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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Tromsø
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Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø Marathon

This race edition

Race date
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Edition status
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Entry options

2027 edition

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Modelled energy-cost change 0.5% versus flat · net elevation 2 m

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Decision summary

Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
242 m

Lower than 64% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
7:49/km

5:30:00 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
47 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø, 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 Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø?

The Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø route has 242 m of ascent, 241 m of descent and an estimated 0.5% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø route go?

The Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø route starts at Marathon starts 20:30 (8:30 PM); half marathon 21:00; 10 km 19:00; 5 km mini marathon 18:00 and finishes at Storgata by Kirkeparken, Tromsø city centre. Underfoot, expect asphalt. It passes Tromsø Bridge (Tromsøbrua), Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen), Tromsdalstinden, Tromsdalen and Sandvika. The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish.

What should runners know on race day for the Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø?

Half/full marathon bag drop at the harbour terminal (19:30-02:30); mini/10 km at Kulturhuset (17:00-02:00). City-centre street race on closed roads in central Tromsø. The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish.

Race character

Scenery

  • Waterfront
  • Desert
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • City
  • Island

Atmosphere

  • Destination
  • Festival
  • Nighttime

Terrain

  • Beach
  • Road
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
283 m

The stored route produces 242 m of ascent, while a source states 283 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
2:20:03 (Ebrahim Abdulaziz)
Women's course record
2:36:11 (Marte Mæhlum Johansen)
Field size
Almost 9,000 runners from 88 nations across all distances in 2025 (record participation)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
5 hours 30 minutes; finish line closes 02:00
Qualification status
No qualifying standard; open registration (tiered pricing, earliest entries cheapest)

Race day logistics

Bag drop
Half/full marathon bag drop at the harbour terminal (19:30-02:30); mini/10 km at Kulturhuset (17:00-02:00)
Closed roads
City-centre street race on closed roads in central Tromsø
Expo / packet pickup
MSM Expo at the Port Terminal (Prostneset), central Tromsø; open Fri 10:00-20:00 and Sat 10:00-21:00
Medal
Every finisher of any distance receives a medal at the finish line

Access and course status

Start
Marathon starts 20:30 (8:30 PM); half marathon 21:00; 10 km 19:00; 5 km mini marathon 18:00
Finish
Storgata by Kirkeparken, Tromsø city centre

Course facts

Course type
Out And Back
Surface
Asphalt
Landmarks
Tromsø Bridge (Tromsøbrua), Arctic Cathedral (Ishavskatedralen), Tromsdalstinden, Tromsdalen, Sandvika, Vangberg, Storgata, Kirkeparken
Notable features
  • World's northernmost AIMS-certified marathon, run under the midnight sun
  • full marathon starts at 20:30. The whole city turns out as a public festival cheering runners at the finish
  • AIMS member
  • all races are control-measured and certified
  • Drink stations roughly every 5 km serving water, Maxim sports drink and bananas
  • Red Cross medical support at 5 km intervals
  • The course crosses the iconic Tromsø Bridge twice
  • from the top of the bridge runners get views toward Tromsdalstinden and the Arctic Cathedral, then continue through Tromsdalen to the turn at Sandvika before returning over the bridge and around the southern tip of Tromsøya

How hilly is the Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø Marathon?

9%81%9%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 9%
  • Flat 81%
  • Climb 9%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
242 m
Net elevation
+2 m
GAP factor
0.5%
Longest climb
690 m at 4.7%
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?

  • 11°CTypical temperature
  • 14 kphTypical wind
  • 4 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 Midnattssolmaraton (Midnight Sun Marathon), Tromsø flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.5% slower than a flat course, with about 242 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 (2)

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