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Half marathonRoad🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden

Goteborgsvarvet

Saturday, 22 May 2027In 7 months · Start 13:00

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One of the world's largest half marathons, looping from Slottsskogen park over the Gota Alv bridges and through central Gothenburg to a stadium finish.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against hdsports.org.

Elevation gain
120 m
Rolling · ↓ 120 m
Start altitude
70 m
above sea level, from terrain data
Temp at start
17°C
Peaks around 17°C
Entry fee
≈ $65
Open entry
Finishers
40,000
typical year
Course
Loop
Cut-off: check site
Getting thereFly into GOT (Göteborg), about 20 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 120 m of climbing and 120 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
17°C
Peak during race
17°C
Humidity
64%
Chance of rain
31%
Wind
15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 22 May ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 13:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men
59:35 · Richard Kiprop (2016)
Women
1:07:58 · Fancy Chemutai (2017)

As of the 2025 season.

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Plan your trip

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