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Midnattsloppet Stockholm
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 21:109:10 PM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 5K
- Time limit
- 1 h 30 min
The course
The 2027 10K starts at 21:10 and a new starting group goes every 5 minutes until the last start at 23:20, so the start group you choose sets both your start time and the traffic around you.
- A night start, staggered by finish timeFirst start 21:10, last 23:20, a group every 5 minutes, chosen by finish time.
- Start on Ringvägen, finish on HornsgatanStart Ringvägen 26, finish Hornsgatan 57, gather at Zinkensdamms IP from 18:00.
- Around Södermalm since 1982Södermalm since 1982: 2,852 starters then, 42,000 registered in 2014.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
Whole courseTacticsA night start, staggered by finish timeFirst start 21:10, last 23:20, a group every 5 minutes, chosen by finish time.
The organiser’s 10 km page gives “First start: 9:10 PM – after that, each new starting group starts at 5-minute intervals” and “Last start: 11:20 PM”. It adds: “You must be at the entrance area 20 minutes before your start time.”
The groups “are based on different expected finish times”. For the front groups (1A, 1B, 1C) the FAQ asks for a result from the past three years, with 1A set at 35:59 for men and 39:59 for women, 1B at 39:59 and 1C at 44:59. In Stockholm, group 2 (49:59) is a seeding group as well. The FAQ also warns that “you run a high risk of being without a result if you start in a different start group than the one you signed up for.”
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Whole courseFinishStart on Ringvägen, finish on HornsgatanStart Ringvägen 26, finish Hornsgatan 57, gather at Zinkensdamms IP from 18:00.
The organiser lists “Start: Ringvägen 26 – warm-up and start take place here” and “Finish: Hornsgatan 57”. Before the race, “All runners gather at Zinkensdamms IP”, the Runners Corner, which opens at 6:00 PM.
The 10 km page’s list of what the registration fee includes ends with “Clothing drop-off at the Runners Corner”.
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Whole courseCrowdAround Södermalm since 1982Södermalm since 1982: 2,852 starters then, 42,000 registered in 2014.
The history page says “The Midnight Race started for the first time in 1982 and was then, as it is now, held in Södermalm in Stockholm”, and traces the growth “From 2,852 starting runners in the debut year of 1982 to 42,000 registered runners in 2014”. The history page calls the race “one of the largest and most popular races in the Nordic region with approximately 50,000 registered participants annually”.
The FAQ is frank about the crowd: “A common piece of feedback we receive is that the course often feels too crowded.” Its explanation is that many runners choose a faster start group than their real ability, which creates bottlenecks along the course.
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Whole courseConditionsA relatively hilly course and a 90 minute limitRelatively hilly, per the organiser; 10K maximum time is 90 minutes.
In the FAQ’s 21 km section the organiser writes: “Please note that Midnattsloppet course is relatively hilly.”
For the 10K the FAQ says: “The maximum time for the 10 km race is 90 minutes (counted from the last starting group). The cutoff point will be at the 5 km timing point”. A runner who reaches it too late is stopped by officials, who “will also remove your timing chip to document that you have exited the race and assist you in the right direction.”
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at The store chosen at registrationMonday 9 August Bib pickup
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Time not published
Race kit pick-up begins The store chosen at registration. Standing rule from the organiser's FAQ, not restated for 2027: kits are collected in the chosen store during its opening hours, and in Stockholm distribution starts on the Monday of race week.
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Saturday 14 August Race day
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18:006:00 PM
Runners Corner opens Zinkensdamms IP. All runners gather here before the race. -
Time not published
10K time limit Finish at Hornsgatan 57. 90 minutes, counted from the last starting group. Standing rule from the organiser's FAQ, not restated for 2027; the FAQ also puts a cut-off at the 5 km timing point. 1:30 limit: 9:00/km for 10 km1:30 limit: 14:29/mi for 6.2 mi
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21:109:10 PM
10K first start Ringvägen 26. Warm-up and start are both here. After the first group, a new starting group goes every 5 minutes. Runners must be at the entrance area 20 minutes before their start time. -
21:409:40 PM
5K start -
23:2011:20 PM
10K last start Ringvägen 26
Times as published by the organiser, in Stockholm 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 Stockholm time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
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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