DateExpected
Late June 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Varmestua, Kirkenes og Omegn Skiklubb, near Kirkenes Hospital, Kirkenes
Kirkenes, Finnmark
Countdown
June
A backyard race way up in Finnmark: one flat-ish 6.7 km loop every hour, and the only question is how many you can keep running. Capped at 12 rounds.
Key facts
01Capped at 12 rounds, which is 80.4 km if you complete them all
02A new loop starts every hour, so you must be back and ready to go again
03If several runners reach the final round, the first across the line wins
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Kirkenes · one lap
Total climb86m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.7 km
Weather
Late-June, Kirkenes
13°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
1°CColdest in 20 years
64%Days with rain
Highs around 13°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 1°C. Rain on 64% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#TeamLapsTime
01Runar IVERSEN [7]126:44:07
02Sven Kristian LANDSVERK [48]127:00:49
03Magne PINNERØD [104]127:07:42
192
Finishers
5:40:43
Median time
7 laps
Median laps
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training
Training for the Arctic Backyard Kirkenes
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Arctic Backyard Kirkenes plan targets
Typical sessions
86 m of climbing to prepare for
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
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One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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