Schedule

Day 1 - Saturday, July 18, 2026

Shortened long distance. Interval start. (Middle Distance in classes M21A, M40 and M45)

14:00 Start of races

14:00..16:00 Starts for the String Course, as well as the Open Course

14:00..16:00 The Mini Course (Tillurada) is open

17:00 Award Ceremony (Deaf Championships Long distance and Estonian Championships M21A, M40 and M45)

Day 2 - Sunday, July 19, 2026

Shortened long distance – chase start.

10:30 Start on Deaf Orienteering Championships (Middle Distance)

11:00 Start of races

11:00..13:00 Starts for the String Course, as well as the Open Course

11:00..13:00 The Mini Course (Tillurada) is open

13:00 Award Ceremony (ESS Kalev Suvejooks total, Deaf Championships Middle distance)

Competition Center

The competition center is located in Viitna, Lääne-Viru County, on the premises of Viitna Puhkekeskus (by Viitna Linajärv).

From the Course Setter

Detailed information about the terrain, drink stations, hazards, and other course-related topics:

Start Procedure

Saturday, July 18 – Individual start for all classes, 2-minute start interval. For NR classes, start at a freely chosen time.

Sunday, July 19 – For all classes besides Deaf Championships, interval start according to Day 1 loss to the class winner. For NR classes, start at a freely chosen time.

This year, the ESS Kalev Summer Run starts are named after major sponsors – Saku and Skizze. The start name is indicated in the start protocols. Follow the logos on the signs leading to the start and the plastic strips on trees along the way to the start.

See more details:

Start Procedure

Results and Award Ceremony

Results:
- Live results will appear on the competition website www.suvejooks.ee during the competition.
- Protocols will also appear there.
Award Ceremony will take place on Day 2 based on the sum of the two-day results.

Additional Information

On the ESS Kalev Summer Run website www.suvejooks.ee and at the info tent during the competitions.

This is an Estonian Orienteering Federation ranking competition, as well as a stage of the Estonian Orienteering Federation's youth orienteering running prize series and club cup competition.
This is a public event where photography and filming may occur, and recorded materials may be published.
Competition protocols are public and may be used for statistical and historical record-keeping.
Data requested from participants upon registration for the competition will be used for organizational purposes of the competition.