Program 2021
Glacier 3000 Run 2021 : we’ll make it !
Considering the latest measures announced by the Federal Council, there is now no room for doubt: on Saturday 7 August 2021, the 13th edition of the Glacier 3000 Run will take place. Will you be part of it? The event will take place as follows:
- 800 start numbers maximum for the Glacier 3000 Run, Teams and Alpine Nordic Walking together
- 150 start numbers maximum for the Gstaad Kids Run
- Course and categories remain unchanged
- 3 start blocks 9:30 – 9:45 – 10h00
- Face mask mandatory in the starting zone, cable cars and bus shuttle.
- COVID certificate recommended but not required
- No party village, changing rooms, locker, massage and shower in Gstaad, but a luggage transport is planned until the finish line. All the belongings must fit in a 17 liter bag.
- No podium ceremony (neither for Gstaad Kids Run).
- Registration until 27.07.2021, no late registration on site. The start numbers will be sent early August by post for the runners based in Switzerland and in Lichtenstein. Internationals can pick up their start numbers on site.
- Registration on site possible for the Kids Run, on August the 7th between 1.00 and 2.00 pm
- In case of cancellation of the race, the registration fee will be refunded or postponed to the following year.
The conditions of participation can change any time until two days before the event.
Saturday, 7th August
Ice Rink, Gstaad
8:00 am – 10:00 am
Race pick-up number for internationals and clothes transport organization
9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Shuttle Bus | Gstaad-Gsteig-Reusch-Col du Pillon-Gstaad
9:30 am
Start Run – Block 1 – Elite – Fast runners – Others | Gstaad
9:45 am
Start Run – Block 2 | Gstaad
10:00 am
Start Run – Block 3 | Gstaad
11:20 am
Start – Alpine Nordic Walking | Oldenegg
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Kids Run – On-site registration | Gstaad
3:15 pm
End of the Race | Scex Rouge
3:30 pm
Start Kids Run | Gstaad
Access
It is recommended to travel by public transport as the mumber of parking spaces is limited.
Traffic regulation
Those arriving by car are requested to follow the traffic regulations of the police and traffic cadets. There are no parking spaces available at the Heiti/Gsteig and vehicles can not be parked on the road or on the sidewalks. The rescue axes must remain free at all times.
Parking
It is possible to park in the Untergstaad parking (directly next to the starting area of the Gstaad ice rink) and on the parking lot (name to follow) for a daily fee of CHF 10.00 valid for the entire day of the competition.
Public transports
By train: www.sbb.ch
Entry fees, prizes & registrations
Single Run
From 2004
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
07.08.21
CHF 80.- | Personalized start number
CHF 90.- | Personalized start number
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
no late registration on site
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
CHF 80.- | Personalized start number
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
CHF 90.- | Personalized start number
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
07.08.21
no late registration on site
Team Run
2 people : Gstaad- Reusch, Reusch-Glacier 3000 | From 2004
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
07.08.21
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
CHF 110.- | Personalized start number
CHF 120.- | Personalized start number
no late registration on site
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
CHF 110.- | Personalized start number
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
CHF 120.- | Personalized start number
07.08.21
no late registration on site
Alpine Nordic Walking
From 2003
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
07.08.21
CHF 80.- | Personalized start number
CHF 90.- | Personalized start number
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
no late registration on site
01.05.21 – 31.05.21
CHF 80.- | Personalized start number
01.06.21 – 04.07.21
CHF 90.- | Personalized start number
05.07.21 – 27.07.21
CHF 100.- | Personalized start number
07.08.21
no late registration on site
Gstaad Kids Run
01.05.21 – 27.07.21
07.08.21, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
CHF 15.- | Online with personalized start number
CHF 15.- | Registration on site
01.05.21 – 27.07.21
CHF 15.- | Personalized start number
07.08.21, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
CHF 15.- | Registration on site
Included in the Race Fees
Clothing transport to the finish line, free transportation with the Glacier 3000 installations, shuttle Bus to Gstaad upon presentation of a start number and a pasta coupon (refreshment area at the ice rink in Gstaad).
Starting Places
A maximum of 1’000 starting places are available for the Glacier 3000 Run (including Teams & Alpine Nordic Walking categories). The starting places are determined by the order in which the race fees are received.
Jackpot
There is currently SFr 2’000 in the jackpot for the 2021 race. If a female or male runner succeeds in breaking the course record in 2021, each will receive a bonus of SFr 1’000 from the jackpot. The course record in the women’s race is held by Martina Strähl (SUI) with 2:32.04 (2016) and in the men’s race by Martin Cox (GBR) with 2:20.02.
If the course record is not broken by anyone in 2021 then the money will remain in the jackpot and will be increased by SFr 500 in 2021.
Prize & Prize Monies
Finisherprize for everyone, non-cash prizes for the three best runners of each category.
The three fastest women and men will be paid in Swiss Francs as follows.
1st Place CHF 1000.-
2nd Place CHF 350.-
3rd Place CHF 150.-
Categories
Juniors (W/M) 2004 -2002
Women W20 / Men M20, Women W30 / Men M30,
Women W40 / Men M40, Women W50 / Men M50, Women W60 / Men M60
Team Women, Team Men, Team Mixed.
2 people: 1. section Gstaad -Reusch, 2. section Reusch -Scex Rouge. Transport to Reusch with Shuttle Bus from Gstaad railway station(see timetable).
SPECTATORS & TRANSPORT
For sanitary reasons, we ask the relatives and friends of the Glacier 3000 Run not to come to support the runners. For the same reason, we have decided not to create a spectator pass as we did in the past.