The 41. Vienna City Marathon did set a record. Not a new best time on the 42.195 km route, not a new maximum number of registrations, but one new benchmark for finishers. In total 37,633 runners reached the goal in the various competitions over the weekend, making it the top number of the year so far 2017 at about the same time 1,279 people was outbid.
Next year according to the ideas of the managing directors Dominik Konrad and Kathrin Widu also the Reporting record “On Sunday we are very much at the limit,” Widu said at a media event on Monday about the main day with the marathon and half marathon. “But we have potential on Saturday.” This is ensured by the new 5 km run around Vienna’s Ringstrasse, which, like the longer routes, is precisely measured and this time 2,790 runners crossed the finish line. If this competition is even better received, the registration record should fall next year. This comes from 2017 with 42,766 registrations. In 2015 there were 42,742, this year there was the third best mark with 42,625.
With 7.455 there was about the Marathon distance the highest number of finishes since 2003. Of course there is more than that 2,500 less than the number of registrations was, is also due to the fact that a number of Halfway through and their running adventure turned into a half marathon result have converted. This also explains the high number of 12,235 half marathon finishers. 143 nationalities were represented, the participants came from almost 100 countries. Most participants in Austria came from Germany, Italy, Great Britain and France.
