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weinmalig WACHAUmarathon by Brooks
The weinmalig WACHAUmarathon by Brooks is a course of 42.2 km with 63.9 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 196 m and its highest 215 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 26 September 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Total climb
- 63.9 m210 ft
- Highest point 19 m62 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe 2026 course started on the B3 at Emmersdorf, ran upstream to a loop at Weitenegg, then followed the Danube through Spitz to the finish in Krems.
StartFinish
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km 23.4mile 14.5
Spitz
The marathon follows the B3 along the Danube through Spitz on its way to Krems.
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km 34mile 21.1
Dürnstein
The organiser put a 2026 control point at the Kuenringer Bad car park in Dürnstein, closing at 14:30.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
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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- Up the B3 to Weitenegg, back down the Danube to KremsB3 from Emmersdorf to a Weitenegg loop, then Spitz and Krems.
- 19 metres between the lowest and the highest pointBetween 196 and 215 m the whole way; the finish is about 8 m below the start.
- Four control points, the last at 15:00 in Krems2026 control times: Grimsing 11:30, Spitz 13:00, Dürnstein 14:30, Krems 15:00.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2GeometryUp the B3 to Weitenegg, back down the Danube to KremsB3 from Emmersdorf to a Weitenegg loop, then Spitz and Krems.
The organiser puts the marathon start on the B3 at Emmersdorf, level with the leisure centre, at the same 10:00 time as the half marathon in 2026. The route runs upstream along the B3 to Weitenegg, where it covers a loop, and after the turn follows the Danube along the B3 through Spitz to Krems.
The 2026 race finished in the Stadtpark in Krems. The road through the Wachau was closed to traffic from 08:00 on race day.
Sourced
km 0 to 42.2Gradient19 metres between the lowest and the highest pointBetween 196 and 215 m the whole way; the finish is about 8 m below the start.
The organiser calls the Wachau course flat and says not a single hill rises on it. The ground agrees: the lowest point is 196 m at about 40.5 km and the highest 215 m at about 34.1 km, a spread of 19 m, while the start at Emmersdorf sits near 208 m and the finish in Krems near 200 m. The 64 m of total climb is a sum of small rises over the 42.2 km.
Measured
Whole courseConditionsFour control points, the last at 15:00 in Krems2026 control times: Grimsing 11:30, Spitz 13:00, Dürnstein 14:30, Krems 15:00.
The 2026 marathon started at 10:00 on 13 September. The organiser’s FAQ set four control times on the way to the finish: Grimsing at 11:30, Spitz at 13:00, the Kuenringer Bad car park in Dürnstein at 14:30 and the finish in the Krems Stadtpark at 15:00.
The 27th WACHAUmarathon is announced for Sunday 26 September 2027.
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The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Emmersdorf an der Donau, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Emmersdorf an der Donau stays within 19 m62 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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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.
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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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