21st "Mödling Old Town Advent Run"
Mödling (Austria), Sunday 28 November 2010
Held every year on Advent Sunday, the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, this road running event attracts a large number of competitors of all abilities, from fun runners to elite athletes.
Over 800 runners took part in last year's races through the town of Mödling, located just outside Austria's capital city Vienna.
The start and the finish are in Mödling's pretty but very small old town.
The main race is the 10.5k run. Participants run a short loop around the old town, and then three longer loops, mostly through residential areas.
The 5.2k run consists of a short loop and one longer loop.
After the race, many runners warm up with a cup of mulled wine on the Christmas market.
In 2009, the winners were Zsolt Benedek (31:44) and Ida Kovács (38:13), both of Hungary.
Country: Austria
Venue (Map): Mödling (16km from Vienna, 77km from Bratislava, 253km from Budapest)
Date: 28 November 2010 (Sunday)
Race distance: 10.52km; 5.24km; children 0.7km and 2.2km
Start time: 13.15-13.30 (children), 14.00 (5.2km), 15.00 (10.5km)
Start: Herzoggasse
Finish: Schrannenplatz
Entries: online; payment by credit card or bank transfer; late entries until 1 hour before the start
Entry fees (10.5km): 16 EUR (until 24 Nov), 19 EUR (until 28 Nov)
Entry fees (5.2km): 13 EUR (until 24 Nov), 16 EUR (until 28 Nov)
Entry fees (children): 3 EUR (entries on the day only)
Timing: ChampionChip - use your own chip or rent a chip for 3 EUR (30 EUR deposit)
Race centre: Europa Schule Mödling, Lerchengasse 18 (Saturday 27 Nov 16.00-18.00, and on the day 11.00-14.00)
You get: finisher present
Prizes: prize money to the first 3 M/F in the 10.5km race
Award ceremony: shortly after the races
Changing facilities: Europa Schule
Showers: Stadtbad (public swimming pool)
Number of finishers 2009: 532 (10.5km), 298 (5.2km), 43 (2.2km), 29 (0.7km)
Event website (in German): www.altstadtadventlauf.at
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