Göteborg Marathon
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Göteborg Marathon is an annual marathon
running competition in Gothenburg
, the second-largest city in Sweden
, organized by the local athletics club Solvikingarna.
The race was first held in 1972, and has since been an annual event except for 1973 and 1986. Classes for the half marathon
distance were added in 1996 to help finance the event.
The race takes place in October, and is currently the third largest marathon in Sweden. The start and finish is in the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen
in Slottskogen park. The course goes southwards to a turning point at the sea
and returns the same way. The half marathoners run one lap, while the marathon race consists of two. The course is relatively flat, but wind
s along the sea can be significant.
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
running competition in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, the second-largest city in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, organized by the local athletics club Solvikingarna.
The race was first held in 1972, and has since been an annual event except for 1973 and 1986. Classes for the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
distance were added in 1996 to help finance the event.
The race takes place in October, and is currently the third largest marathon in Sweden. The start and finish is in the old athletics arena Slottsskogsvallen
Slottsskogsvallen
Slottsskogsvallen is a multi-use stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is currently used mostly for football and athletics. It is the home ground of Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. The stadium holds 8,480 people and was built in 1923. It is counted as one of the most beautiful arenas in Sweden. The Swedish...
in Slottskogen park. The course goes southwards to a turning point at the sea
Kattegat
The Kattegat , or Kattegatt is a sea area bounded by the Jutland peninsula and the Straits islands of Denmark on the west and south, and the provinces of Västergötland, Scania, Halland and Bohuslän in Sweden on the east. The Baltic Sea drains into the Kattegat through the Øresund and the Danish...
and returns the same way. The half marathoners run one lap, while the marathon race consists of two. The course is relatively flat, but wind
Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
s along the sea can be significant.