Copenhagen Marathon

11 editions, 2014–2026 · May

of finishes in an average year had a sustained slowdown

170 ft of climbing

Edition by edition, between 16% (2026) and 54% (2016), its warmest morning.

The median finish got 11 minutes quicker from the first three editions to the last three.

Paced most like Copenhagen: Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Eindhoven.

Of finishes on each goal's pace through 20K in the Copenhagen Marathon, the share that made the goal
Goal	Made the goal, out of 100 (the other courses ringed)	Made the goal
3:00		29%
3:30		22%
4:00		20%
4:30		13%
5:00		13%
	0%30%

All numbers5 tables

Copenhagen, the whole course
Finishes	125,695
Editions	11
Median finish, average edition	4:00:37
Sustained slowdown, average edition	30.4%
Second 20K more than 10% slower	43.0%
Median time given back after 20K	+10:19
Climb, whole route	170 ft

Copenhagen, edition by edition
Year	Race date	Finishes	Median finish	Sustained slowdown	At the start	Dew point	Humidity	Wind	Start time
2014	May 18	9,528	3:58:34	25.1%	59°F	53°F	80%	7.7 mph	09:00
2015	May 24	9,097	3:58:58	31.0%	48°F	41°F	75%	8.5 mph	09:00
2016	May 22	8,171	4:12:54	53.6%	62°F	54°F	73%	11.1 mph	09:00
2017	May 21	7,960	4:02:34	31.0%	57°F	48°F	74%	8.5 mph	09:00
2018	May 13	7,338	4:08:33	39.5%	58°F	52°F	81%	7.3 mph	09:00
2019	May 19	10,707	4:09:58	38.8%	57°F	55°F	91%	11.1 mph	09:00
2022	May 15	8,461	3:57:36	27.3%	54°F	44°F	69%	13.0 mph	09:00
2023	May 14	10,109	3:59:12	33.5%	58°F	46°F	65%	9.7 mph	09:00
2024	May 5	14,404	3:55:00	18.9%	50°F	50°F	99%	8.3 mph	09:00
2025	May 11	18,409	3:52:41	19.4%	48°F	37°F	65%	7.5 mph	09:00
2026	May 28	21,511	3:50:48	16.1%	58°F	45°F	63%	4.4 mph	09:00

Copenhagen, 5K by 5K
Section	Climb	Descent	Net	Pace vs. avg.
0–5K	5 ft	14 ft	−13 ft	−4.6%
5–10K	17 ft	27 ft	−10 ft	−4.7%
10–15K	36 ft	36 ft	+5 ft	−4.6%
15–20K	24 ft	18 ft	+15 ft	−3.5%
20–25K	13 ft	5 ft	+16 ft	−1.5%
25–30K	4 ft	37 ft	−38 ft	+0.4%
30–35K	27 ft	15 ft	+7 ft	+5.3%
35–40K	26 ft	24 ft	−3 ft	+9.2%
40K–finish	19 ft	0 ft	+21 ft	+5.0%

Copenhagen, goal by goal: finishes on each goal's pace through 20K
Goal	Finishes	Made the goal	Sustained slowdown	Given back after 20K	Median finish	10th–90th percentile
3:00	5,826	29.4%	24.5%	+6:32	3:04:27	2:58:06–3:17:58
3:30	13,393	22.2%	27.6%	+8:06	3:36:52	3:28:07–3:55:12
4:00	16,158	20.2%	33.5%	+11:39	4:10:00	3:57:49–4:32:22
4:30	6,682	13.2%	37.4%	+16:37	4:44:53	4:28:52–5:08:25
5:00	2,107	12.7%	45.2%	+23:38	5:21:20	4:58:36–5:43:53