Copenhagen’s Half Marathon: The Sweetest Run You’ll Ever Experience

The Editors, 02.02.2026

It’s not a race for speed, but for sweets: the Fastelavn Bun Run took runners through Copenhagen’s bakeries on February 1.

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In Copenhagen, running took a backseat at the start of February. At what is arguably the most delightful half marathon in the world, it’s not the clock that matters—it’s the appetite. On February 1, 2026, the Fastelavn Bun Run entered its second edition: a 21.1-kilometer course where participants raced not for seconds, but for whipping cream, yeast dough, and the city’s best fastelavnsbolle, a very popular bakery product in Denmark.

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