Polar Night Half Marathon

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.