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📍 Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Marathon

9 May 2027 · Copenhagen, Denmark

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Distances
42K
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Flat
Surface
Road
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Schengen
Time limit
6:00

The Copenhagen Marathon starts and finishes by the Islands Brygge harbor with its urban swimming baths, and in between: waterside promenades, Christiansborg Palace, and Fælledparken, where the celebration keeps going long after the finish. The course is officially rated fast, but what really makes it fast isn't just the flat asphalt — it's also the wind off the water, almost always noticeable on the exposed stretches. Organizers take sustainability seriously: fabric bags instead of plastic, bibs printed on-site, and paper cups the only kind on course.

Course records

Men
2:08:23
2022 · Berhane Tsegay
Women
2:22:08
2026 · Mercy Chebwogen

Weather in May

7–16°C
mixed conditions
Early May usually brings 7–16°C, humidity is at its seasonal low, but wind off the water is almost always noticeable.

Starter pack 2024

  • Тканевая сумка для вещей
  • Технический номер Nike (можно отказаться при регистрации)
  • Финишная медаль
Organizers emphasize sustainability: paper cups on course, bibs printed on-site to cut waste.

Pacers & bib pickup

3:003:103:203:303:403:504:004:204:405:00
Bib pickup
Forum Copenhagen
day before the race only
The expo runs Wednesday through Saturday before the Sunday race — the start card is emailed a week ahead.
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Current price
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Course map

Route not added yet

What’s nearby

Walking
Айлендс-Брюгге (городские купальни)Right by the start.
НюхавнThe colorful waterfront, part of the route.
30 minutes
Сады ТиволиThe 1843 amusement park in the city center.
Замок РозенборгThe summer palace with the Danish crown jewels.
2 hours
Замок Кронборг в ХельсингёреThe real Elsinore from Hamlet, an hour by train.
Мальмё и Лунд (Швеция)Across the Øresund bridge, about half an hour by train.

Dinner before the race

Scarpetta Islands Brygge
An Italian restaurant right in the start/finish neighborhood — no established runner tradition here, but it's a logical pick by location; booking ahead wouldn't hurt.

After the finish

Non-alcoholic beer, bananas, and Red Bull at the Fælledparken finish, plus a recovery bar with salty snacks.

Airports

CPH · 18 min

Reviews

Gabriele Ammoni и Lavinia Giammaria (MisterRunning)2024

Organization and efficiency, no frills, typical of the Danish capital — but with a genuinely festive atmosphere. The Danes set aside their usual reserve for warm crowd support on the course.

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