Gothenburg Marathon

Course & Elevation

Göteborg Marathon is a marathon and half marathon organised by the running club Solvikingarna in Gothenburg, Sweden, held on a Saturday in October. The club gives race day as the second Saturday of October. Start and finish are at Slottsskogsvallen, the old athletics arena in Slottsskogen park, with Friidrottens hus as the race centre for bib collection. The course is an out-and-back route along the cycle path on the former railway embankment beside the sea, running south from Gothenburg to a turnaround at the boat storage at Lilla Amundön, after about 10.5 km. The half marathon runs one lap of this route and the marathon two. The organisers describe the course as flat and straight, and it was control-measured (kontrollmätt) in 2024. Local press reports the route passing Askim and Hovåsbadet. The marathon starts at 10:00, followed by the half marathon at 10:30 and 10:45. The marathon time limit is 5 hours 30 minutes, with a cut-off at the lap point 2 hours 40 minutes after the start; the half marathon limit is 4 hours. Solvikingarna first organised the race in 1972 and added the half marathon in 1996. The 2026 race was the 52nd edition. Every finisher receives a medal, or can leave it in a box at the finish so the club donates SEK 20 to charity. Runners must turn at least 17 during the calendar year.