Endurance running & Race walking Carnival

 4.-5.7.2025, LAHTI STADIUM - FINLAND

Registrations to the competition 

• Registrations www.kilpailukalenteri.fi 
• Registration of foreign ahtletes ville.hautala829@outlook.com
• Registration ends on 29 June 2025
• Lahden Ahkera invoices the registrations of foreign athletes. Fee is €15/event, late registration €30/event

Competition office and other service

• Competition office located on the indoor running track under the main grandstand of Lahti Stadium
• Open on Friday 13:00-19:00 and Saturday 14:00-19:00
• Competition office phone …
• Locker rooms under the stadium
• The indoor running track located under the stadium's main grandstand is available for competitors during the competition
• Toilets behind the stadium's main grandstand and in the dressing rooms

Verification and race numbers

• Runners receive a race number and safety pins from the competition office
• The same competition number is used for different distances
• The competition number may not be folded
• Confirmation of participation must be done no later than 2 hours before start
• Confirmation can be made about a day before the start of the sport at the earliest
• Confirmation of participation is done electronically via this link...
• Verification password...

Calling and start

• No separate calling
• Competitors must be ready at the starting area no later than 10 minutes before the start
• At departure, you must follow the instructions given by the departure organizer and the dispatcher
• Everyone takes care of their own equipment during competition days

 Competition and warming area

• A separate exercise area has not been defined. There are many suitable places around the stadium
• The running track under the stadium is used by athletes during competitions
• Unnecessary movement on the running tracks and grass area of ​​the stadium is prohibited
• We ask that everyone respect the runners during the race
• Supporters' seats are in the covered stands in the front straight or in the stands in the back straight

 Results and timing

• The link to the competition results service will be added here later... 

Prizes

• Prizes are awarded according to a separate schedule on the stadium's grass to the three best in the series
• The gathering of those participating in the prize distribution is at the stadium level under the main grandstand. From there, moving together across the front straight running track to the stadium grass
• It is the responsibility of the athletes and the clubs to ensure that the awardees are in the right place at the right time

Heats

• Ville Hautala and Joni Virkkala are responsible for dividing the runners into heats
• We look at the runner results in this order; Outdoor track 2025, indoor track 2025, outdoor track 2024
• Naturally we also use our own knowledge of the sport and the athletes

 Pacemakers

• The organizer of the competition takes care of the rabbits for the main starts
• Tentatively planned pacemakers for these starts: M/W 800m heats 1-2, M/W 1500m heats 1-2, M/W 5000m and M/W 3000m sc

First aid 

• First aid located near finish line at the stadium

Competition cafe

• Located behind grandstand
• Bread, coffee, drinks, sweets, sausage etc. 
• Card payment and Mobile pay available

Parking

• Behind grandstand, free parking

Inquiries

• Lahden Ahkera (organizing club) office Monday - Friday time 08.30 - 14.30, p. +358 40 735 4788
• Mr. Ville Hautala ville.hautala829@outlook.com p. +358 500 560 542

Carnival Sports Camp Pajulahti Sports Insitute

• High-quality sport camps closely related to the carnival are organized in Pajulahti Sports Insitute
• The sports camp's website https://pajulahti.com/kestavyyskarnevaalit-2025/ 
• Mr. Joni Virkkala (running) joni.virkkala95@hotmail.com p. +358400936750 and Mr. Jarkko Kinnunen (race walking) jarkko.j.kinnunen@gmail.com p. +358503528466 are the principals of the carnival sports camps
• The person responsible for the sports camps behalf of Pajulahti Sports Institute is Mr. Jaakko Erkinheimo jaakko.erkinheimo@kolmekampusta.fi p. +358447755215

NOTE! Pajulahti Endurance running / Race walking carnival participation fee does not include the registration fees for the Carnival competitions organized at the Lahti stadium. Each event must be registered separately

Accommodation

• Accommodation reservations Pajulahti Sports Institute https://pajulahti.com/en/ 
   

Preliminary timetable

Fin-Eng

• T = Girls, P = Boys, N = Women, M = Mens
• ej. = steeplechase, kävely = race walking
• Palkinnot = Victory ceremonies

Preliminary timetable

Friday 4.7

HOX! 800m series are combined. Heats are formed from the combined series. For the results and victory ceremonies the series will be again separeted correctly.

Saturday 5.7

HOX! 1500m series are combined. Heats are formed from the combined series. For the results and victory ceremonies the series will be again separeted correctly.