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Düsseldorf Marathon

09:459:45 AM Düsseldorf
Rheinturm
Rheinturm. Photograph by Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The organiser's course description sends the marathon north along the Rhine, across the Oberkasseler Brücke at about km 13, and back over the river to the Königsallee.

The course in short 2 lines
  • Along the Rhine, over it twiceNorth to Messe and the Nordpark, over the Rhine at km 13, back over it later.
  • A finish on the Rhine, in the AltstadtStart on the Rhine at Joseph-Beuys-Ufer, finish on it in the Altstadt.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryAlong the Rhine, over it twiceNorth to Messe and the Nordpark, over the Rhine at km 13, back over it later.

From the start at the Joseph-Beuys-Ufer the organiser sends runners north along the Rhine towards the Messe and the Nordpark. The first aid station is at about 5 km, near the Aquazoo. The course then turns back south into the city and crosses the Oberkasseler Brücke at about 13 km onto the left bank, where a loop through Oberkassel holds the half-marathon mark. It crosses the Rhine again to the right bank, runs towards the Königsallee, passes the Zoopark and heads for the Medienhafen. The organiser calls the course mostly flat and varied.

Sourced

Whole courseFinishA finish on the Rhine, in the AltstadtStart on the Rhine at Joseph-Beuys-Ufer, finish on it in the Altstadt.

The 2027 marathon starts at the Joseph-Beuys-Ufer on the Rhine at 09:45 on Sunday 18 April and finishes at the Untere Rheinwerft, directly on the river in the Altstadt. After the Medienhafen the organiser sends runners on another loop over the Königsallee before the last kilometres.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Düsseldorf, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

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
A race 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
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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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

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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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi

Race week

Timetable

Saturday 17 April The day before

  1. 11:0011:00 AM

    Bambini Cup start Children's race, Saturday before the marathon.

  2. 11:3011:30 AM

    Kids Cup Mini start Children's race.

  3. 12:0012:00 PM

    Kids Cup Maxi start Children's race.

Sunday 18 April Race day

  1. 09:459:45 AM

    Marathon start Start at Joseph-Beuys-Ufer on the Rhine, finish at the Untere Rheinwerft.
Other races (4)

  1. 08:008:00 AM

    Half marathon start, wave 1 Half marathon waves go off at 08:00, 08:20 and 08:40.

  2. 08:208:20 AM

    Half marathon start, wave 2 Second half marathon wave.

  3. 08:408:40 AM

    Half marathon start, wave 3 Third half marathon wave.

  4. 10:1510:15 AM

    Marathon relay start Relay start.

Times as published by the organiser, in Düsseldorf time, checked .

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Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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