Elite qualification requirements for elite A and B runners
Runners who meet the following qualifying standards are eligible to apply for elite registration for the Jönköping Marathon & Half Marathon or the Jönköping 10K/5K. The elite field is divided into an international/national A field and a B field. If you qualify, you’ll receive a 100% reduction on the entry fee or a heavily subsidized rate during the regular registration period. For the Jönköping 10K/5K, a heavily reduced entry fee applies.
Price money Jönköping Marathon & Half Marathon 2026
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Jönköping Marathon, the prize money has been increased for this year’s major public festival.
This anniversary edition marks a decade of running, camaraderie, and unforgettable achievements, and we look forward to rewarding our winners with prize money befitting the occasion.
In addition, the winner will receive 1,000 kronor for every minute by which the course record is improved.
Jönköping Marathon
10,000 SEK
3,000 SEK
1,500 SEK
Jönköping Half Marathon
3,000 SEK
2,000 SEK
1,000 SEK
This is in addition to all other prizes, worth over 5,000 SEK.
Prize money Jönköping 10K: Top-3 wins 3000:-, 2000:- and 1000:- respectively
Elite A
In previous races, the Elite A category has consisted of runners with half-marathon times faster than 65 minutes for men and 77 minutes for women.
Elite B
Runners who meet the time requirements below have the opportunity to be placed in Elite Field B for Jönköping Marathon & Half Marathon or Jönköping 10K/5K:
Men
HM: 69 minutes: 00 seconds
10K: 31 minutes: 50 seconds
5K: 16 minutes: 30 seconds
Women
HM: 81 minutes: 00 seconds
10K: 35 minutes: 40 seconds
5K: 17 minutes: 30 seconds
Qualifying times must have been achieved between January 1, 2023, and August 8, 2025, in an official competition certified by a national athletics federation and/or AIMS
Furthermore, the track must be correctly measured and approved by the national athletics federation and/or AIMS. Documentation for qualification times will be required.
If the race is sold out, we cannot guarantee a place in the elite field.
Please fill in the application form below. We will reply to your application within two weeks. Good luck with your training!