Polar Night Half Marathon

Unfortunately I would not recommend it: the race registration is veeery expensive, almost 70£ for the 10k, with no gadgets included, actually nothing at all. The “station” at the end was fairly poor and you must pay for photos as they do take some but not enough to capture everyone. It is a disappointment, especially since people come from far away to run it but other than being very expensive, it does not offer much and it is just a very commercial race.

Slightly less than 10km

Difficult for a 71 year old but an absolutely amazing experience

Very well organised with supporting staff all the way

This was my first half-marathon ever. And my first trip to the Arctic region. And what an experience to run in the Polar Night! Check out my blog with photos for a full review at https://beyondthegaybourhood.com/the-best-half-marathon-in-the-world/(opens in a new tab)

Meine Bewertung zu diesem Lauf könnt Ihr unter runningBLOG.de lesen oder Ihr folgt dem Link: https://runningblog.de/2017/01/13/2810/

Well organised with place to keep your belongings, and providing of life blanket. I was a bit disappointed by the route as you expect to run a bit out of town to experience the wild. This is only for the marathon route. I would have preferred to had a point to point race with a shuttle and not run back and fourth, to be able to see more. The whole experience is overall great due to the conditions (weather, temperatures, night).

I was a bit disappointed by the route as you expect to run a bit out of town to experience the wild. This is only for the marathon route. I would have preferred to had a point to point race with a shuttle and not run back and fourth, to be able to see more.

Super organisiert, bereits im Vorfeld. Ausgabe der Startunterlagen übersichtlich und schnell. Warm-up spaßig

Schnelle und flach verlaufende Strecke. Am Kreisverkehr beim Hotel moxy hätte es etwas mehr Order benötigt.

This is a beautiful marathon, the scenery is to die for! The support along the route is limited, so be prepared for this. The only reason I did not give it 5* was that I thought the support at the end could have been a bit better. It was snowing heavily, and it was a long walk when you’re already exhausted and cold to baggage collection and warm clothing. I felt there was poor signage and direction too. Definitely a race to consider but perhaps have a support crew with you at the end.

Manifestazione affascinante per la posizione (al di sopra del circolo polare artico), per le condizioni climatiche e il percorso del tutto particolari (particolarmente freddo e gara su fondo completamente innevato). L'organizzazione mi sembra però deficitaria, per 2 cose : non vengono fornite approfondite spiegazioni su vestiti e scarpe + opportuni/e per la gara, e... a parte il pettorale, non viene consegnato un pacco gara con alcun gadget della manifestazione, che bisogna comprare a parte, a prezzi salatissimi (sarebbe il minimo, per partecipanti che giungono da ogni parte del mondo)!!

Nice run

Terrible weather but on the beginning of January what I did expect. Great organization. Absolutely worth to experience.