Waren (Müritz), Germany, Saturday 24 August 2013

Mecklenburg Lake District (Copyright © 2012 Hendrik Böttger / runinternational.eu)

 

The Müritz-Lauf is held in the Mecklenburg Lake District, a thinly-populated area of great natural beauty and a popular holiday destination in north-eastern Germany.

Entrants can choose between the 75km ultra marathon or the 26.5km run. The ultra race can be run as a relay, with teams consisting of up to eight runners.

Starting in the resort of Waren (Müritz), the 75k is an undulating loop around the Müritz, the largest of more than 1000 lakes in the region.

Participants run on mixed terrain through fields, woods and villages, and through the beautiful scenery of the Müritz National Park.

The 26.5km "Städtelauf" follows a point-to-point course from Röbel on the lake's western shore to Waren (Müritz) at the northern end of the lake.

Last year, 115 individual runners and 80 relay teams completed the 75km ultra marathon. Overall, the event had around 900 participants.

 

Update (21  February 2013): The event has been cancelled.

Update (13 March 2013): Apparently, the event has not been cancelled.

 

Country: Germany

Venue (Map): Waren (Müritz) --- 93km from Rostock, 174km from Berlin, 210km from Hamburg

Date: 24 August 2013 (Saturday)

Start (75km individual runners): 8.00 Stadthafen, Waren (Müritz)

Start (75km relay teams, handcyclists): 9.00 Stadthafen, Waren (Müritz)

Start (26.5km "Städtelauf"): 11.00 Stadthafen, Röbel

Finish: Stadthafen, Waren (Müritz)

Entries: online or by post or fax; late entries until 23 Aug 2013

Entry fees (75km runners, handcyclists): € 38 (until 14 Aug 2013), € 43 (until 23 Aug 2013)

Entry fees (75km relay teams): € 70 (until 14 August 2013), € 75 (until 23 Aug 2013)

Entry fees (26.5km): € 28 (until 14 August 2013), € 33 (until 23 Aug 2013)

Race centre: "Hotel am Bahnhof", Bahnhofstrasse 19, Waren (23 Aug 2013, 16.00-20.00); on the day at the start

You get: chip timing; shuttle bus service to the start (26.5km) and to the relay changing points; transport of personal clothing from start to finish (26.5km); medal and certificate; massage service at the finish; pasta party after the race (for individual runners and handcyclists)

Showers, changing facilities, baggage storage: yes

Prizes: trophies to the first 3 M/F; € 100 prize money for a new course record

Award ceremony: 16.00

Number of finishers 2012: 115 (75km), 148 (26.5km), 80 relay teams, 11 handcyclists

Event website: www.mueritz-lauf.de

 

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