Polar Night Marathon – Tromsø
About
The Polar Night Marathon is Norway's biggest winter race. It is run in Tromsø in January, in the middle of the day, in the blue Arctic light before the sun comes back. There are four distances: the marathon, a half marathon, 10 km (Mørketidsmila) and 5 km (Mørketidstrimen). The race is a member of AIMS, and the marathon distance is measured and certified.
Spectators line the course and cheer through the winter darkness, and it is a good time to be in Tromsø for the northern lights too.
Dates, distances and registration: msm.no.
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Northern Lights Chances
Weather forecast from MET Norway (yr.no). An indication, not a promise: aurora activity over this place (NOAA) times the clear sky in the best three-hour window of the night (MET Norway). The next nights rest on the Kp forecast only. More: our Northern Lights Forecast and the Northern Lights Map.
Getting there
Tromsø city centre
Nearby
- Rema 1000 VeitaNearest shop · right here
- Circle K Fr Nansens plassFuel500 m
- Toilets100 m
- TromsøNearest town100 m
- Vinmonopolet Tromsø, SentrumNearest Vinmonopolet · 600 m
- Bellvik Ferry QuayNearest ferry17 km
- Tromsdalen Lodge & CampingNearest campsite2.3 km
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
On the way
Road reports within 40 km and the nearest road cameras, from Statens vegvesen (NLOD). The pictures refresh every few minutes; the reports are put into English word by word. All road cameras
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