

You will get your start permit (=registration card) by post, which you will need when picking up your race pack. Hence, it is important to remember to fill in the complete address information when doing the registration.

Postponing the participation right for the next year's event

In cases of injury or illness, the participation right can be postponed for the next year's event if the runner has paid the insurance fee with the registration and will deliver a medical certificate to the organisers. The certificate has to be sent to the organisation at the latest by the race day (postal stamp on the race day at the latest). It can be sent by post, fax or as e-mail attachement. Check the contact information.

The postponing can be made only for oneself and by one year ahead. Organisation personnel will postpone the participation right for the next year's event auto matically and the runner's name will appear on the participants list when the lists of the next year's event are published. The runner do not need do the registration again next year. However, the runner should remember to inform the organisation about possible address changes!

If you cannot find your name on the participants list even though you have sent us your medical certificate and had paid the insurance fee with the registration of the previous year, please contact the office.

Insurance fee can not be paid afterwards if injury occur s. All of the fees are non-refundable.

Cancelling the participation before the race

All of the fees are non-refundable in every case. The runner does not need to inform the organisation about possible cancellations before the race.

Problems finding your name on the participants list?

In case you cannot find your name on the participants list, even though you have paid the entry fee, contact the office. Your registration information might not be complete, due to which your registration has not been accepted. After the Internet-registration, the runner must return to the site of the service provider to complete the payment. If the connection has been cancelled after the payment, the name of the runner will not automatically be transferred to the participants list. Contact the office to finish the registration.

Contact information.
More information: FAQ.

More specified information for the runners

All entered runners will receive a registration card and race information by post in July. If you have not received your registration pack, you can read and print out the same information here.