Join Salzburg Marathon
The Salzburg Marathon offers pure running pleasure in the city of Mozart. The flat and fast course leads you through the most beautiful places of the city. The Salzburg Marathon combines the best of two worlds with some iconic sights of this historical city ranging from medieval to baroque buildings and green and tranquil countryside mixed into one 21 km loop. All this with magnificent, snowy Eastern Alps in the backdrop. Marathoners can enjoy it all twice! The Salzburg Marathon has a great atmosphere with plenty of friendly spectators in the city and multiple music and cheering points along the course.
We are looking forward to 2022 with great optimism and an enormous push to return for action. Let's put on our running shoes and look forward to enjoy together again an experience unforgettable in the special flair that Salzburg has to offer. Let us be carried along with the running rhythm through the beautiful city of Mozart!
The 19th edition of Salzburg Marathon will take place as part of the Running Festival in Mozart City from 9th to 15th May, 2022 in Salzburg with a large offer of competitions and running program to participate in. After a long time running in Salzburg should experience a great comeback! A comeback based on the strengths the event has had in the past on the one and innovations in line with the times on the other hand.
We invite you to a special running experience in Salzburg. The Running Festival of Mozart City is your stage. Make your running dreams come true again! Enjoy a unique spectacle in front of a wonderful scenery! Feel all the facets that make a successful running weekend! Feel the sound of running!
The Running Festival of Mozart
City provides you a large active-programme over three days including
competitions for every runner. A perfect opportunity to highlight your
trip to Salzburg with a common running experience together with your
family or your friends as active introduction to your main running-goal
on Sunday.
The very flat running course, measured according to the specifications of AIMS and World Athletics, leads you directly to most of the famous places of Mozarts's hometown.
See you soon at Running Festival of Mozart City!
P.S. The Austrian National Marathon championship will be integrated in Salzburg Marathon. This guarantees an interesting field for ambitious runners.
Course details
There is a lap of 21.097 kilometres at the Salzburg Marathon that hast to be run twice by the participants of the main competition.
You start directly in front of the magnificient Mirabell Palace and pass the most famous sights directly. Then the way leads you through Salzburgs beautiful natural part – a guarantee for fresh air!
Right after the start at Mirabell Square which gives you the most exclusive sight on the historic center of Salzburg during the first meters you run in southern direction and reach along the beautiful Hellbrunner Allee the courtyard of Hellbrunn Palace. Through a wooden area and via Morzg you come back to the urban area of Salzburg. When you have passed the little lake Leopoldskron and the Mönchsberg, you reach the northest part of the course: Lehener Brücke. Crossed river Salzach you have already reached the final passage of the course which has to be completed a second time by all marathon runners.
Start address: Ferdinand-Hanusch-Platz, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Finish address: Hofstallgasse, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Route map
Included in the fee
Welcome Package“ for each participant
Bib number with timing chip
Low-priced
parking at „Altstadtgaragen“ (only on one day of the event weekend): 4
hours / €4.00 respectively 8 hours / €6.00. Simply show the voucher in
your “Welcome Package“ to the staff.AIMS-certified course (Salzburg Marathon, Sparkasse half marathon, Hyundai relay marathon and Herbis-10K Salzburg CityRun)
Beverages and food are provided along the course
Personal refreshments: Please drop your own refreshments labeled with the
respective refreshment point the whole Saturday (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
or on Sunday till 7:30 a.m. at the information point.Marking of the course
More than 700 volunteers over the event-weekend
Electronic timing with ChampionChip System including intermediate times
Medical
support, first aid, massages, beverages (Römerquelle, Powerade, Stiegl
beer) and nutrition (fruits, cake) at the finish lineMedical support along the course
Dressing rooms/showers:
Gym Josef-Preis-Allee, Hellbrunner Straße 5
Jahn Gym, Giselakai 21
Pacemaker
Exclusive finisher medal. After finishing your race, you can personalize your
medal with an engraving of your name and the achieved time at the cost
of €10.00 (booked previously) respectively €12.00 at the event day. You
can order this service at the online registration or directly after your
race. Attention: The medal engraving service is only available at the
required times (see schedule, FAQ's, Salzburg Marathon website). Fees already paid are
non-refundable!Stiegl Winner Party
All finishers of the Salzburg Marathon will get a personal diploma (for download).
Startlists
and results are published on our website up-to-date. Please leave your
address, if you'd like to receive a result list per mail (costs for this
service: €4.00).Pictures and videos
Participant-photographs by Team Viertbauer Horst
Practicalities
Accommodation
For more information please visit the homepage of Salzburg Marathon.
After Race Services
massage service for marathon and half marathon participants, refreshment, shower, dressing rooms
Age Limit
age group 2004 for marathon, 2006 for half marathon, 2008 for 10K
Equipment Storage
only official starter-bags; in tents at university Salzburg;
Maximum Time
5 hours and 45 minutes for marathon
Parking
We adivse to get by public transport to Salzburg and move by public transport through the city. Alternatively: “Altstadtgarage“
Provided Photo Service
Foto Viertbauer
Race Kit Includes
For more information please visit the homepage of Salzburg Marathon.
Refreshments
Water, Powerade and bananas at every refreshment point. Additionally: coke, oranges, apples, cake, beer
Timing
Pentek Timing
Frequently asked questions
When and where can I collect my BIB/race pack?
At the [email protected] Marathon at “Eisarena Volksgarten“ (Hermann-Bahr-Promenade 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria)
Can someone collect my race pack for me?
No, every participant has to collect his/her race bag including the bib number personally.
How do I get to the race location?
We recommend to move by public transport or by bike (you will find information about bike rental in Salzburg on the event homepage) in the city area.
Can I change the distance after I purchase a ticket?
Please write an e-mail to [email protected] If you will change from marathon to half marathon, you simply can finish the race after one lap. The timekeeping system will put you automatically into the right ranking and you get the finisher medal fo Salzburg Marathon.
What is special at Salzburg Marathon?
Salzburg Marathon has been bio-certified every yeare since 2010 for providing high quality organic food and drinks to participants and spectators. This long series is unique in marathon world. The rare exception of conventional food is clearly marked. Salzburg offers perfect possibilities to combine sports and culture within the UNESCO world cultural heritage Salzburg old town.
The race information has been found on the official website of the event or through publicly available sources. Always refer to the official website the latest race information. Please let us know if any data is wrong or missing, by emailing us.
