The Jever-Fun-Lauf is a road running event held each August in the district of Friesland in the state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) in northern Germany.

It attracts an international crowd of more than 1,000 runners to the small town of Jever which is situated on the pancake-flat East Frisian peninsula near the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven.

Map of the venue:

Named after a non-alcoholic beer brewed in Jever, the Jever-Fun-Lauf offers races for all ages:

• 500m (kids run)
• 1 mile (1.609km kids run)
• 5km
• 5km walking / nordic walking
• 10km
• 10 miles (16.09km)
• 10-miles relay for teams of six runners

The race course a flat, fast, certified and spectator-friendly 2,864-metre-long loop. The 10k is three and a half laps through the town. The 10-miles race is five and a half laps.

Up until 2024, the event took place in the nearby village of Schortens.

39. Jever-Fun-Lauf:

Date:

• 29 August 2026 (Saturday)

Start time:

• 12:00: 5km walking
• 13:30: 500m
• 14:00: 1 mile
• 14:45: 5km run
• 15:45: 10km
• 18:00: 10 miles

Event website:

• www.jever-fun-lauf.de

Number of finishers:

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