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Bonn Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 11:0011:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
The marathon finishes on the Marktplatz in the middle of Bonn's city centre, where the organiser says the crowd applauds every finisher.
- Finish on the MarktplatzFinish on the Marktplatz in central Bonn, with the crowd waiting.
- Eleven aid stations, and your own bottles11 aid stations with drinks and bananas; own supplies can wait at each.
- A measured, record-list courseMeasured by a licensed WA-AIMS/DLV measurer, so times count for best lists.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseFinishFinish on the MarktplatzFinish on the Marktplatz in central Bonn, with the crowd waiting.
The organiser puts the finish in the middle of the Bonn city centre, on the Marktplatz, and calls it a highlight: every finisher is received with loud applause by the Bonn crowd.
After the line comes the medal, then the food village on the Hofgartenwiese, which is also where the start is.
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Whole courseConditionsEleven aid stations, and your own bottles11 aid stations with drinks and bananas; own supplies can wait at each.
The organiser sets up 11 aid stations for the marathon, and every one hands out drinks and bananas. Marathon runners may also have their own supplies deposited at each station, at the start of the station. Those supplies are dropped off at bib pick-up on Friday or Saturday.
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Whole courseGeometryA measured, record-list courseMeasured by a licensed WA-AIMS/DLV measurer, so times count for best lists.
The organiser states that the 10 km, half marathon and marathon routes were measured by a licensed WA-AIMS and DLV course measurer. That makes the times eligible for best lists (“bestenlistenfähig”).
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Race weekend
Friday 9 April Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up Messezelt Münsterplatz.
Saturday 10 April Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Bib pick-up Messezelt Münsterplatz.
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Sunday 11 April Race day
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07:007:00 AM
Baggage drop opens Cloakroom tent on the Hofgartenwiese, at the start. Bags are collected by 17:30. -
08:308:30 AM
Bib pick-up on race day From 08:30 on the Hofgartenwiese; the organiser asks runners to allow time. -
11:0011:00 AM
Marathon start -
Time not published
Overall time limit 6 hours. 6:00 limit: 8:31/km for 42.195 km6:00 limit: 13:43/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Bonn time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Bonn time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Bonn, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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