Strong Viking in Gent, Belgium. 12 events over 2 days, Sep 11–12, 2027.
Strong Viking Gent returns to the historic Belgian city for a single Sunday of racing, mixing urban sections with the parkland and mud pits the brand is built on. The course is one of the flatter stops on the Strong Viking calendar, which makes it a fast one — the difficulty comes from the obstacle density rather than the elevation.
Five distances share the same course loop: Beginning (4 km, 20 obstacles), Lightning (7 km, 25), Warrior (13 km, 35), Beast (19 km, 45) and the Iron Viking (42 km, 60 obstacles) for anyone wanting an obstacle marathon. Everything runs on the one day, so this is a comfortable day trip from Brussels, Antwerp or Lille.
The organizer has not published start times yet. Waves fill up.
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Race village, nearest airport and how to get there.
Gent, Belgium
Airports within 200 km of the venue. Each one lists the other races you can reach from it.
Actual conditions on these dates over the past 5 years.
| Year | High | Low | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21°C | 14°C | 16 km/h | 5.2 mm |
| 2025 | 18°C | 14°C | 24 km/h | 4.7 mm |
| 2024 | 15°C | 9°C | 27 km/h | 10.2 mm |
| 2023 | 27°C | 19°C | 14 km/h | — |
| 2022 | 22°C | 12°C | 7 km/h | — |
Strong Viking Gent is a mud, trail and urban course with Beginning, Lightning, Warrior, Beast and Iron Viking waves. Every training plan is built around your race date, your fitness and the days you can train.
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