National Championships
The Copenhagen Marathon will host the National Marathon Championships 2024. The following classes will compete both individually and in teams:
Senior (born 2004 or earlier)
U23 (Year 2002-2004)
To participate you must meet the requirements
You mus be a member of a club affiliated with the Danish Athletics Federation.
You must be a Danish citizen or have had permanent residence in Denmark for at least 6 month prior to the Championships.
You must turn at least 20 years old in 2024.
The individual competition
Registering for the Championships automatically enters you in the individual senior competition and as more the U23 competition if you meet the age requirements. However, you must be a Danish citizen to win a medal in the senior competition but it is possible to win a medal in the U23 competition if you have a foreign citizenship.
Championship runners must start in their respective start groups. However, it is possible for championship runners to be seeded into our Elite A or B field if they meet the qualifying time requirements. The qualifying times are 3:00 for men and 3:15 for women. You register for DM as a seeded by first registering for the Copenhagen Marathon. You then select ‘seeded’ in your profile and then you enter your PR distance, PR time and club.
There will be prize money for the fastest men and women in the individual competition. See prize money.
Team competition
A team consists of three runners from the same club and is defined by the results list. It is the 3 fastest from your club who are part of the first team and so forth. Your club is responsible for registrating the number of teams they want to participate with.
Foreign citizens can win medals if they meet the above requirements. However, there can be a maximum of one foreign participant on each team.
Competition terms
All Championship runners have the opportunity to use private liquid if it is submitted correctly. Instructions will be mailed to participants closer to the race.
Every participant in the National Championships must comply with World Athletics’ shoe rules regarding maximum stack height in order to win a medal.
Individual: Championship placements are always determined by gun times (first across the finish line; the time starts at the starting shot).
Team: Is determined by net times (the time starts when the runner passes the starting line)
Individual: Championship placements are always determined by gun times (first across the finish line; the time starts at the starting shot).
Team: Is determined by net times (the time starts when the runner passes the starting line)
Every participant in the National Championships must comply with World Athletics’ shoe rules regarding maximum stack height in order to win a medal.
All Championship runners have the opportunity to use private liquid if it is submitted correctly. Instructions will be sent out closer to the race.
Registering for the championships
To register for the Championships, please sign up for the Copenhagen Marathon first and afterwards log into your entry profile and there register for the Championships. If you are seeded, select this under your profile.
The National Championships’ registration deadline is Sunday, April 21st at 11:59 PM. Late registrations are not possible.
Participants must pick up their championship back mark and their start packet at the Copenhagen Marathon Expo prior to the race.
When registering, participants must remember to check off DM registration on the participant profile.
Clubs wishing to register 20 or more athletes must contact Sparta no later than April 7 to set up a collective club registration (with collective payment).
DM numbers are personal and may not be resold. All DM participants must be a member of a DAF club and participation in DM Marathon and Half Marathon is included in the annual license fee via the club (DKK 175 per license).
Registration terms in your club
Your club might have additional terms regarding registration. Your club will inform you about registration, the National Championships terms and any additional terms they might have. Therefore, please contact your club if you have any questions regarding the terms.