Saturday 30 August 2025
The Südtiroler Erdäpfllauf (Potato Run) is a running event held annually in August in Südtirol (South Tyrol), an autonomous province in the far north of Italy where the majority speak German as their first language.
Previously known as 3/4 Halbmarathon (Italian: 3/4 Mezza Maratona), the race is an undulating 17.6km point-to-point run on traffic-free roads and cycleways along the Tauferer Tal (Val di Tures).
The route begins in the small town of Bruneck (Brunico) and ends in the village of Sand in Taufers (Campo Tures).
Snow-capped mountain peaks and several castles on the hillsides, such as Burg Neuhaus (Castel Casanova, pictured below) provide an impressive backdrop to the course.
Map of the venue (blue: start; red: finish):
26. Potato Run:
Date:
- 30 August 2025 (Saturday)
Start time:
- 17:00
Start area:
- Rathausplatz, Bruneck (836m)
Finish area:
- Festplatz, Sand in Taufers (864m)
Event website:
Number of finishers:
- 2024: 358 runners (competitive race) + 206 runners (fun run) + 41 relay teams
- 2023: 370 runners (competitive race) + 167 runners (fun run) + 16 relay teams
- 2022: 287 runners (competitive race) + 123 runners (fun run) + 22 relay teams
- 2021: 187 runners (competitive race) + 110 runners (fun run)
- 2020: Event cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions
- 2019: 574 runners and 7 handbikers
- 2018: 708 runners and 6 handbikers
- 2017: 695 runners and 4 handbikers
- 2016: 761 runners and 5 handbikers
- 2015: 782 runners
- 2014: 655 runners
- 2013: 703 runners and 3 handbikers
- 2012: 626 runners and 12 handbikers
- 2011: 515 runners and 3 handbikers
No guarantee is made as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the information on this page.