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Tjejmilen Stockholm

Stockholm
Djurgården
Djurgården. Photograph by Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser splits the start into 12 groups by expected time, from under 50 minutes in group 1 to over 75 minutes in group 12.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Twelve start groups, by expected time12 start groups, from under 50 min to over 75 min.
  • A 6 km shortcut from group 12Start in group 12 and the course cuts 4 km off.
  • Who can run, and what stays at homeAge 15, or 13 with an adult; no dogs, bikes or skates.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseCrowdTwelve start groups, by expected time12 start groups, from under 50 min to over 75 min.

Groups 1 to 3 are held for the fast runners: group 1 expects under 50 minutes, group 2 50 to 55 and group 3 55 to 60, and group 1 needs a result from another 10 km race. Groups 4 to 11 cover 60 to 75 minutes, and walkers, pole walkers and buggies start in group 12.

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Whole courseTacticsA 6 km shortcut from group 12Start in group 12 and the course cuts 4 km off.

The organiser offers it to anyone who wants the day without the full 10 km. The race runs on Södra Djurgården and through the city centre, and the 2027 edition is on Saturday 4 September.

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Whole courseCrowdWho can run, and what stays at homeAge 15, or 13 with an adult; no dogs, bikes or skates.

Inline skates, roller skis, bikes, hand cycles and racing wheelchairs are not allowed, and wheelchair users start in group 12 with a free guide if they want one. Prize money goes to the first three women and men over the line. Only runners in the first start group compete for it.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Stockholm

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

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.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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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
A race number belt
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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
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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
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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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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