Midnight Sun Marathon

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A Midnight Sun Marathon is a marathon run at night in some cities above the Arctic Circle during the period with midnight sun, taking place annually around the time of the summer solstice each June.

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The Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon is an annual race in Anchorage, Alaska. The race does not begin at midnight nor is it run in the evening. The starting time a standard early morning hour with lineup often beginning at 7:30 a.m. The marathon is sponsored by the Mayor's office and takes place in the "Land of the Midnight Sun" and is thus appropriately titled, the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon.

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