Lygnernslingan 85 km, by the numbers
A full lap of Lake Lygnern in the Swedish November on forest track, gravel and the Hallandsleden, run mostly in the dark at both ends. Built from 249 finishes across 4 editions (2022–2025), checkpoint by checkpoint.
Smälteryd km 83.5
On the stretch into this checkpoint the median finisher ran 36% slower than their average pace for the race.
- Median finisher
- 11:52
- You, 12:00 finish
- 11:52
The shading shows how the field's pace on each stretch compares with their own average for the race: rose is slower, blue is faster, and stretches close to average stay grey.
The slowest stretch is the one into Smälteryd (km 84), where the median finisher ran 36% slower than their average pace for the race, 11h 52m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Äskhult (km 50). The course gives time back on the way into Grind, where the field ran 28% faster than their average pace for the race.
Where the field slows down
The slowest stretch is the one into Smälteryd (km 84), where the median finisher ran 36% slower than their average pace for the race, 11h 52m into the race. The next hardest is the stretch into Äskhult (km 50). The course gives time back on the way into Grind, where the field ran 28% faster than their average pace for the race.
- Median finish
- 12:00
- hours, all finishers
- Finish rate
- 90.5%
- 249 of 275 starters
- Fastest 10%
- 9:12
- finish under this
- Median age
- 42
- 24.1% of the field is female
Where the finish times land
249 finish times, one bar per hour. The median finisher crosses the line in 12h 00m; the fastest 10% are done under 9h 12m.
Most runners finished between 12 and 13 hours: 48 of them.
About 50% of finishers were faster than that.
| Checkpoint | Km | You arrive |
|---|---|---|
| Grind | 1.2 | 0:07 |
| Äskhult | 50.0 | 7:07 |
| Lerbäck | 68.0 | 9:33 |
| Ramhulta | 78.7 | 10:59 |
| PRE | 84.5 | 11:56 |
| Mål | 85.0 | 11:59 |
Your time is spread the way the median finisher spread theirs over this course, so the climbs and the night take their real share. Aid-station stops are included, as they are in the recorded splits.
On race day you get a tracker for your phone, a sheet for your crew and a strip to print for your wrist, all set to this time.
When the median finisher reaches each checkpoint
The median finisher's real arrival at all 9 timed checkpoints, and how the field's pace moves segment by segment.
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| Checkpoint | Km | Median arrival | Field pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrindFly it1.2 km | 1.2 | 0:07 | 28% faster |
| NavåsenFly it19.4 km | 19.4 | 2:39 | average |
| ÄskhultFly it50.0 km | 50.0 | 7:07 | 5% slower |
| LerbäckFly it68.0 km | 68.0 | 9:34 | 4% faster |
| RamhultaFly it78.7 km | 78.7 | 11:00 | 8% faster |
| SmälterydFly it83.5 km | 83.5 | 11:52 | 36% slower |
| PREFly it84.5 km | 84.5 | 11:56 | 20% faster |
| FVFly it84.7 km | 84.7 | 11:57 | 3% faster |
| MålFly it85.0 km | 85.0 | 11:59 | 19% faster |
Field pace compares the median finisher's pace on the stretch into each checkpoint with their own average for the whole race. PRE, FV and Mål are run-in mats spread across the last 500 m; their segments are too short for their pace figures to mean much. Runners who missed a cutoff or dropped are not in the data (finishers only).
The course
The key climbs, a pacing plan matched to the terrain, and the whole route in 3D.
How the race changed from year to year
2024 was the toughest year: only 89.6% of starters finished. The hottest year was 2022, reaching 14°C, and 90.9% finished. The fastest winning time in the data is 7:27 (2023).
| Year | Starters | Finishers | Finish rate | Winning time | Median finish | Sub-24 | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 44 | 40 | 90.9% | 8:02 | 11:25 | 100% | 10 to 14°C |
| 2023 | 67 | 61 | 91% | 7:27 | 12:01 | 100% | 3 to 7°C |
| 2024 | 77 | 69 | 89.6% | 7:40 | 11:41 | 100% | 6 to 8°C |
| 2025 | 87 | 79 | 90.8% | 7:34 | 12:15 | 100% | 7 to 8°C |
Lygnernslingan 85 km questions
What is a typical Lygnernslingan 85 km finish time?
The median finish across 249 finishers (2022–2025) is 12h 00m. The fastest 10% finish under 9h 12m; the slowest 10% finish after 15h 01m.
What percentage of runners finish Lygnernslingan 85 km?
90.5% across the last 4 editions (249 finishers from 275 starters).
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Split data: official per-runner checkpoint times for 4 Lygnernslingan 85 km editions (2022–2025), 249 finishers at 9 timed checkpoints. All split-derived figures describe finishers only. Runners who dropped or missed a cutoff do not appear in split data, so buffer statistics understate how tight cutoffs are for the full field. Medians are used throughout. Apart from the finish-time explorer, which scales the median finisher's splits to the time you pick, no figure on this page is modeled or extrapolated.