TCS Lidingöloppet

The organiser describes the course as flat meadows and gravel roads interspersed with sloping paths and steep uphill slopes. Around 8 km the road drops to 2.8 m, and it stays between 2.8 and 3.4 m until about 9.6 km. From there it climbs: 7.7 m at 10 km, 22.8 m at 11 km and 26.0 m at 12 km.

The first 5 km show the other side of that shape. The road rises from 14.3 m at the start to 34.2 m at 4.7 km, then drops 28 m in the next kilometre to 5.9 m at 5.7 km.

Measured

The organiser’s page lists the distance as 30 km and the altitude meters as 522 m. Its FAQ gives the track lengths as “A-start-finish 30194 m”, “B-start-finish 30246 m” and “Main-start-finish. 30300 m”, and the 30 km race starts at Koltorp and finishes on the Grönsta field.

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The last six kilometres hold the highest ground of the whole 30 km. The road is at 9.8 m at 24.5 km, 34.4 m at 25.5 km and 36.3 m at 26.4 km, the high point of the course. It then loses 21 m by 28 km and climbs 14 m between 28 and 29 km, before settling at 17.2 m at the finish.

The organiser’s fluid stations sit at 6.3 km and 3 km from the finish, with cola, bananas and pickles on offer at both, and the last start group goes at 14:30.

Measured

The organiser puts it this way: “Runners of the 30 km race must pass certain checkpoints by specific times (cut-off times) in order to continue the race.” It adds: “The last starting group begins at 2:30 PM for the 30km race.”

Fluid stations stand at the start at Koltorp, Ekholmsnäs (24.5 km from the finish), Hustegaholm (20.5 km from the finish), Fågelöudde (15 km from the finish), Grönsta (9.9 km from the finish), a refreshment station 6.3 km from the finish and Tyktorp (3 km from the finish). From Fågelöudde on, the stations add bananas and pickles to the drinks, and the finish at Grönsta field adds coffee.

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