36th Independence Run
November 11, 2026, 08:00
Together with thousands of runners, we will celebrate Independence Day – we are creating a white-and-red tradition that combines sport, remembrance of history and pride in being Polish!
Choose from:
10 km run
nordic walking 5 km
virtual run
Mile of Independence 1918 m (for children and youth)
There will be patriotic music, white-and-red colors and a unique setting that makes 11 November a day when Warsaw truly runs for Independence.
The event is part of the Warsaw Running Triad "Zabiegaj o Pamięć" organized by the Stołeczne Centrum Sportu Aktywna Warszawa and the "Maraton Warszawski" Foundation.
Schedule
8:00 – 10:00 – Race Office – race number pickup
8:30 – 10:30 – Press Office – media accreditation pickup
9:00 – 15:00 – bag drop opening hours – Mile of Independence
9:30 – 15:00 – bag drop opening hours – 36th Independence Run
10:00 – start of the Mile of Independence
HEAT I – RACE NUMBERS WITH RED BACKGROUND
10:59 – warm-up with Well Fitness
11:07 – joint singing of the National Anthem
11:08 – start for athletes in active-drive wheelchairs, handbikes and tandems
11:11 – start of zone I (times 30:00 – 43:59)
11:21 – start of zone II (times 44:00 – 49:59)
11:35 – start of zone III (times 50:00 – 55:59)
HEAT II – RACE NUMBERS WITH WHITE BACKGROUND
11:50 – warm-up with Well Fitness
11:55 – joint singing of the National Anthem
12:00 – start of zone IV (times 56:00 – 59:59)
12:15 – start of zone V (times 1:00 – 1:04:59)
12:30 – start of zone VI (times from 1:05)
12:45 – start of nordic walking
13:00 – awards for the best participants in the general classification, participants in direct-drive wheelchairs, tandems and the Warsaw residents classification
15:30 – end of the event
Sport
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