Göteborg, Sweden · Saturday, September 5, 2026

Fixed Distance Marathon

Göteborg Trailrun

Race completed
45 km Distance
1,100 m Climbing
3.9 Grit · Challenging
57.7072° N, 11.9670° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 24 m / km Rolling. Moderate undulations. Requires consistent effort across varying grades.
Time limit 9 hours 12:00 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. About average for a Marathon. Measured against 43 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~136 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (45km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, September

Daytime high 16°C
Night low 12°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 13 h 44 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for September — NASA POWER, grid elevation 39 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 45km 136 Linus Hultegård · 03:43:00 Hanna Aho · 04:42:30
2024 45km 101 Arild Bendiksen · 05:01:01 Mia Edding · 05:35:41
2023 45km 69 Daniel Bränholm · 04:52:24 Anna Johansson · 05:37:14

The field grew 35% between 2024 (101) and 2025 (136). 18% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (45km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

⛰️ terrain

This is a rolling course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.

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👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 45 km of trail with 1,100 m of ascent.

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Overview

The Göteborg Trailrun, a 45-kilometer trail race in Göteborg, Sweden, presents a challenge with 1100 meters of elevation gain, equating to 24.4 meters of climb per kilometer. This amount of climbing is significant for a marathon-distance event.

Runners face a 9-hour time limit, which translates to a 12 minutes per kilometer cutoff pace. This cutoff is tighter than 50% of 44 comparable marathon-distance races, requiring a consistent pace throughout. With 136 finishers in its most recent edition, the race draws a larger field than 73% of 59 peer events.

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