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Oslo Marathon
The Oslo Marathon is a hilly course of 42.2 km with 194.8 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 2 m and its highest 54 m above sea level. Next race: Saturday 18 September 2027, starting at 09:00.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:009:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon
- Total climb
- 194.8 m639 ft
- Highest point 53 m174 ft above lowest
- Entry fee
- NOK 1,350
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe marathon is two laps of the half marathon course, with the start and finish on Rådhusplassen in front of the City Hall.
Start, finish
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- Photo: Till Niermann, CC BY 3.0
- Photo: Tim Adams, CC BY 3.0
- Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen, CC BY 2.5
- Photo: Photo © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 2.5
- Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
- Photo: Stortinget,_Oslo,_Norway.jpg: gcardinal from Norway, CC BY 2.0
km 0mile 0
Oslo City Hall
Start and finish for every distance are on Rådhusplassen, the square in front of the City Hall.
Photo: Till Niermann, CC BY 3.0
km 6.6mile 4.1
Vigeland Park, Frogner Park
The course runs past Frogner Park, where the Vigeland sculptures stand.
Photo: Tim Adams, CC BY 3.0
km 8.6mile 5.3
Skøyen
Each lap turns back east at Skøyen, the western end of the course.
km 12.6mile 7.8
Aker Brygge
The course runs along the Aker Brygge waterfront.
Photo: Bjørn Erik Pedersen, CC BY 2.5
km 13.5mile 8.4
Akershus Fortress
The course passes below Akershus Fortress on the harbour side.
Photo: Photo © 2005 by Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca, mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY 2.5
km 17.9mile 11.1
Bislett Stadium
Each lap goes into Bislett Stadium for a lap of its running track.
Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0
km 19.8mile 12.3
Stortinget, Karl Johans gate
The course runs Karl Johans gate past the Storting, the Norwegian parliament.
Photo: Stortinget,_Oslo,_Norway.jpg: gcardinal from Norway, CC BY 2.0
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
Cut-off, km 21.1mile 13.1
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
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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- Two laps of one loop through the cityTwo laps of the 21.1 km loop, starting and finishing at the City Hall.
- Two climbs a lap: up to Frogner, up to BislettUp to Frogner, down to the fjord, up to Bislett, down to the finish. Twice.
- A lap of the Bislett track, twiceEach lap runs once round the track inside Bislett Stadium.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryTwo laps of one loop through the cityTwo laps of the 21.1 km loop, starting and finishing at the City Hall.
The organiser sends marathon runners round the half marathon course twice, from Rådhusplassen and back. Each lap takes in Skøyen, Frogner and the Akershus shore, Aker Brygge, Akershus Fortress, Bislett, Frogner Park and Karl Johans gate. Half way is a cut-off as well as a landmark: a runner who has not passed it inside 3 hours is stopped.
The line drawn here is the 2026 course. The organiser says the 2027 course will be presented closer to race day.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2GradientTwo climbs a lap: up to Frogner, up to BislettUp to Frogner, down to the fjord, up to Bislett, down to the finish. Twice.
Oslo is not flat, and the course meets the same two hills on each lap. From Rådhusplassen at 8 m the road rises to 54 m by km 5.2 at Frogner, then falls all the way to the fjord: the lowest point of the course, 1.7 m, comes at km 10.9 between Skøyen and Aker Brygge. The second climb starts by the water at km 13.2 and reaches 43 m at km 17.1, just before Bislett, from where the last few kilometres of the lap run downhill to the City Hall.
The second lap repeats it: 54 m at km 26.3, the low point again at km 31.9, Bislett again near km 39. Counted over a 1 km window the race climbs 194.8 m, 98 m on the first lap and 97 m on the second. The organiser quotes about 350 m for the marathon; a 1 km window counts only the sustained climbs, not every short rise a watch adds up.
Measured
km 17.4 to 18.4LandmarkA lap of the Bislett track, twiceEach lap runs once round the track inside Bislett Stadium.
The organiser’s course file turns off the street at Bislett, runs once round the stadium’s track and comes back out the way it went in, on both laps. On the line drawn here that is about km 18 on the first lap and km 39 on the second, near the top of the second climb on each lap.
Measured
Race weekend
Saturday 18 September Race day
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09:009:00 AM
Marathon start, wave 1 Rådhusplassen. Waves 2 and 3 follow at 09:05 and 09:10. The organiser publishes the times subject to change. -
Time not published
Marathon time limit 6 hours for the full distance. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Cut-offs and other races (4)
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13:001:00 PM
Half marathon start, wave 1 Rådhusplassen. Nine waves, the last at 13:40. -
16:004:00 PM
10 km wheelchair racing start -
16:204:20 PM
10 for Grete (10 km) start, wave 1 Nine waves, the last at 17:00. -
Time not published
Half-way cut-off Runners must pass half way in under 3 hours or they are stopped. 3:00 limit: 8:31/km for 21.1 km3:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Oslo time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Oslo, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, 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 Oslo Marathon
- Is the Oslo Marathon course flat?
- No, it is a hilly course: 194.8 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 53 m above the lowest.
- When is the Oslo Marathon 2027?
- Saturday 18 September 2027. The start is at 09:00.
- How do I enter the Oslo Marathon?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: NOK 1,350 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Oslo Marathon?
- Runners have 6 hours to finish.
- Where does the Oslo Marathon start?
- Start: Rådhusplassen.
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