Your biggest rival is you

Frontrunners Bern invite you to join the PrideRun 5K/10K at EuroGames Bern 2023. It doesn’t matter if you show up in your most colourful Pride outfit, in drag, in a costume or in your plain old running clothes: the important thing for you is to show up!

Meeting Point, be ready at 6:10PM
Meeting Point 5K: Sportanlage Schwellenmätteli, Schwellenmattstrasse 1, 3005 Bern Google Maps
Meeting Point 10K: Google Maps (next to Restaurant Terrasse Schwellenmätteli)

Medal Ceremony / Best costume
In addition to age and gender categories, we will also reward the best running outfits. So, run in your best costume! The medal ceremony will take place on stage from 8:30 PM to 9PM in the EuroGames Village on Münsterplattform. Google Maps

Bib, changing room and valuables
Pick up your bib number from 4 PM at sports hall Turnhalle Matte. This is also were you can use the changing room and leave your valuables. See this map to see how to get there from the village. Important: You are required to wear the bib on the front of your torso during the entire race.

Turnhalle Matte
Schifflaube 1
3011 Bern
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You can leave small valuables (money, smartphone etc.) in a small bag in a supervised room in the sports hall. The bag number corresponds to your bib number, so please wear your bib number to get your valuables back. You can leave back packs and luggage in the changing room, but please be advise that there is no supervision there. The changing rooms are 15mins walking distance to the start of the race.

Course
The course is hilly with a total elevation of about 100 meters, consisting of a 1.5km flat entry along the river Aare followed by an elevation leading to the forest (Dählhölzli). At the end you will be returning to the riverside where you have the chance to speed up before the finish line. Find the course map below.

5K: Start and finish: Point B. You will run only one round in the forest and head directly back to the finish line. Approximate length of the course: 5,4 KM
10K: Start: Point A. Finish: Point B. Remember: You will run three rounds in the forest. Please make sure that you count your rounds correctly. You should pass the refreshment post on the top of the course a total of three times where there also is a checkpoint. Then you leave the forest and run back on the same track you went up. Approximate length of the course: 10 KM

Download the .gpx file of the route.

Refreshments
We are serving water and isotonic drinks (Sponser) in the forest (see pink dot on the map). There will be water at the end of the race.

We‘ve made an extra effort to pick a route that showcases the best bits of Bern: a view of our Federal Palace, the turquoise green river Aare, the peaceful nature of the Dählhölzli forest and – an aspect that should not be underestimated – the ups and downs that make our hilly city a challenge for every runner.

We strive to make our run as inclusive as possible: You can choose between our 5K and 10K course. Bring the kids and sign up for our 5K Family run. Not the competitive type? Register for our non-competitive run where we rank participants alphabetically by name and not by time. Please be aware that you can register a maximum of 3 kids per adult for the Family Run. All participating children must be at least 10 years old. No fees are due for children.