Kraków Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The PKO Cracovia Royal Half Marathon (Cracovia Półmaraton Królewski) is Kraków's autumn half marathon, held on a Sunday in October. It is organised by the city's sports infrastructure authority, ZIS Kraków, and is part of the Royal Running Triad with the Cracovia Marathon in April and the Bieg Trzech Kopców in September. The race starts at 10:00 on ulica Lema in front of TAURON Arena Kraków and finishes on the main floor of the arena. The 2026 route, over a certified 21.0975 km, ran west along Aleja Pokoju and through the centre via the Rynek Główny and ulica Grodzka, then to Zwierzyniec and the Błonia meadow, and on through Ludwinów and Zabłocie before returning to the arena. The time limit is 3 hours from the start line, and runners who have not reached 10 km within 90 minutes must leave the course. Entry opened with a limit of 18,000 runners, which in 2026 was reached about two months before the race. The first edition took place on 26 October 2014; in 2026 a record 16,148 runners finished.