Stockholm Half Marathon

Course & Elevation

The adidas Stockholm Half Marathon is a half marathon through central Stockholm, held on a Saturday in late August with the first start in the afternoon at 15:30. It is organised by the athletics clubs Hässelby SK and Spårvägens FK, who also organise the Stockholm Marathon. The race starts on Strömbron and finishes on Norrbro, in the area between the Royal Palace, the Parliament building and the Opera, so runners finish where they started. The 21,098 m route goes through Norrmalm, Vasastan, Kungsholmen, Gamla Stan and Södermalm and passes Karlberg Palace, City Hall, the Parliament, the Royal Palace and the Opera. Along the way it follows the water at Hornsbergs Strand, crosses Rålambshovsparken and runs along Hornsgatan with a view over Riddarfjärden before a downhill from Södermalm to Slussen and a run over Gamla Stan to the finish. The organiser describes the course as easy to run, though the first metres climb gently from Kungsträdgården and there are a few bumps before Thorildsplan. The race grew out of the long-running Stockholmsloppet; in its present form it started in 2001 as S:t Eriksloppet and has carried the name Stockholm Halvmarathon since 2007.