Stockholm Marathon

3 editions, 2011–2024 · June; October in 2021

24 percent

of finishes in an average year had a sustained slowdown

453 ft of climbing

Edition by edition, between 14% (2011) and 35% (2024), its warmest morning.

The median finish ranged from 3:58 in 2011 to 4:36 in 2024.

More metronomes here: 33%, against 28% elsewhere.

Paced most like Stockholm: Berlin, Copenhagen and Frankfurt.

Stockholm’s 24%: lower than 18 of 22 other courses with three or more editions.

Of Stockholm finishes on 4:00 pace through 20K, 13% made 4:00, about the same as elsewhere.

Of finishes on each goal's pace through 20K in the Stockholm Marathon, the share that made the goal
GoalMade the goal, out of 100 (the other courses ringed)Made the goal
3:0014%
3:3013%
4:0013%
4:3011%
5:0017%

Apart from 2024, at 71°F in 2011, 14% had a sustained slowdown. At 57°F in 2021, 22%.

All numbers5 tables
Stockholm, the whole course
Finishes33,825
Editions3
Median finish, average edition4:12:29
Sustained slowdown, average edition23.6%
Second 20K more than 10% slower43.5%
Median time given back after 20K+10:59
Climb, whole route453 ft
Stockholm, edition by edition
YearRace dateFinishesMedian finishSustained slowdownAt the startDew pointHumidityWindStart time
2011Jun 49,9243:58:3614.1%71°F47°F43%10.7 mph12:00
2021Oct 96,9524:02:2421.9%57°F53°F85%8.9 mph12:00
2024Jun 116,9494:36:2634.9%78°F56°F46%7.6 mph12:00
Stockholm, 5K by 5K
SectionClimbDescentNetPace vs. avg.
0–5K25 ft86 ft−60 ft−5.0%
5–10K71 ft18 ft+67 ft−4.7%
10–15K29 ft84 ft−55 ft−4.7%
15–20K38 ft20 ft+7 ft−3.7%
20–25K96 ft38 ft+65 ft−0.2%
25–30K44 ft113 ft−66 ft+2.0%
30–35K68 ft64 ft+5 ft+4.9%
35–40K54 ft47 ft+14 ft+7.5%
40K–finish28 ft0 ft+34 ft+3.9%
Stockholm, goal by goal: finishes on each goal's pace through 20K
GoalFinishesMade the goalSustained slowdownGiven back after 20KMedian finish10th–90th percentile
3:0092613.9%20.3%+7:333:07:382:59:28–3:18:48
3:302,03412.5%22.2%+9:133:38:363:29:27–3:56:02
4:003,34813.1%29.9%+12:174:13:003:59:07–4:34:58
4:302,36211.3%26.3%+14:504:44:514:29:23–5:06:43
5:001,35117.1%22.5%+13:125:15:034:56:28–5:37:53
Stockholm, pacing types
Pacing typeStockholmOther courses
Metronome33%28%
Gentle fader32%30%
Late fader13%16%
Early drifter15%14%
Cliff2%4%
Fast-start fader5%8%

How these were measured