Cologne Marathon

3 October 2010

Start Time : 10:30am
Number of Places : 17,500

The Cologne Marathon, with half marathon, skating event and 11k walk, attracts over 27,000 participants every year. The inaugural race took place in 1997 and it is now the third most popular marathon in Germany after the Berlin Marathon and Hamburg Marathon.

Cologne Marathon Route
Known as the 'experience marathon' the Cologne Marathon is full of interesting sites.

Runners start at the race crossing the Rhine. They almost immediately then face the twin towers of the massive Cologne Cathedral before striding alongside the Rhine, past the many Romanesque churches, passing through some of the attractive parks that surround the city. They then returng to the the city centre, once again past the impressive Cologne cathederal to the the finish line in the Cologne Deutz area.

Cologne Marathon Entry
* Entry Fee : 60 EUR
* Registration Deadline : When race is full
* Charity Places : Runners are advised to contact their chosen charity * Other Information : Runners will be expected to finish within 6:00 hours.

Contact Details
Contact : Koelner Verein fuer Marathon e. V.
Address : Sportpark Müngersdorf/Radstadion, Peter-Günther-Weg, 50933 Köln (Cologne), Germany
Tel. : +49 221 33 77 73 11
Fax. : +49 221 58 94 233
Email : lauf2009@koeln-marathon.de
Website. : http://www.koeln-marathon.de/