"Vienna Autumn Marathon" 2011

Vienna (Austria), Sunday 23 October 2011

The Herbstmarathon features a pancake-flat, traffic-free, and AIMS-certified course. The route is a 7km-loop through Vienna's wooded Prater park.

Entrants choose between the 7K run, the half marathon, or the full marathon. 

The half marathon consists of three laps (plus 97.5 metres). Participants in the full marathon run six laps (plus 195 metres).

Start and finish are near the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Austria's largest football stadium. Most of the route is out-and-back the Prater Hauptallee, a 4km-long avenue lined with chestnut trees.

In 2010, the event had around 700 participants. Alfred Sungi won the marathon in 2:38:01, Barbara Pliessnig led the women home in 3:16:24.

Country: Austria

Venue (Map): Vienna-Prater

Date: 23 October 2011 (Sunday)

Distance: 7km; 21.1km; 42.2km (certified by AIMS)

Start time: 10.00

Start and finish: Hauptallee in the Prater park, near Stadionbad

Entries: online (until 18 October 2011, payment by credit card or bank transfer) or in person in the race centre; late entries on the day; entry limit 1000 runners (21km+42km)

Entry fees (7km): 10/12/15/18/20 EUR (until 9 Sep/29 Sep/18 Oct/22 Oct/23 Oct 2011)

Entry fees (21km): 21/25/28/31/38 EUR

Entry fees (42km): 23/28/33/38/48 EUR 

Timing: ChampionChip - use your own chip or rent a chip for 3 EUR (30 EUR deposit)

Race centre: LCC-Zentrum in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Sektor C/D, Meiereistraße 7, 1020 Wien (Friday 21 Oct 16.00-21.00, Saturday 22 Oct 10.00-18.00, on the day 7.00-9.00)

You get (21/42km): pasta party on Saturday (16.00-18.00), finisher medal, T-shirt, two aid stations each lap, massage

Prizes: (?)

Showers and changing facilities: in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion

Number of finishers 2010: 157 (42km), 377 (21km), 167 (7km)

Event website (in German): www.lcc-wien.at

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