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Midnight Sun Marathon
The Midnight Sun Marathon is a course of 42.2 km with 105.5 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 4 m and its highest 28 m above sea level. Next race: Saturday 19 June 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 5K
- Total climb
- 105.5 m346 ft
- Highest point 25 m82 ft above lowest
- Time limit
- 5 h 30 min
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe marathon runs out through Solstrandvegen, Tromsøsvingen and Sandvika and returns the same way; the organiser's published course is the 2026 map, which it says may see minor changes in 2027.
Start, finish
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km 1.5mile 0.9
Tromsø Bridge
The course crosses the bridge at km 0.9 to 2.0 and again at km 30.7 to 31.7.
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km 2mile 1.2
Arctic Cathedral
The line passes within about 75 m of the cathedral at km 2.0, just after the first bridge crossing.
km 32.9mile 20.4
Tromsø Cathedral
On the way back the line passes within about 80 m of the cathedral near km 32.9.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Out to Sandvika and back, on the 2026 courseAn out and back from the harbour; the published map is 2026's.
- Between 4 and 28 metres above the seaLow ground all the way, with one rise around km 10 to 11 and nothing above 15 m after km 31.
- The Tromsø Bridge, crossed twiceA bridge on the way out, and the same bridge on the way back around km 31.
Course notes 4 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryOut to Sandvika and back, on the 2026 courseAn out and back from the harbour; the published map is 2026's.
The organiser’s information page puts the start on Prostneset and the finish at the Cultural Center. Its drink and toilet stations for the marathon run in this order: Solstrandvegen, Tromsøsvingen, Sandvika, then Tromsøsvingen and Solstrandvegen again on the return, with a Red Cross station every 5 km. Kilometre markers count down: the first one reads 42.
The course map page says there may be minor changes in 2027.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2GradientBetween 4 and 28 metres above the seaLow ground all the way, with one rise around km 10 to 11 and nothing above 15 m after km 31.
The course starts at 7.7 m and finishes at 10.7 m. About 59% of it lies at or below 15 m. The highest ground is the rise from about km 9.8 to km 11.4, where the road reaches 28.5 m; by km 13 it is back to 11 m. From km 31 to the finish the road never goes above 14.6 m, and its lowest point, 4.0 m, is at km 36.8: a relief of 24.5 m for the whole race.
Measured
km 0.9 to 31.7LandmarkThe Tromsø Bridge, crossed twiceA bridge on the way out, and the same bridge on the way back around km 31.
The first crossing comes inside the opening two kilometres, from km 0.942 to 1.969, and the second from km 30.703 to 31.731, so the bridge is both an early landmark and the way back toward the finish. After the second crossing roughly 10.5 km remain; the organiser’s check at Stortorget in Sjøgata, with 10 km to go, falls in that stretch.
Measured
km 32 to 42.2ConditionsA late-night finish with a 5 hour 30 limitThe limit is 5:30 and the finish line closes at 02:00.
The organiser’s information page gives the marathon limit as 5 hours and 30 minutes. Runners who have not passed Stortorget in Sjøgata with 10 kilometers left to the finish will be stopped at 00.45 and given the status not completed; from there it is walking distance to the finish area, the drink station and the luggage storage. The page also says: “The finish line closes at 02:00 at night.”
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Race weekend
Friday 18 June Expo
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
MSM Expo Bib pick up and race information. Opening hours as the organiser's information page gives them for Friday 18 June.
Saturday 19 June Race day
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10:0010:00 AM–21:009:00 PM
MSM Expo Opening hours as the organiser's information page gives them for Saturday 19 June. -
Time not published
Overall time limit Marathon: 5 hours and 30 minutes. Standing rule from the organiser's information page, not restated for 2027. 5:30 limit: 7:49/km for 42.195 km5:30 limit: 12:35/mi for 26.2 mi
Sunday 20 June The day after
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00:4512:45 AM
Stortorget check with 10 km to go Runners who have not passed Stortorget in Sjøgata with 10 kilometers left to the finish are stopped at 00:45 and recorded as not completed. Standing rule from the organiser's information page, not restated for 2027. -
02:002:00 AM
Finish line closes The finish line closes at 02:00 at night. Standing rule from the organiser's information page, not restated for 2027.
Times as published by the organiser, in Tromsø Municipality 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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Tromsø Municipality, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Tromsø Municipality stays within 25 m82 ft of height, so they go 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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Questions about the Midnight Sun Marathon
- Is the Midnight Sun Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 105.5 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 25 m above the lowest.
- When is the Midnight Sun Marathon 2027?
- Saturday 19 June 2027.
- What is the time limit at the Midnight Sun Marathon?
- Runners have 5 h 30 min to finish.
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