30-31 October 2021
The Röntgenlauf is a multi-terrain running event in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (North-Rhine Westphalia) in Germany.
Held annually on the last Sunday of October, the 63.3km ultramarathon takes runners largely along the Röntgenweg, a hiking trail around the city of Remscheid which sits in the hills of the Bergisches Land.
The start and the finish line are at the Sportzentrum Hackenberg in Lennep in the eastern part of Remscheid where Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, the first person to detect X-rays, was born in 1845.
The route is challenging and varied and scenic, and it offers many fine views of the region's rich industrial heritage, for instance of the graceful Müngstener Brücke (Müngsten Bridge), Germany's highest railway bridge:
In case 63.3km is not your distance have a look at these race options:
- Ultra-Staffel (ultra relay):
- Grab two friends and run the ultramarathon as a relay (3 x 21.1km).
- Marathon:
- Run the last 42.2km of the ultramarathon course.
- or: Drop out of the ultramarathon race at the 42.2km mark.
- Halbmarathon (half marathon):
- Run or walk the first 21.1km of the ultramarathon course.
- or: Drop out of the marathon at the 21.1km mark.
- 10km:
- Run two laps through the eastern part of Remscheid.
- 5km
- Run one lap through the eastern part of Remscheid.
- Crossläufe (cross races):
- 400m-800m-1,250m-2,450m races for children aged 15 years and under.
Update 2021:
This year, the races will be held on a 21.1km loop course.
The following race distances will be available:
- 21.1km half marathon (one lap)
- 42.2km marathon (two laps)
- 63.3km ultramarathon (three laps)
- 105.5km (five laps)
The 105.5km run will be started on Saturday evening, the other races on Sunday morning.
Map of the venue:
20. Röntgenlauf → „Remscheider Zeitenwende-Lauf“:
Date:
- 30-31 October 2021
Event website:
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