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Vienna City Marathon

Apr 27, 2008

4.0

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Where

Vienna, Austria

Start time

06:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

April 27, 2008

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

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Phone Number

43(0)6504219500

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Reviews

3.9

Based on 66 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Ürün B.

Posted: May 11, 2022

Marvellous City, so-so organization

Vienna provides participants spectacular views from the city. Volunteers and audience were perfect and expo was satisfying to meet runners' demands. However, there are some points must be improved: There was no blue sign along the route to follow best/optimum line which was highly confusing. Block 4 is for those who target to finish 3:50 (5:25-5:30 min/km)- 4:30 marathon (6:20 min/km) was really irrelevant and also for those to finish 1:50-2 hours half marathon. Thus, it was really crowded and making zig-zags among slower runners was annoying. Additionally, start times of marathon and half should be separated to avoid such things.

4.0

By: Adrian Rodriguez

Posted: September 23, 2021

First massive marathon post pandemic

This was the first marathon with over 10.000 participants (in 42K; 21K and relay). The sanitation measurements were excellent, everybody has to get a negative antigen test 24 hours previous the start to get its bib number. The wide start has plenty of room. The race itself is flat, gorgeous scenery, with water and isotonic stations every 5km or so, they offered you bananas, but no gels, so you must carry yours! The weather was hot (20º-26ºC / 68ª-79ºF) but you get a big glass of non alcoholic wheat beer at the finish line. The medal pretty and golden star with a Swarovski crystal. Not that much crowd as a Major marathon, but there is enough support during the course.

4.0

By: Maria S.

Posted: February 20, 2019

No race number pick up on the day of the race

Unfortunately, I just found out that its not possible to pick up your race documents on the day itself. I was planning to travel to Vienna for one day to run the marathon. Unfortunately I will arrive too late to pick up my race documents. I contacted the organisation if they could help me, but they were very unfriendly and unwilling to help. Yes, they can bring the documents to my hotel for an extra charge of 40 euro! They simply forgot that I already payed 100 euro during my registration.

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The 26th edition of the Vienna City Marathon will take place on 19th April 2009. That is one week earlier than originally planned. Organisers decided to change the date to avoid the very busy last Sunday in April 2009, when the London Marathon and other marathons will take place.

Apr 30, 2008

2:07:38 course record for Kirui, Talpos defends

Kenyans swept the 2008 Vienna City Marathon taking the first eight places at the race, the victor, Abel Kirui, setting the course record in 2:07:38. Two more runners finished inside 2:09: Duncan Kibet was second in his debut with 2:08:33 while Paul Biwott ran 2:08:53. In the women's race defending champion Luminita Talpos won in 2:26:43, the third fastest ever in the history of the race and Tomo Morimoto was second with 2:29:01 and Beatrice Omwanza was third in 2:37:36.

IAAF

Apr 28, 2008

Austria's President Heinz Fischer Invited Vienna City Marathon Winners Kirui and Talpos into the Hofburg

There was more honour for the winners of the 25th Vienna City Marathon a day after the race: The President of Austria Mr Heinz Fischer invited Kenya's Abel Kirui and Romania's Luminita Talpos for a reception to his office in the famous Wiener Hofburg which is next to the finish line of the race. The President is a runner himself and had met winners of the race in some previous years. 25 year-old Abel Kirui had established a course record on Sunday with 2:07:38 while defending champion Luminita Talpos had clocked 2:26:43. With world-class times, 30,072 runners altogether and 300,000 spectators the jubilee race was the greatest running event ever seen in Austria.

Apr 28, 2008

Abel Kirui Breaks Course Record in Vienna CityMarathon Jubilee Edition

Kenya's Abel Kirui won the 25th edition of the Vienna City Marathon with a new course record. The 25 year-old Kenyan clocked 2:07:38 and achieved the first sub 2:08 time in the history of the event. The men's race produced the best ever results of the Vienna City Marathon with three runners finishing inside 2:09. Duncan Kibet was second with 2:08:33 while Paul Biwott (both Kenya) ran 2:08:53. In warm weather conditions with temperatures over 20 degrees Celsius at the end of the race defending champion Luminita Talpos won again. The 35 year-old Romanian clocked 2:26:43 which is the third fastest ever in the history of the Vienna City Marathon. Tomo Morimoto (Japan) was second with 2:29:01 while Beatrice Omwanza (Kenya) took third in 2:37:36.

Apr 27, 2008