Participant information
Hotel agreement
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Start number distribution
You can pick up your start number at Radisson Blue Atlantic Hotel, Olav V’s gate 3.
Opening hours will be Friday August 29, 11:00-19:30 and Saturday August 30 at. 07:00-15:00.
Transportation
We encourage our participants to cycle or walk to the center on race day. If you drive a car, we recommend that you park in P-Jernbanen or P-St. Olav.
For those who will be joining the 5 km, we will again start at Mariero station. Train is therefore recommended.
Start / finish area (area map)
Start time | Maximum time | |
Marathon | at 08:45 | 6 hours |
Marathon relay | at 08:45 | 4 hours and 45 minutes |
Half marathon | 09:10 – 09:25 | 3 hours and 30 minutes |
5 km | at 13:50 | 55 minutes |
Children’s race | 15:00 | 0-9 years (440 meters) |
The Stavanger Marathon has its start and finish in the square outside Stavanger Cathedral.
5 km has a meeting point at Mariero station.
There will be luggage tents for men and women outside Kongsgård school. Here you will also find toilets.
5 km will have its own toilets at the start. The luggage is delivered to a van, which transports them to the city centre.
The starts: Time / schedule
5 km has a meeting point at Mariero station.
Otherwise, all starts are below Stavanger Domkirke / Kongsgård.
The half marathon is divided into 6 pools, which are sent out at 3 minute intervals.
The children’s race is divided into two. 6-9 years will line up behind the portal, while 0-5 years will line up in Haakon 7s gate, see here.
Finish line (incl. food / drink, prizes)
All finish lines are in the city centre, outside Stavanger Cathedral / Kongsgård. It is planned that you can stand and cheer the participants on towards the finish line, so feel free to bring a Norwegian flag and join in and create an atmosphere.
Water, Pepsi Cola, cinnamon rolls and bananas are offered at the finish line.
Award ceremony
At the finish you get a great medal.
Just before the end of the target zone, those who have run 5, 10, 15 or 20 times can receive a medal of honor.
The first three finishers in the marathon, half marathon and 5 km distances will receive NOK 6, 4 and 2,000 respectively.
The winners of the marathon relay will have the opportunity to choose the voluntary organization to which they will donate NOK 6,000.
The best teenager in the 5 km race and the best U23 (15-22 years) in the half marathon will receive a prize of NOK 4,000.
If you set a new course record, you will receive NOK 4,000.
The prize-giving ceremony is at 11am for the half marathon, 12:15pm for the marathon and marathon relay and 2:30pm for the 5km.
Showering
You can shower for free in Stavanger Svømmehall after the race. Ask for wristbands in the hatch.

Frequently asked questions
All age limits are based on the calendar year.
To run 5 km or a marathon relay, you must turn 10 during the year.
You must be 15 years old to run a half marathon, and 18 years old to run a marathon.
The children’s race is from 0-10 years.
Age limits (calendar year)
Children’s race: 0-10 years
5 km: 10 years
21 km: 15 years
42 km: 18 years
Relay race: 12 years
Those who have bought a year-round license through an athletics club in Norway do not need to buy a one-off licence. Not even those born in 2013 or later. All others must purchase a one-time license. The price of this varies between NOK 30 and 50. If an injury occurs during the race, you will then be able to get treatment covered, see here .
We will use an image recognition service called Pica. It works in such a way that there will be separate symbols on each side of your start number. By creating a separate profile on getpica.com, and use your assigned code, then you can access the photos that have actually been taken by you. Feel free to also allow face recognition, then the chance that the pictures of you will be recognized increases. You can share the photos you select on social media in a simple way. You can find an illustration of the process here .
The various albums will be posted on the race’s Facebook page during the day after the race day. For the Pica photos, most likely some photos will be uploaded on race day, while the rest will be uploaded the following day. Eventually, all the pictures will also appear Flickr .
Pre-registered participants who have to withdraw from the start will not be refunded the entry fee paid.
If you want to reduce the distance, log in to “MY PAGE” and select “EDIT”.
If you can’t run yourself, you can transfer your start number for the distance to someone else in this way: Give the new participant your username and password. He/she logs in here and changes all information.
These are only transferred to those who are in the same age group.
Any remaining stock of the t-shirts is sold here.
We also have magnetic holders for sale for NOK 100. These replace the safety pins that attach the start number.