In Swedish, “Sola” means sun, or to sunbathe. The first SOLA run took place in Sweden, between the towns of Gothenburg and Karlstad. It covered 252.7 km and was divided into 25 stages, 10 of which had to be run by women. In 1972, a team from the Academic Sports Association Zürich (ASVZ) participated at the SOLA in Sweden. A year later, the ASVZ organized the first SOLA relay race in Zürich. Today, the Zürich SOLA ranges amongst the top Swiss runs, with 1,000 teams and 14,000 participants attending. In 2016, a SOLA run was organized for the first time in Winterthur (“Winti-SOLA”), with 110 teams participating.
Because of the SOLA’s popularity, the event was also brought to Basel in 2018 and enjoyed a 6-year run, before being cancelled in 2024. Now they are back for the eighth edition!
The SOLA Basel relay race covers a total route of 80 km, divided into 10 stages of 4.5–12.1 km. The varied stages cover four cantons (Basel-Stadt, Baselland, Solothurn, and Aargau), two cities (Basel and Liestal), 20 municipalities (Arlesheim, Augst, Birsfelden, Bubendorf, Büren, Dornach, Frenkendorf, Füllinsdorf, Gempen, Hölstein, Kaiseraugst, Lampenberg, Lausen, Liestal, Münchenstein, Muttenz, Nuglar-St. Pantaleon, Pratteln, Ramlinsburg, and Seltisberg), and five rivers (Birs, Ergolz, Frenke, Orisbach, and Rhein). Each team consists of 10 or 5 people: Teams of 10 start in Liestal and run all 10 stages, whereas teams of five run stages 6 to 10 and start in Basel. The finish line for both categories is Liestal. Teams of 10 must have at least three female members and teams of five must have at least one female runner; each runner is only allowed to run one stage and must be at least 15 years old.
Registration costs CHF 500 for teams of 10 runners and CHF 250 for teams of five runners. Registration closes on September 14 and there will be no late registration.
There will also be a Mini SOLA, where kids can make their first attempts towards the big SOLA Basel. On a straightforward 785 m course on the Schulareal Frenke in Liestal, near the start and finish area of the SOLA Basel, children and school classes can gain a first impression of a relay race. The Mini SOLA teams consist of four runners each; participation is CHF 12 per team.

Website
solabasel.ch/

Where
Primarschule / Mehrzweckhalle Frenke
Bündtenstrasse 1
4410 Liestal

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