Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K or Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon — which comes out ahead?

The available sourced metrics do not create a clear lead; use the table to compare the held route, cost and race-day evidence.

Route comparison snapshot

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K

Mapped route
Not held
Elevation profile
Not held
course flatness
Unavailable
flat grade share
Unavailable
lower ascent
Unavailable
climbing density
Unavailable
net elevation
Unavailable
maximum grade
Unavailable

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon

Mapped route
Held Favoured
Elevation profile
Held Favoured
course flatness
3.1%
flat grade share
35.4%
lower ascent
389 m
climbing density
18.5 m/km
net elevation
1 m
maximum grade
24.1%
Head-to-head comparison
MetricFjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5KFjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Flat grade shareUnavailable35.4%
GAP factor (% slower than flat)Unavailable3.1%
Uphill shareUnavailable33.2%
Steep-up shareUnavailable9.5%
Downhill shareUnavailable31.4%
Total ascent (m)Unavailable389 m
Climbing density (m/km)Unavailable18.5 m/km
Longest climb length (m)Unavailable810 m
Longest climb gain (m)Unavailable49 m
Longest climb average gradeUnavailable6.0%
Total descent (m)Unavailable388 m
Net elevation (m)Unavailable1 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable24.1%
Start elevation (m)Unavailable4 m
Finish elevation (m)Unavailable6 m
Scenic score100/100100/100
Conditions90/10090/100

Only metrics available for at least one side are shown. A ✓ marks the better value for each metric (higher-is-better aware). Scores are out of 100 when available. Ascent, climbing density, max absolute grade and median finish describe course or field context and are not marked as better or worse.

Same-distance comparisons are most meaningful; cross-distance metrics are contextual.

Race facts that change the decision

Race facts comparison
FactFjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5KFjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Schedule

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-25 (legacy event-level date).

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-25 (legacy event-level date).

LocationBergen, NorwayBergen, Norway
Actual distance5 km21.1 km
raceindex.org mapped route heldNot heldHeld
raceindex.org elevation profile heldNot heldHeld
SceneryCity, Historic, Waterfront, Coastal, Lakeside, Parkland, MountainCity, Historic, Waterfront, Coastal, Lakeside, Parkland, Mountain
AtmosphereBig City, Festival, Scenic TourBig City, Festival, Scenic Tour
Total ascentUnavailable389 m
Climbing densityUnavailable18.5 m/km
Total descentUnavailable388 m
Net elevationUnavailable1 m
Max absolute gradeUnavailable24.1%
Flat grade shareUnavailable35.4%
GAP factorUnavailable3.1%
CutoffUnavailable4:00:00
Entry modelOpenOpen

Schedule

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-25 (legacy event-level date).

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon

Exact race date not confirmed. Event weekend starts 2026-04-25 (legacy event-level date).

Location

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Bergen, Norway
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Bergen, Norway

Actual distance

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
5 km
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
21.1 km

raceindex.org mapped route held

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Not held
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Held

raceindex.org elevation profile held

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Not held
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Held

Scenery

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
City, Historic, Waterfront, Coastal, Lakeside, Parkland, Mountain
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
City, Historic, Waterfront, Coastal, Lakeside, Parkland, Mountain

Atmosphere

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Big City, Festival, Scenic Tour
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Big City, Festival, Scenic Tour

Total ascent

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
389 m

Climbing density

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
18.5 m/km

Total descent

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
388 m

Net elevation

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
1 m

Max absolute grade

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
24.1%

Flat grade share

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
35.4%

GAP factor

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
3.1%

Cutoff

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Unavailable
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
4:00:00

Entry model

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon 5K
Open
Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon
Open

Facts are shown only when they exist in the sourced race record; Not held means no sourced value is held for that race.

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