Practical info
All you need to know for The Arctic Run 2026
Published 10th May, 2026
Last chance
Final deadline to get your name on the bib is only a few days away! Register before 15th May 23:59
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Overview
Family Run
Photos
Food & Drink Stations
Waste
Toilets
Showers
Expo & Bag Drop
Parking
Closed Roads
Gels
Groups & Pacers
Change distance & start wave
Family Run
On Saturday at 10:00 AM, TAR Family Run will take place; a 600 meter street race open to everyone, with free registration.
Pick up your race number at the Bib pick-up between 08:00 AM and 9:45 AM!
• The Peoples’ Run is free for everyone to participate in.
• Participants must collect their own bib number at the Expo, free of charge
• There is no timekeeping.
The race is 600 meters long:
• Starts from the The Arctic Run start line, heading directly toward Markedsgata.
• Through Markedsgata, turn left down Ranværingsgata, then left into Havnegata where the finish line is located.
• Participants must therefore start in the opposite direction from the marathon/half/10K start.
• All participants receive a medal and juice at the finish line.
Photos
Look forward to sharing your sporting highlight with everyone! To make The Arctic Run unforgettable for you, Photographers from GetPica will be on site to take pictures of you during the whole race, available to purchase.
Links will be published after the race.
Food & Drink Stations
Food & Drink stations are located at:
5km 10km, 16km, 22km, 28km, 33km, 37km, 40km
Products supplied at the stations:
Beverages
🔋 Fuel of Norway Energy Drinks
💧 Juice and water
Food
🍌 Bananas
🥜 Nuts and raisins
🍫 Chocolate
🍪 Cookies
🍇 Dried fruits
⭐️ + more!
Special considerations:
Runners are asked to keep to the right to avoid conflicts with runners going in the opposite direction for the half marathon and 10km.
Waste
Trash bins are placed right after the food and drink stations. The Arctic Run course goes through stunning nature, which we must protect even during large sports events.
We encourage all runners to do their best to dispose of their trash in the bins, and we will disqualify anyone caught littering outside the zones between the food and drink stations and the trash bins.
Toilets
There are toilets in the start and finish areas, located by the baggage drop and right after the finish line. Along the course, there are toilets at the food and drink stations at kilometers 5, 10, 22, and 33.
Showers
Camp TAR provides drop-in shower areas, with shower passes available for purchase on site.
Expo & Bag Drop
Bib pick up is a Hurtigrutemuseet the following hours:
• Friday from 15:00 to 20:00
• Saturday from 08:00 to 14:00
Arrive early to avoid queues, and remember that the final deadline is one hour before the start!
When picking up your bib, you will receive your luggage bag.
This can be dropped off at the designated baggage drop indicated on the arena map, and it will be taken care of until you finish the race.
The bag drop closes after the last participant has crossed the finish line.
Parking
Main parking is located at 📍 Hadsel Handelspark on Børøya, 1100 meters from the start and finish area.
Parking on the Hadsel Island is available at 📍 Hadsel Hallpark (by Camp TAR), but will be unaccessible after the closure of roads at 1:00PM.
Closed Roads
The Arctic Run takes place on fully or partially closed roads.
Closed and Regulated Roads:
County Road 7634 (Stokmarknes – Melbu):
• The road will be completely closed to regular traffic in three separate intervals.
• The first closure will begin from Stokmarknes at 10:30 AM.
• The road will be closed in three rounds.
• See the interactive map below to see which sections of the road will be closed and when.
County Road 82 (Melbu – Stokmarknes):
• Convoy driving in both directions from 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
It is particularly important for marathon runners to stay on the left on the Melbu-Stokmarknes section, as there will be traffic on the other half of the road.
Runners still on the course when the roads reopen will not be removed from the race, but are asked to follow regular traffic rules and exercise extra caution.
Gels
Fuel of Norway gels are available as 3-packs and 5-packs, and can be pre-purchased in MyActive before the race.
Pre-ordered gels can be collected at Bib pick-up.
👉 Get your Fuel of Norway gels in the MyActive Events page
Prices:
3-pack: 115 NOK
5-pack: 179 NOK
Groups & Pacers
We have pacers for all distances:
10km:
45min
50min
55min
60min
21km:
1h40min
1h50min
2h
2h10min
42km:
3h45min
4h
4h15min
4h30min
Change distance & start wave
Before 15th of May 2026:
You can change your distance and start wave until 15th May 23:59, Norwegian time online.
Change of distance can be fulfilled in your MyActive Events page
After 15th of May 2026:
You can change your distance and start wave in the secretariat when picking up your bib at Hurtigrutemuseet.
Shuttle to The Arctic Run
Together with our partner Borealis, The Arctic Run offers a shuttle to and from the race.
More info will be available very soon
Program
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Friday
| 15:00 | The Arctic Run EXPO Opens |
|---|---|
| 19:00 | Side event: Pasta del Pescatore Pasta & Arctic Seafood Buffet + Live Pod with Breaking Marathon Limits |
| 20:00 | The Arctic Run EXPO Closes |
Saturday
| 07:30 | Morning Shake Out |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | The Arctic Run EXPO Opens |
| 10:00 | TAR Family Run Free for everyone – grab your bib on site |
| 10:00 | Side event: Folkefest opens in the city centre |
| 11:25 | Start: Para athletes |
| 11:30 | Start: Marathon & Half Marathon |
| 15:00 | The Arctic Run EXPO Closes |
| 15:00 | Start: 10K |
| 16:00 | Side event: Post-Run Buffet at Hotel Richard With Seatings at 16:00, 18:00 & 20:00. Bookings must be done directly with the hotel |
| 21:00 | Side event: Official Afterparty | DJ Justad + friends at Hurtigrutens Hus Doors open at 21:00 |
Sunday
| 12:00 | Mountain Trip to Storheia Free side event – meet up and join at Hadselhallen (by Camp TAR) |
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Times displayed are local. Provisional program subject to change.
Certain events in the program may not be included in your Run Pass, and require separate tickets.
FAQ
Marathon – Ultimate Bird
Solo: 900 NOK
Half-Marathon – Ultimate Bird
Solo: 750 NOK
10K – Ultimate Bird
Solo: 600 NOK
NFIF License is required in addition to the Run Pass.
Marathon:
To register, you must be 18 years of age or older on Event day.
Half-marathon:
To register, you must be 15 years of age or older on Event day.
10K:
To register, you must be 13 years of age or older on Event day.
Registrations will close on Saturday 7th June 2025 (raceday) at 09.00 CET.
All registrations are done on our official registration platform.
You can register as an individual or as a duo. Larger teams and businesses can register by request at contact@thearcticrun.com
For team registration, one Team Leader completes the registration and pays the full team registration fee for the entire team. The Team Leader creates a team name and team password, and shares it with his team members.
Team members register from their own account by selecting “Team member” on the registration platform, entering their personal details, the team name and password provided by the Team Leader.
In case one team member cannot participate, he/she has the possibility to transfer his/her registration. See the Cancellation / Transfer registration section below.
In addition, to giving you access to the event, your registration to The Arctic Run includes access to the Event Expo, official timing, and a finisher’s medal.
Short answer: no, but you must run the same distance. The Duo pass give you a discount because you are purchasing multiple passes to the same distance at the same time. There is no requirement for everyone to run together.
(Though we do recommend having someone to share the view with for the fun of it)
Entry to The Arctic Run is binding and there will be no refund of entry fees or any other options that were paid for during the registration process. No exceptions will be made.
You have the option to transfer your registration, this can be done only via our official registration platform. It is your responsibility to find a buyer.
Transfer of registrations are handled by our registration partner Active.
Log in to your MyEvents page to initialize the transfer process.
Our goal is to make The Arctic Run an inclusive event, inviting in para athletes.
Registration for para athletes is open in our registration portal.
We look forward to announcing further details at a later date.
A NFIF license is mandatory for attending The Arctic Run, which can be obtained in the registration portal, as a one-time license limited to the event you’re participating in. Those with a paid license are insured during the event. Children under 13 are covered by a collective sports insurance and do not need a license. An annual license also provides insurance for training.
If your group contains more than 10 persons, please send an email to contact@thearcticrun.com
For tailored corporate packages, please fill out this form
⛺️ Camp TAR
Introducing Camp TAR, organized by our friends at Folkefest.
Located close to the start and finish line of The Arctic Run, with both rent-a-bed and bring your own bed options.
Shuttle Bus Departures
Departure point for all buses from Stokmarknes is at Vesterålen kysthotell
- From
- Sortland
- Sortland
- Sortland
- Sortland
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- To
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Sortland
- Sortland
- Sortland
- Departure
- 08:30
- 09:45
- 11:00
- 13:00
- 16:00
- 17:00
- 18:00
- Arrival
- 09:00
- 10:15
- 11:30
- 13:30
- 16:30
- 17:30
- 18:30
MEETING POINT
Scandic Sortland (departure and arrivals)
- From
- Andenes
- Andenes
- Stokmarknes
- To
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Andenes
- Departure
- 07:00
- 11:30
- 18:00
- Arrival
- 09:30
- 13:30
- 20:00
MEETING POINT
Thon Partner Andenes
(departure and arrivals)
- From
- Bø i Vester.
- Bø i Vester.
- Stokmarknes
- To
- Stokmarknes
- Stokmarknes
- Bø i Vesterålen
- Departure
- 08:00
- 11:30
- 18:00
- Arrival
- 09:30
- 13:00
- 19:30
MEETING POINT
Regine Hotell Straume
(departure and arrivals)
- From
- Myre
- Stokmarknes
- To
- Stokmarknes
- Myre
- Departure
- 09:00
- 18:00
- Arrival
- 10:00
- 19:15
MEETING POINT
Myre Hotell
(departure and arrivals)
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