Saturday 2 August 2025

The Hansesail in Rostock as seen from the Warnowufer (Author: Lauchi / commons.wikimedia.org / public domain / photo cropped by runinternational.eu)

 

Held annually in the summer in the Hansestadt Rostock (Hanseatic City of Rostock), a Baltic Sea port in northern Germany, the Marathon Nacht (Marathon Night) offers four races:

  • 1.5km Schülerlauf (children's race)
  • 7km Rostocker 7
  • 21.1km Halbmarathon (half marathon)
  • 42.2km Marathon

All races, except for the half marathon, begin and end at the Stadthafen (city harbour) on the edge of the Old Town.

The kids' run and the 7km race take place in the harbour area.

The marathon route consists of a 7km loop through the harbour, followed by a 35km loop which takes the runners along the Warnow river, through rural areas, through the Warnow Tunnel (a 790m-long road tunnel under the river), through the IGA Park which was created for the 2003 Internationale Gartenschau (World Horticultural Exposition), once again through the tunnel, and then back home to the city harbour.

Half marathon runners join the marathon field at the the halfway mark of the marathon, which is at the eastern entrance to the Warnow Tunnel. They also run twice through the tunnel.

 

Map of the venue:

 

23. Marathon Nacht Rostock:

Date:

  • 2 August 2025 (Saturday)

Start time:

  • 17:00: 1.5km
  • 18:00: 42.2km
  • 19:07: 7km
  • 19:55: 21.1km

Event website:

 

Number of finishers:

  7km 21.1km 42.2km 42.2km relay
2024 406 1,089 315 ---
2023 361 930 277 14 teams
2022 249 626 189 14 teams
2021 184 358 109 17 teams
2020 Event cancelled. Virtual Run only (638 finishers).
2019 325 897 287 38 teams

 

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