Over 22,700 were registered for yesterday's running party in the city of Oslo, which could offer 20 degrees and sun. And with around 19,000 participants (including the Children's Marathon), this is a new participant record in the BMW Oslo Marathon. The day started as usual with a racing wheelchair at 09:00, before the start of the marathon at 09:25. At Kontraskjæret, the start of the Children's Marathon took place at 12:00, while the half marathon was running 13:30. Plowing 10km helped with cleaning up rubbish at. 15:20, while the last distance of the day, 10 for Grete, ran in competition with the sun at 16:15.
Photos from yesterday taken by Eirik Førde you on our Facebook.
Marathon winners
Winners of this year's marathon distance were Thomas Asgautsen from Stavanger Athletics Club, who ran in the time 2:26:54. Marfa Troeva from Russia won the women's class with a time of 2:54:12.
Winners half marathon
Ådne Andersen from Dimna, the same club as the slightly more famous Karsten Warholm, won the half marathon with a time of 1:05:38, while American Annie Bersagel, who runs for the Oslo club Tjalve, won the women's class with 1:15:33.
Winners 10 for Grete
Weldu Negash Gebretsadik from BUL topped the "10 for Grete" with a time of 29:21, while Yeshimebet Tadesse from Ethiopia topped the "10 for Grete" with a winning time of 33:15.
The Oslo trip
Magnus Warvik from NTNUI Athletics went to the top in the Oslo triple (73.3 km) for men with a time of 4:29:22 in total in his three races, marathon, half marathon and 10 for Grete.
This year, the women's class was won by Anja Kristin Lindanger from Stavanger Athletics Club in the time 5:43:50.
