Course guide · September
Map, elevation profile and full guide to the Copenhagen Half Marathon: where it goes, why it's one of the fastest in the world and what makes it a gem of the SuperHalfs circuit.
Course · 21.097 km
The Copenhagen Half Marathon route is one of the fastest in the world. A completely flat course through the heart of the Danish capital, its lakes and its most vibrant neighbourhoods, and part of the prestigious SuperHalfs circuit.
Whether you're running it for the first time or want to relive the course you already conquered, this guide walks you through where it goes, what its profile is like and what you'll find in each section.
Copenhagen is synonymous with speed. Its course is flat, wide and full of long straights, ideal for holding a steady pace. Every September some of the year's best times over the half marathon distance are set here, world records included.
The route skirts the Lakes (Søerne), the long stretches of water that ring central Copenhagen, and passes through the old town with its brick buildings and canals. It's the most postcard-perfect face of the Danish capital.
The course runs through characterful districts like Nørrebro, the most multicultural and fashionable, and elegant Frederiksberg. These are the liveliest areas, where the Danish crowds cheer the runners on with surprising intensity.
Everything about the Copenhagen Half Marathon is designed for fast running: the surface, the width of the streets, the gentle turns. It's one of the great European destinations for chasing a half marathon personal best.
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It runs through central Copenhagen around the Lakes (Søerne), passes through districts like Nørrebro, Frederiksberg and Vesterbro, and takes in the historic-centre canals and Christianshavn, in a great urban loop of the Danish capital.
It's one of the flattest in the world. There's barely any elevation, the streets are wide and the turns gentle, making it one of the fastest half marathons on the planet, ideal for a personal best.
It's a series of five leading half marathons in Europe: Lisbon, Prague, Copenhagen, Cardiff and Valencia. Completing all of them earns a special status within the circuit.
The Copenhagen Half Marathon is held in September, with the cool late-Scandinavian-summer weather that's ideal for fast running.
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