Compete with yourself
Can you do 40 kilometres two days in a row? Elfsborgsmarschen is your chance to test your limits and show what you’re made of. Pick between 10, 20, or 40 km per day—walk at your own pace, on your own terms. Complete both days and win the Elfsborgsmarschen medal in bronze, silver, or gold. This is a challenge you will remember.
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Meet your true opponent
Elfsborgsmarschen is a unique sporting event with no rankings or times. There is only one question: Will you make it to the finish line on the second day? You walk 10, 20, or 40 kilometres every day. On the second day, when you still have kilometres to go and your feet ache and your legs won’t keep up the pace, you meet your real opponent: the temptation to quit. Do you have what it takes to reach the finish line?
A medal that means something
Complete both days to receive the Elfsborgsmarschen medal. This is not a medal that everyone receives upon finishing. It is only awarded to those who complete both days of Elfsborgsmarschen. The medal’s value reflects how many times you have completed the feat. Bronze for the first to fourth time. Fifth to ninth time: silver. Tenth time and beyond: gold.
Three distances – one perfect for you
Everyone starts from a different place. That’s why Elfsborgsmarschen offers three distances: 10, 20, or 40 kilometres per day. If you train regularly, you’ll find your challenge in the 40 km route through Gothenburg. If you want hilly terrain, the 20 km route is for you. For those who want to try something new, there is the 10 km distance. The routes differ from day to day – each day is a new experience.
Endurance, not distance
The distance doesn’t determine whether you get a medal. It’s your endurance. Can you walk for two days? You can choose any combination of routes and walk 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, or 80 kilometres over the course of two days. You can choose between 40 kilometres of sightseeing in Gothenburg, 20 kilometres of hilly terrain through forests and fields, or 10 kilometres of easier walking through the countryside and woods.
The perfect team-building activity
Elfsborgsmarschen provides a shared challenge in which everyone walks at their own pace, yet shares the experience. No one is left out because they are slower. As you walk mile after mile together, conversations arise that never happen at the office. Overnight accommodation, breakfast, and dinner are included. After the march, there is coffee, beer, and stories to share.
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When completion is all that matters
You’ve read about the challenge: 40 kilometres per day for two days. You know that the Elfsborgsmarschen medal isn’t handed out—it’s earned. It’s proof that you completed both days, not just one.
This is what makes Elfsborgsmarschen such a powerful tool for those seeking genuine achievement.
For those who want to test their limits: A challenge that requires more than just fitness
A marching competition like this is not about minutes. It’s about the ability to perform on day two when your body is already tired from the day before. Can you manage 40 kilometres on day one? Excellent. But can you lace up your boots and do it again on day two, when your feet are sore and the enthusiasm from the starting line has been replaced by sheer determination?
It’s a test that few other competitions offer. Whether you come from trail running, OCR, cross-country running, or long-distance running, this two-day format adds a new dimension to your endurance. It tests whether you really have the mental toughness you think you have.
When you cross the finish line on Sunday afternoon, you will have proven something concrete. Something measurable. Something that requires both physical ability and mental discipline. It is the kind of achievement that means something.
The medal that shows your progress
Complete both days and be rewarded with the Elfsborgsmarschen medal at the award ceremony. The value of the medal is based on how many times you have previously completed the march:
Gold: From your 10th time onwards.
Bronze: For your 1st to 4th time.
Silver: For your 5th to 9th time.
This is not a finisher’s medal that everyone gets just for crossing the finish line. It is proof that you completed 20, 40, or 80 kilometres over two days. That you kept going when it was tough. That you came back year after year and did it again.
Bronze is the beginning. Silver is the return. Gold is the tradition. Each medal marks what you have achieved, not what you have attempted.
For you as a team: Create cohesion through shared achievement
True cohesion is not created in a conference room. It is born of shared effort and shared success.
When you take on Elfsborgsmarschen as a group, you will see new sides of each other. You will need to support those who are struggling at the 30-kilometre mark. You will share the silence when the going gets tough and the euphoria at the finish line. You will return to the workplace not just as colleagues, but as a team that has overcome a real challenge together.
Unlike most team-building activities, no one needs to feel left out here. Everyone walks at their own pace but shares the experience. After the march, you will know what you can achieve together when it really matters.
A fixed point in the training year
The march takes place on the second weekend in June – perfect as the season’s first real competition. It gives winter training a concrete purpose. You have to be ready to perform at the beginning of June, which means that every training session from January onwards has a purpose.
For many, Elfsborgsmarschen becomes the fixed point that measures their progress year after year. Better time? Longer distance? Or simply the feeling that what was tough last year feels more manageable this year? The medal shows that you continue to challenge yourself.
The challenge is set. The answer is yours.
You know what it takes. Whether you walk 10, 20, or 40 kilometres, the principle is the same: you must complete both days to receive the medal. It’s time to stop thinking and start preparing.
Registration opens soon. The march takes place on the second weekend of June 2026. Places are limited.
Take the plunge. Sign up for Elfsborgsmarschen and earn your medal.