NIKE Marathontest 1: course map and start/finish area map available

The course for the NIKE Marathontest 1 Sunday, February 5 is now up to date and measured by the Danish Athletic Federation. Like every year, Start and finish is on Østerbro at Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads, and the 10 km course runs in and around the Fælledparken.

Click on the links below to see and download course map and start/finish area map

Comments are closed.

Register for the NIKE Marathontest 1 – it’s not too late

Sunday we kick-start this years running season with the NIKE Marathontest 1 in Østerbro, Copenhagen.

If you’re keen on running, it’s not at all too late to register. You can register online until 6 pm the day before race day. Late deciders can even register on race day in the Information in Sparta Hallen  from 8 am. For late entries an additional fee of 20 DKK is charged.

Don’t forget, if you sign up for all three testruns at the same time, you save 50% which means you get the testrun 3 (Half marathon) for free.

Go to online registration

Comments are closed.

Test a pair of NIKE running shoes at NIKE Marathontest 1

Time for a pair of new running shoes? The shoes are a runner’s most important piece of equipment, but it’s difficult to choose just the right pair without being able to test them in action beforehand.

If you are running the NIKE Marathontest 1 on Sunday, you have the opportunity to do just that. NIKE will be at the race giving you the chance to choose a pair of running shoes that you would like to test on the 10K course.

Just show up well in time and bring your old running shoes, and NIKE will help you find just the pair of shoes for you to wear in the race. NIKE will be in the Sparta Hallen as of 8.45 am – look for the red pavillon.

Comments are closed.

Hydration stations at NIKE marathontest 1

At the upcoming NIKE Marathontest 1 there will be two hydrationstations on the course, one at 3,5 km and another at 5,8 km, offering water and Powerade energy drink.

Water and Energy drink is also offered in the finish area along with bread, hot chocolate and fruit.

You can still register for the NIKE Marathontest 1, which takes place on Sunday, February 5, 9.30 am. Remember, by signing up for all three test races at the same time, you get a reduced price.

Find more details and register here

Comments are closed.

Course map for 2012 ready

An updated course for the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2012 is now ready. This years course is very similar to previous years and contains only minor changes.

As every year it will be a flat and fast course, giving runners the chance to experience the most beautiful parts of Copenhagen as they run through the historic city center, alongside the harbourfront, round parks and pass beautiful historic buildings and landmarks – just to mention a few highlights. Start and finish area is once again at Islands Brygge.

Please be aware that the course may be subject to changes.

See the course map here

Comments are closed.

Managing director in Sparta is running for the Olympics in marathon

To Managing director in Sparta, Dorte Vibjerg, running is not only her job. For the next months she will devote more or less her entire time to running while training to qualify for marathon at the Olympic Games in London this summer. Right now Dorte is in South Africa to cut off the 14 seconds required for her to qualify for the Games from July 27 – August 12.

We are excited to follow Dorte on her way towards the Olympics. The newspaper Børsen also wrote an article about Dorte (only in Danish) – read it here

Comments are closed.

Winners of 10×2 Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2012 entries have been drawn

The main sponsor of Copenhagen Marathon 2012, Nykredit, has distributed 10×2 tickets for the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2012, and the winners have now been drawn. Congratulations to the lucky future marathon runners – we wish them all the best in their training and preparations towards May 20.

Read more on Nykredit’s facebook page

Visit Nykredit’s homepage

Comments are closed.

First preliminary examination of the 2012 marathon course

We are working at full throttle to determine the final course for the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2012. This weekend President of Sparta, Niels Jørgen Holdt, and Race director Lars Nissen set our on their bikes to carry out the first preliminary examination of the marathon course.

Also this year the race distinguishes itself as a true city marathon with several entertainment hot spots, great urban atmosphere and lots of spectators, and the runners will pass by many beautiful, historic sights and buildings in Inner Copenhagen.

As in the previous years the racers will cross the start and finish line at Islands Brygge, continue over the Langebro bridge and into central Copenhagen. Runners will pass by attractions such as the Tivoli, the City Hall, Rosenborg Castle, the parliament building Christiansborg, The Royal Library and Nyhavn. And of course you will get a glance at The Little Mermaid.

The course will later be measured and approved by the Danish Athletics Federation and IAAF.

Start from Islands Brygge

Start from Islands Brygge

Lars and Niels Jørgen ready for measuring

Lars and Niels Jørgen ready for measuring

Comments are closed.

Register for the first pre-marathon test run

We’ve entered a new year and a new running season, and May 20 is getting closer. Regardless if you have already begun training towards your Copenhagen Marathon yet, or not, it is a really good idea to do a pre-race fitness test at this time. This enables you to set a realistic goal for yourself or to optimize your training plan in order to reach the goal you’ve already set.

Register for the Nike Marathontest 1 on February 5. The distance is 10 km. At the Nike Marathontest 2 on March 15 we run 15 km, and 20 km at Nike Marathontest 3 on April 15.

Remember, you save DKK 180 by registering for all 3 test runs simultaneously!

Register here

Comments are closed.

Changed start time for Politiken Mini Marathon

Please notice that the start time for the Politiken Mini Marathon on May 19 has been moved forward one hour from 11 to 10 am. Politiken Mini Marathon is a race for kids from age 5 up to 15. In 2011 the run had more than 2000 young participants. So if you are bringing your family and kids with you to the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon, why not let them participate in a fun race to? All kids are guaranteed a medal and a fun time together with other kids.

The start times are from 10 am to 12.20 pm depending on the year of birth. You can register online here.

It is also possible to register on the official Marathon Sports Expo Thursday 17 and friday 18. The Expo is located just next to the start and finish area. For more details about the Marathon Expo, see here. Late registration on race day is possible from 8.30 am at the information counter in the start and finish area.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to e-mail us on sparta@sparta.dk

Comments are closed.

We are on twitter! Follow us: @cphmarathon

We are happy to welcome you to Nykredit Copenhagen Marathons new official twitter feed! Follow us and tweet us – @cphmarathon.

Comments are closed.

Register for the first pre-marathon test run

We’ve entered a new year and a new running season, and May 20 is getting closer. Regardless if you have already begun training towards your Copenhagen Marathon yet, or not, it is a really good idea to do a pre-race fitness test at this time. This enables you to set a realistic goal for yourself or to optimize your training plan in order to reach the goal you’ve already set.

Register for the Nike Marathontest 1 on February 5 with a 10 km distance. At the Nike Marathontest 2 on March 15 we run 15 km, and 20 km at Nike Marathontest 3 on April 15.

Remember, you save DKK 180 by registering for all 3 test runs simultaneously!

Register here

Comments are closed.

Happy New Year – relive your 2011 marathon

Sparta wishes you a very happy New Year!
Take a look back at the year that has past and relive your 2011 Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. We look forward to seeing you back in Copenhagen on Mai 20, 2012.

Comments are closed.

Happy New Year – relive your 2011 marathon

Sparta wishes you a very happy New Year!
Take a look back at the year that has past and relive your 2011 Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. We look forward to seeing you back in Copenhagen on Mai 20, 2012.

Comments are closed.

Tour operator list for 2012 now available

Are you planning to run the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon this year and need help to organize your trip?
We collaborate with several international tour operators who offer organized marathon trips.

Check out the list of tour operators

The list is continuously updated, so watch for additions to the list.

Comments are closed.

Wanna give a challenging Christmas gift?

Are you still trying to think of the perfect gift to give your husband or wife this year?

With Sparta you can give a friend or a family member the possibly most challenging gift he or her has ever gotten for Christmas – a gift card to run the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2012!

We also sell gift cards for our two other big races, the Powerade Copenhagen Half Marathon 2012 on September 9 and the Copenhagen Womens 10K 2012 on June 17.

If you live abroad, all races are perfect opportunities to take a littel bit of extra vacation with your loved ones, enjoying Copenhagen and at the same time adding a race accomplishment to your resume.

Order by e-mailing us on sparta@sparta.dk

Comments are closed.

18 km with the free training at Sunday

Sunday the free training will run 18 km in Copenhagen. As always we start at 09:30 from Østerbro Stadion. There will be a lot of wind in Copenhagen sunday so it will be funny :-) – and maybe a bit hard.

 Copenhagen weather.

Comments are closed.

Follow us at Facebook

At the link – http://www.facebook.com/copenhagenmarathon - you can follow the preparations for marathon, you can read more about coming events, our free training and much more. Join us.

Comments are closed.

785 at the first free training – sunday we will run again

At the first free training last sunday we were 785. Sunday we will run again. This time 15 km. The weather forecast is perfect for running. 6 C, dry and almost no wind :-)

Comments are closed.

Free training start at the 6th of november

At sunday, the 6th of november, the free training towards Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon starts. It’s free training and at sunday practice the groups run according to min/km. There are groups from 4.10 min/km to 6.30 min/km.

See the plan for the distances here : http://www.copenhagenmarathon.dk/wp-content/uploads/Fællestræning-med-Sparta1.pdf

Comments are closed.

Marathon Start Up yesterday

Yesterday Marathon Start Up. 5, 10 or 15 km in and around Fælledparken. See the pictures of Copenhagen in autumn colours here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/spartabilleder/sets/72157628010076742/

Comments are closed.

Marathon Start Up at sunday

At sunday there is Marathon Start Up 5, 10 or 15 km around Fælledparken in Copenhagen. The start will be at 09.30. It’s possible to sign up from 08.00 o’clock in Sparta Hallen. The adress is : Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, Østerbro. Including the price is a nice long sleeved Nike running shirt. Read more at www.sparta.dk

Comments are closed.

SMS service

At the link you can order one sms for free. Extras for 5,- danish kroner. Only finish time.

http://tilmelding.sparta.dk/sms

Comments are closed.

More than 11.000 registrated

Now more than 11.000 registrated – and still 6 days. It’s gonna be a very good day in Copenhagen. We are all looking forward to welcome you :-P

Comments are closed.

Entertainment at the course

This year we have even more entertainment at the course. 33 places there will be entertainment. What about big choirs – samba – DJ’s – Live Bands – Big Bands. It’s possible to buy coffee and something to eat, by the cafees along the course and at the transportable coffee wagons there will be many places. So your supporters can already now make a plan for where to support. Take a look at “Course” – Spectator info and see the program for the day. We hope you will the enjoy it all and we think there will be a FANTASTIC atmosphere in the streets of Copenhagen….

Comments are closed.

Registration card

Registration card will be sent to you during this week. You have to bring this at The Marathon Expo, where you pick up your startnumber, chip and Nike T-shirt. Don’t you get the Registraton card before leaving to Denmark just bring your order confirmation and that will do.

Comments are closed.

More than 10.000 registrated

Now more than 10.000 runners have joined the Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. There are a diffrence between the official participant list and this number. The reason why is that students and some foreign still not have been transfered from our old administration system to the new one. But as long as you have recieved an order confirmation everything is all right.

But over 10.000 now – and you are one of them – we are getting close to the record from last year.

Comments are closed.

Sign up before 3 May

If you haven’t signed up for Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon yet – do it now. From 3 May the price is 650 DKK.

Sign up here

Comments are closed.

Elevation map

We know you are preparing for Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon and want to know as much about the course as possible.

Now the elevation map is ready for you.

Comments are closed.

30 km Sunday

This Sunday you can participate in the group training and enjoy 30 km in Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen. We have water stations, but it’s a good idea to bring your own water on the long run.

See you Sunday at 9:30 at Østerbro Station!

Comments are closed.

More on hydration stations

We have made a presentation so you will know the order of the hydration stations. You will run by nine hydration stations and five of them will also have oranges and bananas.

Go to Download if you want to print the illustration

Comments are closed.

Course map update

Check out the updated course map!

Comments are closed.

FAQ

We know you have a lot of questions regarding Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. We try to answer all of them – and we have just made a FAQ.

Comments are closed.

Close to 8.000

Almost 8.000 runners are ready to run Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon – even though the counter on the frontpage isn’t quite as far yet. This is due to a new administration system at Sparta, but the counter and the list will be updated again from medio April.

Comments are closed.

Remember 2010?

While we all wait for Sunday 22 May to come – check out some of our photos from Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2010. Click on the photo to see more photos from Sparta.

Comments are closed.

New French tourorganizer

We are proud to present yet another tourorganizer – Endurance Shop Tour.

Check out the entire list of tourorganizers at Download.

Comments are closed.

Group training: 26 km

This Sunday you can enjoy splendid spring weather and 26 km with Sparta’s group training. Read more about the group training here.

See you at Østerbro Stadion Sunday at 9:30.

We pass water stations during the run, but bring your own water to practice drinking while running.

Comments are closed.

Great places to stay

Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon is not only an event for runners. It’s a great opportunity to take the family on a mini vacation and enjoy the beautiful city of Copenhagen.

We have selection of places to stay – in all price ranges.

See all accomodations

Comments are closed.

6.000 ready to run

6.000 runners have signed up for the event of the year – Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. We are looking forward to welcoming all of you at the Sport Expo and on the big day at Islands Brygge.

And bring the family as well – we have lots of entertainment and hot spots along the course this year.

Comments are closed.

Are you on Facebook?

If you are on Facebook please join us! At www.facebook.com/copenhagenmarathon we keep you updated on our group practice and much more.

Comments are closed.

More touroperators

We have just updated our list of touroperators making it even easier for people from outside of Denmark to take part in Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon Sunday 22 May 2011 at 9:30.

To see and download the list of Touroperators, please go to the Download section.

Comments are closed.

See 2009 and 2010 results

We have just added links for the 2009 and 2010 results. So if you participated or just want to check out the competition – go to participantinfo/results to see more.

Comments are closed.

Smile – you’re running with Sparta

It may be hard to get out there and run when it’s cold outside. But if you’re in the Copenhagen area on Sundays – come and join Sparta group practice. Happy people, great run, lots of smiles! Just take a look at all these photos by Jens Peter Vittrup.

 

Comments are closed.

New tourorganizer from Belgium

We have just added a new tourorganizer to our list. Welcome BCD TRAVEL Groups Department from Belgium!

The tourorganizers offer attractive packages including travel, stay and registration for Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2011.

 

You can download a list of all the tourorganizers under Download.

 

Comments are closed.

908 participated in the first group training

The first group training of the season had 908 runners join the pace setters on the 13 km run. The weather was beautiful and we are ready for 15 km next Sunday.

The group training is free and everybody is welcome.

Comments are closed.

Meet the pace setters

Meet all the pace setters who will guide you through the Sunday practice as well as Nike Marathontest 1-2-3 and Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon 2011.

The Sunday practice start up this Sunday 7 November at 9:30 from Østerbro Stadion.

Comments are closed.

Sign up for the marathon

Be part of the great experience in Copenhagen on Sunday 22 May 2011. Sign up for Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon and experience the capital of Denmark like never before.

Please browse the site for all the information about the race.

Comments are closed.

Training schedule 2010/2011

The brand new training schedule for Sparta Sunday practice is ready for download. Go to the Download section under Participant Info to get the schedule.

We meet every Sunday at 9:30 from 7 November until Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon in May at Østerbro Stadium.

Comments are closed.

Much more to come

We are very happy to welcome you to this brand new website for Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon. It’s all about the race. It’s all about Nykredit Copenhagen Marathon Sunday 22 May 2011.

We are planning the race and a lot of information regarding the race is not on the site yet, but it will be available when we get closer to the marathon.

Comments are closed.

Course

Comments are closed.

Participant info

Comments are closed.

The race

Comments are closed.