17 December 2023 - 28 January 2024 - 10 March 2024
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 17 December 2023:
- 5km
- 10km
2nd VCM Winter Run:
- Sunday 28 January 2024:
- 5km
- 10km
- 15km
- 21.1km half marathon
3rd VCM Winter Run:
- Sunday 10 March 2024:
- 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 28 January 2024 consists of four laps. The final lap is a bit longer than the first three laps.
The half marathon on 10 March 2024 is a point-to-point race that begins on Reichsbrücke, a bridge across the Danube, and ends in the Prater.
Map of the venue:
Event website:
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