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Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon
The Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon is a flat course of 42.2 km with 33.8 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 396 m and its highest 406 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 10 October 2027, starting at 09:45.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 09:459:45 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 5K · Kids' race · Relay · Walk, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Total climb
- 33.8 m111 ft
- Highest point 9 m30 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course runs from Lindau harbour in Germany into Austria, through the Bregenz Seebühne, on a loop into Switzerland at St. Margrethen, and back along the Rhine to a finish in the Bregenz stadium.
StartFinish
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- Photo: Edda Praefcke, CC BY 2.5
km 10.1mile 6.3
Festspielhaus Bregenz
The course passes the Festspielhaus and the lake stage in Bregenz, where the Spiel am See sets draw 160,000 visitors every summer.
Photo: Edda Praefcke, CC BY 2.5
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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- Germany, Austria and Switzerland in one marathonLindau start, the Seebühne in Bregenz, a loop through St. Margrethen, finish in the stadium.
- Lake Constance level: 396 m to 406 m33.8 m of climbing, the low point at km 7.7 and the high point at km 14.6.
- The organiser's figures: 398 m to 415 m398 m to 415 m above sea level, a spread of only 17 m, on an AIMS-measured course.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryGermany, Austria and Switzerland in one marathonLindau start, the Seebühne in Bregenz, a loop through St. Margrethen, finish in the stadium.
The organiser describes a flat course that starts at the harbour of the island town of Lindau, crosses into Austria and runs through the lake stage in Bregenz, where the sets of the Spiel am See draw 160,000 visitors every summer. A loop through Switzerland brings runners to St. Margrethen, where spectators carry them through the village centre, and the Rhine leads back to Austria and the finish in the Bregenz stadium. 60 per cent of the course follows Lake Constance, and it is mostly on asphalt roads and paths.
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km 0 to 42.2GradientLake Constance level: 396 m to 406 m33.8 m of climbing, the low point at km 7.7 and the high point at km 14.6.
The lowest point is at km 7.7, 396.3 m above sea level, and the highest is at km 14.6, 405.7 m up.
Measured
km 0 to 42.2GradientThe organiser's figures: 398 m to 415 m398 m to 415 m above sea level, a spread of only 17 m, on an AIMS-measured course.
The organiser calls the course very flat and gives 398 m above sea level as the lowest point and 415 m as the highest. It is a point-to-point course measured under rule 240.3 of the international competition rules and the AIMS regulations, with a start at 09:45 in Lindau on Sunday 10 October 2027 and the finish in Bregenz closing for the last runner at 16:30.
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Race weekend
Sunday 10 October Race day
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09:459:45 AM
Marathon start Lindau (Bodensee) -
16:304:30 PM
Finish closes in Bregenz for the last runner Bregenz
Times as published by the organiser, in Bregenz 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 Bregenz, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Bregenz stays within 9 m30 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 Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon
- Is the Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon course flat?
- Yes. It has 33.8 m of climbing over 42.2 km. The highest point is 9 m above the lowest.
- When is the Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon 2027?
- Sunday 10 October 2027. The start is at 09:45.
- Where does the Sparkasse 3-Länder-Marathon start?
- Start: Lindau (Bodensee).
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