Midnight Sun Marathon

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A Midnight Sun Marathon is a marathon run at night in some cities above the Arctic Circle during the period with midnight sun, taking place annually around the time of the summer solstice each June.

[edit] Midnight Sun Marathons

• Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon
• Nunavut Midnight Sun Marathon
• Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon

The Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon is an annual race in Anchorage, Alaska. The race does not begin at midnight nor is it run in the evening. The starting time a standard early morning hour with lineup often beginning at 7:30 a.m. The marathon is sponsored by the Mayor's office and takes place in the "Land of the Midnight Sun" and is thus appropriately titled, the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon.

[edit] Other Midnight Sun running event

• Midnight Sun Run 10 K, Fairbanks, Alaska