14 December 2025 - 25 January 2026 - 8 March 2026
The VCM Winterlaufserie is a winter running series held in Austria's capital Wien in preparation for the annual Vienna City Marathon.
The event offers a fine opportunity to set a personal best time over the 5k, 10k, 15k or half marathon distance as the race course is pancake-flat, AIMS-certified and closed to traffic.
1st VCM Winter Run:
- Sunday 14 December 2025:
- 1 mile (1.609km)
- 5km
- 10km
2nd VCM Winter Run:
- Sunday 25 January 2026:
- 1 mile (1.609km)
- 5km
- 10km
- 15km
- 21.1km half marathon
3rd VCM Winter Run:
- Sunday 8 March 2026:
- 1 mile (1.609km)
- 5km
- 10km
- 21.1km half marathon
The route runs out and back along Hauptallee, the main avenue through Vienna's largest public park, the Wiener Prater.
Participants in the 5k race run one lap of this course. The 10k is two laps and the 15k is three laps.
The half marathon on 25 January 2026 consists of four laps. The final lap is a bit longer than the first three laps.
The half marathon on 8 March 2026 begins with a point-to-point run from Reichsbrücke, a bridge across the Danube, to the finish area in the Prater (ca. 4km). Then, competitors run two laps (each approximately 8.5km long) along Hauptallee.
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