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Fjordkraft Bergen City Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 5K · Relay, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The organiser puts the start and finish at Bryggen and routes the race through Gamle Bergen, along Fjellveien, round Store Lungegårdsvann, past Møhlenpris Stadium and through Nordnes to Nordnesparken.
- Start and finish at Bryggen, round the harbour and the old townBryggen to Bryggen: Gamle Bergen, Fjellveien, Store Lungegårdsvann, Møhlenpris, Nordnes.
- A 10:45 cut-off at Bryggen and a 6-hour limitPass Bryggen by 10:45 at the half-way point, or finish as a half; 6 hours overall.
- From 1,700 entrants in 2012 to 12,329 in 2019Entrants grew from 1,700 in 2012 to 12,329 in 2019.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkStart and finish at Bryggen, round the harbour and the old townBryggen to Bryggen: Gamle Bergen, Fjellveien, Store Lungegårdsvann, Møhlenpris, Nordnes.
The organiser’s welcome page describes the course in this order: the start and finish lines at Bryggen, a run through Gamle Bergen (Old Bergen) and the view from Fjellveien, the walkway around Store Lungegårdsvann, then past Møhlenpris Stadium, where the 5 km starts. It then enters the narrow streets and wooden houses of Nordnes, goes on to Nordnesparken and takes the final leg back to Bryggen. The refreshment list on the runners’ information page puts stations at Sandviken Sykehus (3.5 km), Fjellveien (6.5 km), Haraldsplass Sykehus (10 km), the AdO arena (14 km), Nordnesparken (19 km) and Bryggen (21.5 km, marathon runners only).
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km 21 to 22TacticsA 10:45 cut-off at Bryggen and a 6-hour limitPass Bryggen by 10:45 at the half-way point, or finish as a half; 6 hours overall.
The runners’ information page states the one cut-off: a marathon runner passing the pier at Bryggen, about 21 km in, after 10:45 is stopped but approved as having completed the half marathon. The total limits are 4 hours for the half marathon and 6 hours for the marathon. The same page lists the refreshment station at Bryggen at 21.5 km for marathon runners.
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Whole courseCrowdFrom 1,700 entrants in 2012 to 12,329 in 2019Entrants grew from 1,700 in 2012 to 12,329 in 2019.
The welcome page prints the entrant count for each year: 1,700 in 2012, 5,000 in 2013, 9,140 in 2015, 11,332 in 2018 and 12,329 in 2019. The 2027 edition is the 16th and offers the 42 km marathon, the 21 km half marathon, the 5 km, a 2 km kids run and a ten-leg relay that adds up to a half marathon.
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Race weekend
Tuesday 20 April 4 days before
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16:004:00 PM
Expo and bib pick-up Vikinghallen, Øvre Dreggsalm. 7. Open 16:00 to 20:00. Bibs and ordered T-shirts are collected here.
Wednesday 21 April 3 days before
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09:009:00 AM
Expo and bib pick-up Vikinghallen, Øvre Dreggsalm. 7. Open 09:00 to 20:00. Bibs and ordered T-shirts are collected here.
Thursday 22 April 2 days before
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09:009:00 AM
Expo and bib pick-up Vikinghallen, Øvre Dreggsalm. 7. Open 09:00 to 20:00. Bibs and ordered T-shirts are collected here.
Friday 23 April The day before
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09:009:00 AM
Expo and bib pick-up Vikinghallen, Øvre Dreggsalm. 7. Open 09:00 to 20:00. Bibs and ordered T-shirts are collected here.
Saturday 24 April Race day
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Time not published
Half-way cut-off at Bryggen Marathon runners passing the pier at Bryggen after 10:45 are stopped and recorded as having completed the half marathon. -
Time not published
Overall time limit 6 hours for the marathon, 4 hours for the half marathon, as stated on the organiser's runners' information page. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Bergen time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Bergen time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Bergen, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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