Before the race

Registration fee

Run	From 7/11-25	From 1/1-26	From 1/6-26
La Sportiva Ultra 50 km	NOK 990,-	NOK 1050,-	NOK 1150,-
La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km	NOK 690,-	NOK 775,-	NOK 850,-
Dalheim Rundt 8 km	NOK 300,-	NOK 300,-	NOK 350,-
Explo Ekstremløpet	NOK 300,-	NOK 350,-	NOK 400,-
Explo Ekstremløpet under 16 years old	NOK 200,-	NOK 250,-	NOK 300,-

There is a limited number of starting places. The registration deadline only applies as long as there are available starting numbers.

The Norwegian Athletics Federation introduced a license for all athletics events in Norway from 1 January 2014. A license is required for all participants. Read more about the license here .

The license is included in our entry fee. If you have paid an annual license to the Norwegian Athletics Federation, you can apply to the Norwegian Athletics Federation to have the one-time license refunded. This can be done electronically at this link.

Bib pick up

Bib pick up for the Tromsø Mountain Challenge will take place at TUIL Arena in Tromsdalen. The times can be found in the program closer to the race day.

Age limits and class divisions

Run	Age limits
Explo Ekstremløpet	from 13 years
Dalheim Rundt	from 13 years
La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km	from 18 years
La Sportiva Ultra 50 km	from 18 years

Class classification	Female/male	Female/male	Female/male	Female/male
Explo Ekstremløpet	13 - 14	15 -17	18 – 49	50+
Dalheim Rundt	13 - 14	15+
La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km	Women	Men
La Sportiva Ultra 50 km	Women	Men

NOTE: Your age group is calculated based on your year of birth, not date. This means that if you turn 18 in the year you are running the marathon, you are old enough to participate.

Registered but unable to attend?

Your order is binding and non-refundable after purchase. Read our terms and conditions here.

It is only possible to transfer in the event of illness or injury confirmed by a medical certificate. An administration fee of NOK 150 must be paid, and the medical certificate must be sent to us no later than one week after the race. The link to transfer can be found here.

On race day

Time limits

La Sportiva Ultra 50 km: Maximum time at checkpoint Tromsdalselva (32km) is 5 1/2 hours (14:30). If you take longer, you must end the race here and go directly down to the finish in Tromsdalen. Total maximum time for Ultra 50K is 9 hours.

La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km: Max time for HalfUltra is 6 hours.

Transportation to the start

La Sportiva Ultra 50K: The start is from Snarbyeidet on the mainland northeast of Tromsø. You can drive yourself/get a ride to Snarbyeidet if you wish, or take the bus that the organizer sets up from TUIL Arena in Tromsdalen. The bus leaves at 07:45 on Saturday morning. You can leave your luggage in the luggage storage at TUIL Arena (at your own risk). If you bring any extra clothes/luggage to the start, you can send it back to the finish area with the bus. Remember to label the luggage with your start number or name and mobile number. We do not take responsibility for any luggage that gets lost during the event.

Other distances: The start is at TUIL Arena in Tromsdalen.

TUIL Arena II: The address is Arthur Arntzens veg 34. Bus route 20 or 24 from Tromsø city center, get off at the stop called Båthavna. Follow Arthur Arntzens veg (along the river) up to TUIL Arena - about 10min on foot.

Mandatory Equipment

The following races during Tromsø Mountain Challenge have mandatory equipment;

La Sportiva Ultra 50 km

• T-shirt
• Maps (distributed to all participants)
• Compass or handheld GPS or smartwatch with GPX route downloaded.
• Food (minimum 150 grams of food must be in the bag at the finish line).
• Windproof jacket
• Windproof trousers
• Hat/headband
• Gloves
• Flute
• Mobile phone
• Drinking bottle
• Heating foil (handed out to all participants)

The equipment in the backpack is emergency equipment, as there may be challenging conditions on the mountain during the race. All participants participate at their own risk and must ensure that they have enough food, drink and warm clothes to take care of themselves in the event of an emergency. We also remind you that you are obliged to help others in need during the race.

The organizer provides all participants with a map of the course. Participants in the Ultra 50K will be given heating foil. Participants must provide the rest of the contents of the bag themselves. The bag can be checked at the finish line. An additional 15 minutes will be given for each item that is missing according to the content list.

La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km

There is no required equipment for TMC HalfUltra 25K. We still recommend that all participants bring a mobile phone.

Participants may not have their own support on the course or receive service from anyone other than the organizer's designated service stations. Beyond this, ONLY what you have in your backpack can be used. It is also not allowed to have accompanying runners in addition to those participating in the race.

Drinking stations TMC

Explo Ekstremløpet

Drink station at the finish at the Fjellheisen, serving Explo and water.

La Sportiva Ultra 50 km

There are many rivers along the trail to fill up your water bottles.

Drinking stations at:

• Trollvassbu (water)
• Nonsbu (water and Maxim sports drink)
• Blåkollkaia (water and Maxim sports drink)
• Skarvassbu (water and Maxim sports drink)
• Tromsdalselva (water, Maxim sports drink, banana)
• Fjellheisen (water, Maxim sports drink, Coca Cola, Maxim Energy Gel, banana)
• Svarthammeren (water, Maxim sports drink, Coca Cola, Maxim Energy Gel, banana)

La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km

• Tromsdalselva (water, Maxim sports drink, banana)
• Fjellheisen (water, Maxim sports drink, Coca Cola, Maxim Energy Gel, banana)
• Svarthammeren (water, Maxim sports drink, Coca Cola, Maxim Energy Gel, banana)

Drinks will be served after the finish on all distances. At Ultra50km and TMC Half Ultra, food will also be served after the finish.

Prizes

Explo Ekstremløpet :

Everyone who finishes receives a medal. In addition, we award prizes to the top three women and men. Prizes will be drawn on start numbers.

Course record for women and men is rewarded with kr. 1000,-. If no course record is set, the amount will be transferred to next year's prize pool. I.e. increased to NOK. 2.000,-, third year to kr. 3.000,-.

The course record for men is 15:52 (Eirik Haugsnes) and in 2024 will be rewarded with NOK. 5000,-. The course record for women is 17:23 (Yngvild Kaspersen) and in 2024 will be rewarded with NOK. 6000,-.

La Sportiva Ultra 50 km/ La Sportiva HalfUltra 25 km:

Everyone who finishes will receive a medal. The top three women and men in the Ultra 50K and TMC HalfUltra 25K will be awarded. In addition, gift prizes will be drawn among all participants.

Dalheim Rundt :

Everyone who finishes receives a medal. The top three in the women's and men's classes are awarded prizes.

After the race

Photos

We will publish photos from the races on our Facebook pages as soon as we have the opportunity after the event.

If other spectators or participants have photos from the race that we can share, please send us an email at info@msm.no