Wielkopolska Half-Marathon Grand Prix
Wielkopolska — 15 towns across the region
The Wielkopolska Half-Marathon Grand Prix is a prestigious running series that links more than a dozen half-marathons across the Wielkopolska region into one competition. It has run since 2010, and since 2024 it has been delivered by the Poco Loco Adventure Association with financial support from the Wielkopolska Regional Government.
Taking part is free. Finish any race in the Grand Prix and you are automatically included in the standings. To make the overall classification, you need to finish at least 7 of the 15 half-marathons in the season. The season closes on the last Saturday of November with an awards gala and cash prizes.
The 2025 season set a record: 18,900 participants across 14 races, and 192 runners earned the Bronze Crown.
The Half-Marathon Crown
At the heart of the programme is a multi-year award system:
- Bronze Crown — 10 GPW half-marathons in one year
- Silver Crown — 3 Bronze Crowns within 5 years
- Gold Crown — 3 Silver Crowns within 15 years
So far 651 runners have earned a Crown at one of the levels, including 14 Gold Crown holders.
Key facts
- Distance: half-marathon (21.0975 km) in every race of the series
- 2026 edition: 15 races from March to October
- Minimum to qualify: 7 of 15 half-marathons completed
- Free to enter — points are added automatically
- 2025 record: 18,900 participants across 14 races
- Bronze Crown: 192 winners in 2025; 651 winners in the history of the series
- Cash prizes: open top 6: PLN 1,000–300; age categories top 3: PLN 300–200
- Awards gala — last Saturday of November
- Honorary patron: Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region
2026 calendar
| No. | Race | Date | Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murowana Goślina Półmaraton | March 2026 | Murowana Goślina |
| 2 | XII Ostrowski ICE MAT Półmaraton | 22 March | Ostrów Wlkp. |
| 3 | 18. PKO Poznań Półmaraton | 19 April | Poznań |
| 4 | Półmaraton Koło | 26 April | Koło |
| 5 | XXXIII Bieg im. Jana Kilińskiego | 3 May | Mogilno/Trzemeszno |
| 6 | XIII Bieg Lwa | 23 May | Tarnowo Podgórne |
| 7 | 09. Bau-Technik RockRun Jarocin | 30 May | Jarocin |
| 8 | XVIII Grodziski Półmaraton ‘Słowaka’ | 14 June | Grodzisk Wlkp. |
| 9 | XXXV Bieg Jagiełły Półmaraton Pobiedziska | 28 June | Pobiedziska |
| 10 | VIII Kaliski Półmaraton Nocny | 4 July | Kalisz (night race) |
| 11 | 35. Półmaraton Piła | 6 September | Piła |
| 12 | 49. Bieg Lechitów | 20 September | Dziekanowice/Gniezno |
| 13 | XXXVII Bieg Zbąskich | 27 September | Zbąszyń |
| 14 | IX Półmaraton Wągrowiec Skoki | 18 October | Wągrowiec/Skoki |
| 15 | XX Kościański Półmaraton — FINAL | 25 October | Kościan |
History
The Wielkopolska Half-Marathon Grand Prix was launched in 2010 by the “Wielkopolska” School Sports Association, on the initiative of the Sport and Tourism Department of the Marshal’s Office, as a project to bring the region’s key races together in one prestigious series. The series was suspended in 2020–2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and returned in 2022 with close to 11,000 runners. Since 2024 the Poco Loco Adventure Association has run the series, and its popularity keeps growing: the record 2025 season drew almost 19,000 participants.
Part of the event
- 15 half-marathons in a single season — 18,900 participants in 2025
- The Half-Marathon Crown system: Bronze, Silver and Gold
- 651 Crown winners in the series' history, including 14 Gold Crown holders
- Free to take part — points are added automatically when you finish a race
- A night half-marathon on the calendar (Kalisz Night Half-Marathon, July)
- Awards gala with cash prizes — last Saturday of November
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