Leipzig, Germany
April 21, 2024
http://www.leipzigmarathon.de
Apr 27, 2024
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Marathon Details - Leipzig Marathon
International Marathons > Germany > Leipzig > Leipzig MarathonLeipzig Marathon & Half Marathon, 10K, 4K
| Results: | Top 3 Finishers by Year |
Contact
| Name: | Stadtsportbund Leipzig eV | |
| Address: | Goyastr. 2d
D-04105 Leipzig |
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| Phone Number: | +49 (0) 341/ 30 89 46 0 | |
| Fax Number: | +49 (0) 341/ 30 89 46 19 | |
| Email: | Email the organizers | |
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Reviews
Course 4.0 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.0
Number of comments: 4
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J. K. from Ireland
(4/23/2011)
 "Fast course with good PB potential" (about: 2011)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Leipzig Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Very enjoyable race on a fast course, and perfect weather in mid-April. Full range of pacers along with a large number of aid-stations. Some supporters were along the route but don't expect huge numbers. | |
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George Mentz from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(4/23/2006)
 "Leipzig was a great run, so warm and homey." (about: 2006)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Leipzig Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I have run many marathons and ultras and this one ranks up there with the best. It's different from the big ones - Boston, Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, Maui - and that's part of its appeal. It also has a great feel to it, in that everyone could not do enough to help and to ensure high quality. The fans, while not numerous, were enthusiatic and very welcoming/encouraging. (I felt my parents/grandparents were on every corner.) The small-town feel and the amazing city itself rank this as one of my finest experiences running! | |
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R. D. from Maine, USA
(5/4/2004)
 "Gotta Love Leipzig" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Leipzig Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Leipzig is a lovely old city that is being considered for the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Consequently, the race organizers seemed to use the 2004 Leipzig Marathon as a way of promoting the city and demonstrating to the Olympic Selection Committee that they can run a world-class sports event. They were successful. With about 1000 running the full marathon and another 500 or so the half, the field was a manageable size. The expo, number and chip pick-up, race start and finish were never crowded. Organization was good. The course was mostly flat and weather excellent. Crowds were sparse but those that did turn out were quite enthusiastic. The only two negatives were 1) the pasta dinner, included in your entry fee, was HORRIBLE. I don't usually include the pasta dinner in my marathon plans, but tried this one, and what a waste of time. A styrofoam bowl of mushy noodles and watered down tomato sauce was worse than nothing as runners spent time traveling to the Leipzig Arena, partially filling up on lousy food, then ruining an opportunity for a truly fine meal in this city with good restaurants. Really, it would be better if there was no pasta dinner. Also, there were a lot of bicycles on the course that were sometimes in the way. I don't know of a practical way to prevent this as bikes are a favorite mode of transport for a lot of Leipzigers, and the race takes place on public roads... so??? By the way, the majority of roads were completely shut down to traffic, another plus. One last thought: Leipzig, like the rest of the former East Germany has suffered enormous unemployment since reunification with the West. To make matters worse, Germany has been struggling with a poor economy the last 3 years, and the East has been hit the hardest. A city of 500,000, Leipzig has lost an amazing 100,000 jobs since 2001. It has resulted in a huge population drain with many, many abandoned and vacant buildings in the city center. It is sad to see such gracious people, and a lovely city struggling under the weight of a poor economy. In my book, another reason to spend some time and money in Leipzig and run an excellent marathon in the process. | |
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A Runner from London, England
(1/25/2002)
 "Enjoyable race" (General Comments)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 Actually I opted for the 2-lap half marathon, in 2001. Marathon is 4 laps and the winning time of 2:15 was the best by a German runner all year, so you have to say it's a fast course. Mainly flat, largely through parkland on the edge of the city, with start and finish of each lap in the old town centre. Course offers good possibilities for spectators (3 'sightings' per lap are easily possible!), though it's supporters rather than the general Leipzig public. Main drawback was the lack of mile or KM markers (only every 5K I think) which makes pace judgement difficult. But it's a good event around which to build a weekend city-break. Enthusiastically organized! |
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