Stockholm Marathon

Today is Stockholm's Marathon.  A tradition started 1979. That first year 1.946 runners started and 1.799 finished that race.  This year 21.266 runners from 83 different countries have signed up to run.  Despite that Stockholmers at times find it annoying that the city shuts down and it is hard to get around once a year.  I think it is safe to say that we are proud that the Marathon has grown to such a big deal.  The route for the runners this year looks like this:

Channel 4 sends live coverage of from 11:45-15:25. Avoid driving in the city today, use public transportation or stay home as many roads will be closed and detour routes set up.