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Event Information:
The
Oslo Marathon is an annual marathon
that takes place between the end of
September and the beginning of
October. There are four distances;
marathon, half-marathon, 10 and 3
km. The track goes along the seaside
of Oslofjord. It is very flat, and
competitors in the marathon run it
twice. The first Oslo Marathon took
place in 1994. After some years
without any long distance race, the
capital of Norway re-launched the
Oslo Marathon in 2004. The number of
participants in the 2010 edition was
close to 16,000, of which almost 50%
were women.
The
Oslofjord' is a bay in the
south-east of Norway, stretching
from an imaginary line between the
Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses
and down to Langesund in the south
to Oslo in the north. In spite of
its name, the Oslofjord is not a
fjord in the geological sense - in
Norwegian the term "fjord" can refer
to a wide range of waterways. The
bay is divided into the inner (indre)
and outer (ytre) Oslofjord at the
point of the 17 km long and narrow
Drøbaksundet.
The
entire population situated around
the Oslofjord including Oslo is
about 1.86 million, and the total
population of all the counties
situated around the fjord is
approximately 2 million. Each of the
islands in the innermost part of the
fjord has its own identity and
distinguishing history. Among them
are Hovedøya, Lindøya, Nakholmen,
Bleikøya, Gressholmen, and Langøyene.
These islands can easily be reached
with the Oslo-boats from Vippetangen.
Hovedøya is most famous for its
monestary ruins, Gressholmen for its
rabbits, Nakholmen, Bleikøya,
Lindøya for their cosy cabins at the
water’s edge, and finally Langøyene
for its camping possibilities and
pleasant beach. In the summer there
are boats of all sizes on the fjord,
and it is possible to go kayaking,
canoeing, fishing, and sailing.
There are many activities for both
adults and children.
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