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ASICS Österreichischer Frauenlauf

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The course

The organiser puts the 38th race, on Sunday 31 May 2026, on the Prater Hauptallee, with a 5 km course, a 10 km course and a 5 km Nordic walking course.

The course in short 3 lines
  • The 5 km and the 10 km both run on the Prater HauptalleeTwo distances and a walking course, all in the Prater; the organiser calls the 5 km flat.
  • From 440 runners in Laxenburg to 31,113 in the PraterThe organiser counts 28,954 in 2025 and 31,113 in 2026, in the Prater since 1999.
  • The 10 km course record fell in 2026Mayer won in 33:34 ahead of Lia Patscheider (ITA) and Renáta Klamová (SVK).
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryThe 5 km and the 10 km both run on the Prater HauptalleeTwo distances and a walking course, all in the Prater; the organiser calls the 5 km flat.

The 38th race ran on Sunday 31 May 2026 on the Prater Hauptallee, with “Zehntausende Frauen und Mädchen auf der 5 km und 10 km Strecke” expected by the organiser. A 5 km Nordic walking course runs alongside.

Of the 5 km it says: “sie ist flach und geht mitten durch den grünen Wiener Prater”. For the 10 km it offers “das doppelte Vergnügen”, with free training plans and group training sessions for every fitness level.

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Whole courseCrowdFrom 440 runners in Laxenburg to 31,113 in the PraterThe organiser counts 28,954 in 2025 and 31,113 in 2026, in the Prater since 1999.

The organiser’s history page dates the first race to 1988 in Laxenburg, Lower Austria, where 440 runners started. The race moved into the Prater in 1999 (“Übersiedlung in den Prater”), and “eine zusätzliche 10 km Strecke im Bewerb” came in 2003. In 2005 the field passed 10,000 and the first international elite runners started.

The 37th race, in 2025, had 28,954 women and girls; the 38th, on 31 May 2026, had 31,113 from 87 nations. The organiser’s own words are that it is “einer der weltweit größten” women’s races.

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Whole courseFinishThe 10 km course record fell in 2026Mayer won in 33:34 ahead of Lia Patscheider (ITA) and Renáta Klamová (SVK).

The organiser’s 2026 report lists the 10 km podium as Julia Mayer (AT) in 33:34, Lia Patscheider (ITA) in 34:53 and Renáta Klamová (SVK) in 36:26. Its history page records the same year as “Julia Mayer (AT) bricht 10 km Streckenrekord”, and the 5 km course record falling to Purity Kajuju Gitonga (KEN), who won the 5 km elite race in 14:41.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Vienna

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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