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Regensburg Marathon
The Regensburg Marathon is a course of 42.2 km with 69.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 333 m and its highest 346 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 9 May 2027, starting at 11:30.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 11:3011:30 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Total climb
- 69.9 m229 ft
- Highest point 13 m43 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe organiser calls the route flat and fast, and the road bears it out: the whole marathon stays between 332 and 346 m above sea level, with about 70 m of total climb.
Start, finish
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- Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
km 4.5mile 2.8
Regensburg Cathedral
The course passes the cathedral in the old town, around the fourth kilometre.
Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Dashed: bridge
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- Flat and fast, 13 m between the low and high pointBetween 332 and 346 m all the way; about 70 m of climbing in total.
- Through the UNESCO old town and over the Stone BridgeOld town for most of the way: the cathedral near km 4.5, the Stone Bridge near km 6.7.
- A shared first lap, an 8:30 start and a 14:00 finish closing time8:30 mass start, first lap shared with the half marathon, finish closes at 14:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GradientFlat and fast, 13 m between the low and high pointBetween 332 and 346 m all the way; about 70 m of climbing in total.
The lowest point of the course is 332.5 m at km 18.5 and the highest 345.6 m at km 35.7, a relief of 13.1 m. The total climb comes to 69.9 m spread over the distance, in small rises rather than any one hill. The organiser describes the course as flat and fast.
Measured
km 4 to 8LandmarkThrough the UNESCO old town and over the Stone BridgeOld town for most of the way: the cathedral near km 4.5, the Stone Bridge near km 6.7.
The organiser writes that the route leads for the most part through the old town, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2006. On the 2027 course the road passes Regensburg Cathedral, about 60 m off, near km 4.5 and crosses the Danube on the Steinerne Brücke around km 6.7.
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Whole courseConditionsA shared first lap, an 8:30 start and a 14:00 finish closing time8:30 mass start, first lap shared with the half marathon, finish closes at 14:00.
The marathon, three-quarter marathon and half marathon start together at 8:30 and run the first lap on the half marathon course. The finish closes at 14:00 for every distance: a sweeper runs at the back of the field with that time. Aid stations with isotonic drink, water and cola stand about every 4 km, and runners may leave their own drinks at named stations if they hand them in by 7:30.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Infineon car park, Messerschmittstrasse / Wernerwerkstrasse 2Before race week 1 key date
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2 May 2027
Online registration closes Or earlier if the participant limit is reached; late registration is possible at the event while places remain.
Saturday 8 May Bib pickup
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10:0010:00 AM–18:006:00 PM
Race pack pickup Infineon car park, Messerschmittstrasse / Wernerwerkstrasse 2. Packs are handed out on site only, against the registration confirmation, and are not posted.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 9 May Race day
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06:306:30 AM–08:008:00 AM
Race pack pickup Infineon car park, Messerschmittstrasse / Wernerwerkstrasse 2. The quarter marathon pickup stays open until 11:00. -
08:308:30 AM
Marathon, three-quarter marathon and half marathon start Infineon car park next to the Westbad. Mass start. The three distances run the first lap, the half marathon course, together. -
11:3011:30 AM
Quarter marathon start Infineon car park next to the Westbad. Mass start. -
13:001:00 PM
Award ceremony On the stage; the three fastest women and men of each distance are invited. -
14:002:00 PM
Finish closes for all distances The sweeper runs at the back of the field with the finish time 14:00; runners still on the course after that are asked to leave it.
Times as published by the organiser, in Regensburg time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Regensburg, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Regensburg stays within 13 m43 ft of height, so they go 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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Questions about the Regensburg Marathon
- Is the Regensburg Marathon course flat?
- Not entirely. It has 69.9 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 13 m above the lowest.
- When is the Regensburg Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 9 May 2027. The start is at 11:30.
- Where does the Regensburg Marathon start?
- Start: Infineon car park next to the Westbad.
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