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  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Bergen
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Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

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 at a glance

Route ascent
781 m

Lower than 26% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:32/km

6:00:00 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
43 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Fjordkraft Bergen City 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?

The Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon route has 781 m of ascent, 779 m of descent and an estimated 3.1% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon route go?

The Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon route starts at Bryggen / city centre (changing and bag drop at Vikinghallen) and finishes at Bryggen, the historic UNESCO World Heritage wharf. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Bryggen, Fjellveien viewpoint, Store Lungegardsvann and Bergen city centre / main square. 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?

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

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Hilly
Technicality
Moderate
Source-stated ascent
569 m

The stored route produces 781 m of ascent, while a source states 569 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
2:26:20 (Jonathan Albon)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
6 hours total time limit; 21km cutoff at Bryggen is 10:45.

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.

Access and course status

Start
Bryggen / city centre (changing and bag drop at Vikinghallen)
Finish
Bryggen, the historic UNESCO World Heritage wharf

Course facts

Course type
Laps
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Bryggen, Fjellveien viewpoint, Store Lungegardsvann, Bergen city centre / main square
Notable features
  • Refreshment stations offer water, energy drink, chocolate and bananas, with a cinnamon bun at the finish
  • The marathon covers the half marathon course twice (two laps) through central Bergen
  • City-centre course with steep climbs and sweeping fjord views, including the elevated view from Fjellveien

How hilly is the Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon?

10%21%36%24%10%
  • Steep descent 10%
  • Descent 21%
  • Flat 36%
  • Climb 24%
  • Steep climb 10%
Total ascent
781 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 flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 3.1% slower than a flat course, with about 781 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.

Sources used on this page (3)

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