Held in the Baltic Sea port of Kiel, the Kiel Lauf is one of the biggest running events in northern Germany. More than 7800 runners finished one of the races last year.

Over 3600 took part in the 10.5km quarter marathon, 1750 completed the half marathon, and more than 1300 ran the 6k race.

All routes begin and end at Kiel's Opera House, next to the Town Hall, the tower of which overlooks the 'Kleiner Kiel' lake in the city centre.

The half marathon consists of two laps of a gently undulating and certified course. About 3km of each lap are run along the Kieler Förde, an inlet of the Baltic Sea.

Update (26 August 2013): The 26th Kiel Lauf is SOLD OUT!

Country: Germany

Venue (Map): Kiel (95km from Hamburg, 354km from Berlin, 399km from Copenhagen)

Date: 8 September 2013 (Sunday)

Race distance: 21.1km, 10.5km, 6km, 3km (children), 800m (children)

Start time: 8.40 (3km), 9.05 (800m), 9.15 (6km), 9.40 (10.5km), 10.50 (21km)

Start and finish: at the Opernhaus, Rathausplatz, Kiel

Entries: online or by post; late entries in the race centre if entry limit has not been reached

Entry fees (21km): € 24 (until 30 June 2013), € 27 (from 1 July 2013), € 32 (late entries)

Entry fees (10.5km): € 21 (until 30 June 2013), € 24 (from 1 July 2013), € 29 (late entries)

Entry fees (6km): € 17 (until 30 June 2013), € 20 (from 1 July 2013), € 25 (late entries)

Race centre: on Rathausplatz (Friday 13.00-19.00; Saturday 10.00-19.00; on the day from 7.00)

You get: technical T-shirt, medal, transponder timing

Showers, changing facilities, baggage storage: yes

Prizes (21km): to the first 6 M/F and to the first 3 in each category

Prizes (10.5km, 6km): to the first 6 M/F

Award ceremony: 10.55 (800m, 3km, 6km); 13.30 (10.5km, 21km)

Number of finishers 2012: 1750 (21km), 3620 (10.5km), 1332 (6km), 650 (3km), 454 (800m)

Event website (in German): www.kiellauf.de

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