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We have set a maximum limit!

The running boom is here, and in order to maintain our high quality of the event and the familial atmosphere, we have set a maximum limit on the number of participants for this year’s HBGM. Read more here!

Updated: 2024-05-14

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Registration open for this summer’s most  spectacular race!

We have finally opened the registration for this summer’s most spectacular race – MIO Helsingborg Night Run! The spectacle takes place on June 14th and you are hereby invited to the party. Read more here!

Updated: 2024-03-20

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Win three pairs of shoes from our main partner HOKA!

Now it’s time for yet another crazy competition, and this time it’s together with our awesome friends at HOKA. Of course, you want to win a total of three pairs of running shoes, and right now you have the opportunity to do so. Read more here about how you could be the lucky winner!

Updated: 2024-03-15

HBGM Stories

Meet Romans – the guy who travels the world to run Marathons!

Romans Sroms has run 104 marathons in 41 different countries. 26 of them, he ran as a Pacer. In 2022, he ran the Helsingborg Marathon for the first time, and on September 7th, he is returning to run his third Helsingborg Marathon. Learn more about Romans, what drives him to run marathon after marathon, and why he returns to the Helsingborg Marathon year after year here!

Updated: 2024-03-13

News

HBGM celebrates 10 years with a new course!

With ten years since its inception and a growing number of runners for each new edition of the Helsingborg Marathon, we are now taking a comprehensive approach to the course layout for both the Helsingborg Marathon and HOKA Helsingborg Half Marathon. Read more about the course changes here!

Updated: 2024-02-14

Training and nutrition

Bye bye cramps!

It starts as an uncomfortable sensation that grows, grows, and grows until it eventually takes over completely. Frustration! Irritation! Panic! Yes, you guessed it. We’re talking about cramps, of course. Few things are as annoying as the feeling of cramps sneaking up during a long workout or a race you’ve trained hard for. But what actually causes cramps, and how can you prevent them? Let’s try to clarify!

Updated: 2024-02-13

News

HOKA continues as the main partner until 2026!

It’s with great joy that we can announce that HOKA will continue as the main partner for Helsingborg for the next three years. Read more here!

Updated: 2024-01-08

Training and nutrition

The road to HBGM – 10 x 3 minutes!

This week, we’re going to try to improve our endurance at slightly faster paces! Read about the workout here!

Updated: 2023-12-15

Training and nutrition

The road to HBGM – hill running 10×2, up and down

In Helsingborg, there are plenty of hills. Therefore, we’ve been forced to learn to love running up and down hills. And regardless of what one thinks about this, it’s an incredibly effective way to improve endurance and leg strength. Moreover, when running not only uphill but also downhill, we take the opportunity to train downhill running – something we otherwise easily forget. So, enjoy – here comes a fun hill workout to tackle when the spirit moves you!

Updated: 2023-12-15