Leipzig (Germany), Sunday 9 April 2017
The Leipzig Marathon is a long-standing event that has been held since 1977 in sports-mad Leipzig, a city of 560,000 people in the state of Sachsen (Saxony) in eastern Germany.
Over the last 40 years, the race has attracted many world-class distance runners, among them former world record holder Tegla Loroupe of Kenya, Leipzig-born Uta Pippig (three-time winner of the marathons in Boston and Berlin), and Saxony's Jörg Peter who held the German marathon record for 27 years.
In 2016, the winners came from Germany. Marc Werner was the first runner across the line in a time of 2hr 39min 29sec. Laura Clart was the fastest woman in 2hr 53min 47sec.
In addition to the 42.2km marathon, the event offers races for all ages and abilities:
| Start time | Race distance | Number of finishers 2016 |
| 9.40/9.45 | 21.1km inline skaters | 680 |
| 9.43 | 21.1km handbikers | 6 |
| 10.00 | 42.2km marathon | 802 |
| 10.20 | 42.2km relay (four runners) | 53 teams |
| 10.50 | children's team marathon | 17 teams |
| 11.00 | 4km charity run and walk | 531 |
| 12.00 | kids' run (10 years and under) | ? |
| 12.45 | 21.1km half marathon | 2,468 |
| 13.45 | 10km run and walk | 1,608 |
All races begin and end at the modern football arena in the Sportforum complex which is situated approximately 2km to the west of the historic town centre.
The full marathon is two laps of the half marathon course. Participants must complete the first lap in 2hr 30min.
The route is AIMS/IAAF-certified and mainly flat and fast, and it passes many of Leipzig's most interesting sights, for instance the Neues Rathaus (pictured above) or the Augustusplatz in the city centre:
The marathon route also visits the Völkerschlachtdenkmal, a colossal monument erected in 1913 to commemorate Napoleon's defeat in the ‘Battle of the Nations’ near Leipzig 100 years earlier:
Country: Germany
Venue (Map): Leipzig (Dresden 114km, Berlin 190km, Prague 260km, Munich 431km)
Date: 9 April 2017 (Sunday)
Start and finish: Am Sportforum, Leipzig
Race centre: Sportwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Jahnallee 59, Leipzig (Saturday 10.00-20.00; on the day 8.00-13.30)
Entries: online (up to 5 April 2017); late entries on Saturday 8 April 2017 (all races) and on Sunday 9 April 2017 (4km, 10km, 21km); entry limit (42km relay): 100 teams
Entry fees (runners):
(up to 27 November 2016/29 January/19 March/9 April 2017)
- 4km: € 6/8/11/13
- 10km: € 10/15/20/25
- 21km: € 25/30/35/45
- 42km: € 30/40/50/60
- 42km relay: € 60/70/80/90
Timekeeping: bib chip timing (included in the entry fees)
You get: snacks and drinks on the course and at the finish, massage service in the finish area, finisher medal (10km, 21km, 42km); tram tickets for relay runners; entrants can order a technical T-shirt for € 15
Showers, changing facilities, bag storage: yes
Prizes (10km, 21km, 42km): to the first 3 men and 3 women
Event website: www.leipzigmarathon.de
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