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BESTSELLER Aarhus City Half

Aarhus
Aarhus Concert Hall
Aarhus Concert Hall. Photograph by EHRENBERG Kommunikation, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

At the 2026 race the organiser put five hydration stations on the route, at 4, 9.5, 13.5, 15.7 and 17.5 km, with water and PurePower sports drink at all but the 15.7 km one.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Five hydration stations, the last at 17.5 kmStations at 4, 9.5, 13.5, 15.7 and 17.5 km; bananas at 13.5.
  • Sixty entertainment spots and Mølleparken twiceOver 60 entertainment spots; Mølleparken is passed twice.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsFive hydration stations, the last at 17.5 kmStations at 4, 9.5, 13.5, 15.7 and 17.5 km; bananas at 13.5.

The stations were at Åboulevarden (4 km), Herman Sallings Plads (9.5 km), Strandvejen (13.5 km, with bananas), Mindeparken (15.7 km, bottled water only) and Hans Broges Gade (17.5 km). They stand on both sides of the road, staggered, and toilets follow every station.

Sourced

Whole courseCrowdSixty entertainment spots and Mølleparken twiceOver 60 entertainment spots; Mølleparken is passed twice.

The race calls itself the one with the most entertainment in Denmark. A Tour Caravan ran 15 to 20 minutes ahead of the runners, and the lounge in Mølleparken, which the route passed twice, had a big screen. The start and finish area at Musikhuset and the City Hall was reserved for runners until 11:30. The 2026 race was on 14 June.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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2 gels for Aarhus, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7.3mile 4.6
  2. km 14.7mile 9.1

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
21.1 km13.1 mi

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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