The Midnight Sun Marathon is the world’s northernmost marathon certified by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS). Held annually in June in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, the race starts and finishes in Tromsø’s city center with a scenic course that includes two crossings of the iconic Tromsø Bridge.

Due to the city's location about 350 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, the event is known for offering runners the rare experience of racing under the natural phenomenon of the midnight sun.

thumb|Temporary dwelling used by the Sami people of northern Scandinavia. It was used as a shelter during the midnight sun marathon.

History

Organized by the Midnight Sun Marathon Foundation, the first event was held in 1990.

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Winners

Key:

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|-

!Edition

!Year

!Men's winner

!Time (h:m:s)

!Women's winner

!Time (h:m:s)

|-

|35th

|2025

|align=left|

|2:20:27

|align=left|

|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:36:11

|-

|34th

|2024

|align=left|

|2:21:29

|align=left|

|2:43:42

|-

|33rd

|2023

|align=left|

|2:20:24

|align=left|

|2:38:08

|-

|32nd

|2022

|align=left|

|bgcolor=#A9F5A9|2:20:03

|align=left|

|2:45:13

|-

|31st

|2021

|align=left|

|2:24:36

|align=left|

|3:03:07

|-

|

| 2020

| colspan="4" align="center" | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

|-

|30th

|2019

|align=left|

|2:20:32

|align=left|

|2:50:50

|-

|29th

|2018

|align=left|

|2:23:01

|align=left|

|3:09:32

|-

|28th

|2017

|align=left|

|2:26:31

|align=left|

|3:00:33

|-

|27th

|2016

|align=left|

|2:31:54

|align=left|

|2:59:34

|-

|26th

|2015

|align=left|

|2:26:15

|align=left|

|2:49:07

|-

|25th

|2014

|align=left|

|2:28:54

|align=left|

|2:46:48

|-

|24th

|2013

|align=left|

|2:25:20

|align=left|

|2:53:33

|-

|23rd

|2012

|align=left|

|2:29:37

|align=left|

|2:45:13

|-

|22nd

|2011

|align=left|

|2:34:17

|align=left|

|2:58:01

|-

|21st

|2010

|align=left|

|2:28:42

|align=left|

|2:59:17

|-

|20th

|2009

|align=left|

|2:31:20

|align=left|

|2:47:15

|-

|19th

|2008

|align=left|

|2:23:14

|align=left|

|3:17:51

|-

|18th

|2007

|align=left|

|2:36:19

|align=left|

|3:15:30

|-

|17th

|2006

|align=left|

|2:43:12

|align=left|

|3:18:20

|-

|16th

|2005

|align=left|

|2:36:11

|align=left|

|2:54:45

|-

|15th

|2004

|align=left|

|2:27:48

|align=left|

|2:59:55

|-

|14th

|2003

|align=left|

|2:30:25

|align=left|

|3:22:42

|-

|13th

|2002

|align=left|

|2:24:24

|align=left|

|3:27:25

|-

|12th

|2001

|align=left|

|2:25:11

|align=left|

|2:38:22

|-

|11th

|2000

|align=left|

|2:33:25

|align=left|

|3:27:20

|-

|10th

|1999

|align=left|

|2:26:48

|align=left|

|2:46:03

|-

|9th

|1998

|align=left|

|2:29:26

|align=left|

|2:42:12

|-

|8th

|1997

|align=left|

|2:30:54

|align=left|

|3:04:25

|-

|7th

|1996

|align=left|

|2:20:56

|align=left|

|3:07:09

|-

|6th

|1995

|align=left|

|2:23:51

|align=left|

|3:13:33

|-

|5th

|1994

|align=left|

|2:23:49

|align=left|

|2:54:55

|-

|4th

|1993

|align=left|

|2:23:21

|align=left|

|2:47:25

|-

|3rd

|1992

|align=left|

|2:26:12

|align=left|

|2:54:23

|-

|2nd

|1991

|align=left|

|2:29:33

|align=left|

|2:53:13

|-

|1st

|1990

|align=left|

|2:30:13

|align=left|

|2:49:08

|}

See also

  • Midnight Sun Run

References

  • Official pages online in Norwegian and English
  • Picture Gallery