Wien (Austria), 22 January 2017 — 19 February 2017 — 19 March 2017
The annual Eisbärlauf ("Polar Bear Run") race series in Vienna comprises three road running events: one in January, one in February and one in March.
Each event offers a 7km race, a 14km race and a 21.1km half marathon. The events in February and in March also include a 28km run.
The route is a 7km loop through the Wiener Prater, Vienna's largest public park.
Starting near the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Austria's biggest stadium, the route consists of a 3km loop and a 4km out-and-back run along Prater Hauptallee, the main avenue through the park.
The turnaround point is at the Wiener Riesenrad, Vienna's famous Ferris wheel, which stands in the ‘Wurstelprater’ amusement park.
The course is AIMS-certified, pancake-flat and traffic-free.
In 2016, each single Eisbärlauf event had more than 1,100 finishers.
The Eisbärlauf in January 2017 will be the 593rd running event that is organized by the athletics club LCC Wien, so you can expect things to run smoothly. You just can't be sure about the weather.
Country: Austria
Venue (Map): Wien-Prater
Date (1. Eisbärlauf): Sunday 22 January 2017
Date (2. Eisbärlauf): Sunday 19 February 2017
Date (3. Eisbärlauf): Sunday 19 March 2017
Race distance: 7km, 14km, 21.1km; 28km (on 19 February and 19 March 2017 only)
Start time: 10.00
Start and finish: Prater Hauptallee, near Ernst-Happel-Stadion and Stadionbad
Race centre: LCC Wien Laufzentrum, Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Sektor C/D, Meiereistraße 7, 1020 Wien
Entries: online (up to Wednesday before each race) or in person in the race centre (before each race: Thursday 16.00-21.00, Friday 16.00-19.00, Saturday 13.00-16.00); late entries on the day (8.00-9.30)
Entry fees:
- € 19 (online entries)
- € 21 (on Thursday/Friday/Saturday before each race)
- € 23 (entries on the day)
Entry fees (three races):
- € 54 (online entries)
- € 57 (on Thursday/Friday/Saturday before each race)
- € 60 (entries on the day)
Timekeeping: ChampionChip—use your own yellow chip, buy a single-use green chip (€ 3) or buy a yellow chip (€ 33)
You get: snacks and drinks; medal and technical T-shirt to participants in all three Eisbärlauf events
Showers, changing facilities, sauna: in the LCC Wien Laufzentrum
Prizes: trophies/medals to the first finishers in each age group
Award ceremony: at ca. 13.30
Number of finishers 2016: 1151 (January), 1173 (February), 1104 (March)
Event website (in German): lcc-wien.at
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