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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Bergen
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 3.1% versus flat · net elevation 1 m

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Decision summary

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
389 m

Lower than 16% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
11:23/km

4:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
90/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
25 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon?

The Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon route has 389 m of ascent, 388 m of descent and an estimated 3.1% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon route go?

The setting includes city and historic. Refreshment stations offer water, energy drink, chocolate and bananas, with a cinnamon bun at the finish.

What should runners know on race day for the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon?

Orange bags are provided at bib pickup; the bag drop is open 07:15-15:00 on race day, with belongings stored at Vikinghallen. Spectator support and refreshment stations along the route, including the main square where Bergen residents cheer runners. Official pacers run with visible flags along the course.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Waterfront
  • Coastal
  • Lakeside
  • Parkland
  • Mountain

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Scenic Tour

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
4 hours total time limit.

Race day logistics

Pacers
Official pacers run with visible flags along the course.
Bag drop
Orange bags are provided at bib pickup; the bag drop is open 07:15-15:00 on race day, with belongings stored at Vikinghallen.
Expo / packet pickup
An Expo with a wide range of vendors and exhibitors runs alongside the event, and bib pickup takes place there.
Medal
All finishers receive the year's participant medal.
Finisher tee
Finisher T-shirt available to order during signup for 150 NOK, or at the Expo for 250 NOK if stock remains.
On-course music
Spectator support and refreshment stations along the route, including the main square where Bergen residents cheer runners.

Course facts

Notable features
  • Refreshment stations offer water, energy drink, chocolate and bananas, with a cinnamon bun at the finish

How hilly is the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon?

10%22%35%24%10%
  • Steep descent 10%
  • Descent 22%
  • Flat 35%
  • Climb 24%
  • Steep climb 10%
Total ascent
389 m
Net elevation
+1 m
GAP factor
3.1%
Longest climb
810 m at 6.0%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 7°CTypical temperature
  • 16 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 90Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon Half Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 3.1% slower than a flat course, with about 389 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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