TCS Lidingöfemman

TCS Lidingöfemman 23 September

BEFORE THE RACE

START INFORMATION

All registered participants will receive their Start Information via e-mail only. The Start Info contains the participant’s personal QR code.

NUMBER BIB

To collect your number bib, bring your personal QR code to the number bib distribution at Lidingövallen. At the distribution site, you scan your personal QR code and your number bib is printed. You can also find your QR code on My Pages.

The distribution of number bibs takes place at Lidingövallen. Opening hours for the number bib distribution: Friday 23/9 at 09:00–until start.

The number bib must be worn on the chest during the race.

TIMING CHIP

A timing chip is attached to the back of the number bib. Don’t take it off. Timing starts when the starting shot for your class has gone and ends when you have passed the finish line.

START & FINISH

Start and finish take place at Grönsta Gärde. The start is at 16:00. Your starting group and exact starting time are, among other things, on the number bib.

CLOTHING/BAG DROP

Clothing and bag drop for this race can be found at Grönsta Gärde. Only TCS Lidingöloppet’s cover bags may be used. You will receive it at the number bib distribution. Clothing in this case refers to a thinner training jacket, shirt and trousers. Close the bag and attach the label. The items are picked up at the same place after the finish on presentation of the number bib. It is not permitted to leave valuables in the cover bag.

DURING THE RACE

WARM UP

Ving leads the warm-up. The warm-up starts 15 minutes before each start.

COURSE

The course is 5 km and is well marked with signs and markers. The surface is grass and running trails. The course is well marked and there are officials around the course to ensure that you are on the right track. Both running and walking are fine. Poles are allowed for those who wish to use them.

NEW: COSTUME COMPETITION IN THE TEAM COMPETITION!

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams in the TCS Lidingöfemman and also to the three teams that best ”visualize” their team name. Costumes, competition outfits or make-up – what can your team look like? Feel free to share your photos from the preparations before ”your” start in TCS Lidingöfemman by tagging #lidingofemman.

EFTER LOPPET

MEDAL

TCS Lidingöloppet’s bronze medal is awarded to everyone who completes the race.

REFRESHMENTS

Refreshments, water and sports drinks are available after the finish line at Grönsta.

PRIZES

The top three men and women receive prizes on the big stage, along with the top three teams and the three teams that best visualize their team name in the costume contest.

Lennart ”the Pink Panther” Hansson on

How to design the winning costume for TCS Lidingöfemman’s team competition!

If you dare to dress up, you will run faster! That according to Lennart Hansson, who has not only run fast in Sweden’s largest races, but who has also become famous nationwide for his creative running outfits. Here, he describes how to design a costume for the team competition in TCS Lidingöfemman, to both catch the judges’ attention and make the race experience more enjoyable!

Over 40 years, you have run in bold, colourful, and creative costumes during great running events. Where does the inspiration for the outfits come from? – My inspiration is the joy I share with others during the races! If I’m having fun in my costume, the crowd is having fun, and the more fun the running party is, the easier it is to run!

Sometimes the inspiration also comes from popculture. On one occasion, I designed Madonna”cones” for me and a female friend in preparation for a race. During the event, she looked so amazing that a group of men refused to run past her!

What should one bear in mind when designing an attention-grabbing costume? – Dare to be hysterical! Relax and laugh at your own expense, you will notice the joy you bring with you! I have notices that this is easier for small children and for older women – they really have a great time dressing up! Grown-up men are less confident.

Another advice would be to put a lot of detail into the costume. Don’t just wear a wig – that is not enough. Instead, coordinate the wig with shoes, socks, clothes, face paint and other props – such as a ladder or a comb – to give a complete impression! What should one avoid in a running outfit? Do you have any cautionary tales? – I haven’t made any real mistakes since I think carefully about my outfits beforehand. Yet, something that I have tried, and which did not work as expected was body paint. The paint blocked the sweat glands – it got too warm, I was dying of heat! If you want to paint your body before the race, only apply paint in small areas!

On the topic of colour, how do you ensure that the colour in, for example, face painting does not come off and change places during the race? – Apply water-resistant paint, the kind that they use at the theatre.

Can one combine running comfort with a festive costume? – You must know beforehand that it can be a little uncomfortable when you run in a creative running outfit. At the same time, you have so much fun with the spectators and with the other participants when you are running in a costume that you run faster. I once tried to quit a marathon half way through the race, but was pushed back by the spectators! They thought it was so much fun to see me run that I was not allowed to leave!