
| Race Detail |
| Santa's Arctic Circle Marathon Finland Rovaniemi Marathon June sacm@wildandfree.com http://www.santaclausmarathon.com "Start is from Santa Claus' Village, where both runners and walkers start together, runners in front of the field. After 2km the route of 12km continue along the pedestrian passage towards Rovaniemi. They will ford the River Ounasjoki. In the city central they will arrive to the Festival area, where the finish located. The 21 and 42 km runners continue downhill for about 5 km. The level section follows the biggest river of Finland, River Kemijoki, for the whole distance. The half and full marathon runners split after the railway-road -bridge as the half marathon runners head towards the Festival area. Full marathon runners run to the turningpoint which is located in Paavalniemi, south from Rovaniemi. As they approach finish, their route goes throught Jutajaiset folklore and dancefestival area." |
