Leipzig, Germany · 42.195 km road marathon
Leipzig Marathon 2027
Sunday 18 April 2027
Two laps of a certified city loop starting and finishing beside the Red Bull Arena, with a fixed 16:00 finish and a first-lap gate at 12:40.
Leipzig Marathon at a glance
- Start
- 10:00, Am Sportforum beside the Red Bull Arena
- Finish
- Am Sportforum, beside the Red Bull Arena
- Course
- Two laps of a certified 21.1 km city loop, profile between about 110 and 145 m (2026 plan)
- Time limit
- Finish closes at 16:00 for all, six hours gun time from the 10:00 start; later finishers unranked
- Cut-offs
- First lap by 12:40; Schleußiger Weg at Wundtstraße (about km 38 to 39) by 15:00
- Entry
- Not open yet, opening soon (no date); 70 euro until 22 November 2026, rising in steps to 99 euro
- Bib pickup
- Marathon-Campus, Jahnallee 59: Sat 17 April 10:00 to 19:00, Sun 08:00 to 09:30; never posted
Checked against the organizer's pages on 25 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.
Leipzig Marathon course map and elevation
Two laps of a certified 21.1 km city loop, profile between about 110 and 145 m (2026 plan). Map, elevation profile and 3D flyover.
› running direction two lines: out and back on the same road race kilometresCourse: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Route drawn by TrailSplits from published race information; approximate. For illustration, not navigation.
What to expect on the course
- East past the Neues Rathaus to Augustusplatz, then along Prager Straße to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal, the southernmost and highest part
- A loop round Deutscher Platz and an out-and-back to the Bayerischer Bahnhof
- West through the southern Auwald on Schleußiger Weg, crossing the Pleiße, the Elsterflutbecken and the Weiße Elster
- Through Plagwitz on Erich-Zeigner-Allee and over the Karl-Heine-Kanal
- An almost 800 m finishing straight on Marschnerstraße; marathon runners pass a water point at km 21.5 and go again
The map follows the course as published for 2026; the organizer has not yet published a 2027 plan.
Read the full course description
Two laps of a certified 21.1 km city loop from Am Sportforum beside the Red Bull Arena. Each lap heads east through Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse and past the Neues Rathaus to Augustusplatz, then south-east along Prager Strasse to the Voelkerschlachtdenkmal, the southernmost point, before turning back through Richard-Lehmann-Strasse and Zwickauer Strasse to a loop round Deutscher Platz and an out-and-back to the Bayerischer Bahnhof. The return runs west along Kurt-Eisner-Strasse and Schleussiger Weg through the southern Auwald, crossing the Pleisse, the Elsterflutbecken and the Weisse Elster, then through Plagwitz on Erich-Zeigner-Allee, over the Karl-Heine-Kanal and back across the Weisse Elster to an almost 800 m finishing straight on Marschnerstrasse. Marathon runners pass a lap-transition water point at km 21.5 on Jahnallee and repeat the loop. The organizer publishes no climb figure; its half-marathon profile image shows a lap between roughly 110 and 145 m with the high ground around the Voelkerschlachtdenkmal.
Source, licence and file
TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (42.8 km in the file). Approximate terrain-model heights added by TrailSplits, sampled and smoothed at roughly 100 m intervals. Buildings, bridges and small road gradients are not surveyed road elevations.Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.
Three decisions to make before race day
Bank the first lap before 12:40
Finish lap one by 12:40, 2 h 40 after the gun, or you are taken out with a half-marathon time. A six-hour runner must run the first half at about 7:30 per km or faster.
More detail
Marathon runners who have not completed lap one by 12:40, which is 2 h 40 gun time after the 10:00 start, are taken out of the race and credited only a half-marathon time. A six-hour finisher must therefore run the first half at roughly 7:30 per kilometre or faster and cannot pace evenly against the 16:00 closure.
Collect your bib on Saturday, or by 09:30 on Sunday
Collect at the Marathon-Campus, Jahnallee 59, on Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 or Sunday by 09:30; bibs are never posted. On Sunday allow for the tram to Sportforum Süd, or send a proxy with a written authorisation.
More detail
Pickup at the Marathon-Campus on Jahnallee 59 runs Saturday 10:00 to 19:00 and Sunday from 08:00, but must be completed 30 minutes before your start and bibs are never posted. A Sunday arrival has to fit the tram ride to Sportforum Sued around that 09:30 deadline, or send a proxy with a written authorisation.
Know where you will be at 15:00
The sweep vehicle removes anyone not at Schleußiger Weg and Wundtstraße by 15:00, late in lap two. From 12:45 the half-marathon field shares the loop, so expect a crowded last ten kilometres.
More detail
The sweep vehicle removes marathon and half-marathon runners who have not reached Schleussiger Weg at Wundtstrasse by 15:00, late in the second lap. From 12:45 you share the loop with the half-marathon field that starts behind you, so plan the last ten kilometres for a crowded course.
Your race-day sheet
Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Leipzig.
ESTIMATED FINISH
14:00:00
MOVING PACE BUDGET
5:34/ km
ELAPSED PACE
5:41/ km
120 min below the modelled finish limit
| Distance | Elapsed | Local clock |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 00:28:26 | 10:28:26 |
| 10 km | 00:56:53 | 10:56:53 |
| 15 km | 01:25:19 | 11:25:19 |
| 20 km | 01:53:45 | 11:53:45 |
| Halfway | 02:00:00 | 12:00:00 |
| 25 km | 02:22:12 | 12:22:12 |
| 30 km | 02:50:38 | 12:50:38 |
| 35 km | 03:19:05 | 13:19:05 |
| 40 km | 03:47:31 | 13:47:31 |
| Finish | 04:00:00 | 14:00:00 |
Training plan for Leipzig Marathon 2027
A free week-by-week plan dated to this race. It starts from a stated default (weekly distance, longest recent run, days a week) that you can change; nothing is read from your watch or training history. It does not use the finish-time target above.
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Entry, bib pickup and rules
- Entry:
- Not open yet, opening soon (no date); 70 euro until 22 November 2026, rising in steps to 99 euro
- Bib pickup:
- Marathon-Campus, Jahnallee 59: Sat 17 April 10:00 to 19:00, Sun 08:00 to 09:30; never posted
Read the full entry and pickup rules
Online entry is not open yet: the organizer now says only that it opens shortly, after announcing 19 September 2026. The marathon fee rises with the entry date: 70 euro until 22 November 2026, 80 euro until 24 January 2027, 90 euro until 29 March 2027 and 99 euro afterwards as a late entry, on site at the Marathon-Campus on 17 and 18 April if places remain; no refunds, including illness. Bibs are issued at the Marathon-Campus on Jahnallee 59 on Saturday 17 April 10:00 to 19:00 and on Sunday from 08:00, but must be collected at least 30 minutes before your start, so by 09:30 for the marathon; a proxy may collect with the confirmation or a written authorisation, and bibs are never posted.
Sources
Checked 25 September 2026; next review due 2026-11-05. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.
What each source confirms
- 2027 race announcement: The 18 April 2027 date, the Am Sportforum start and finish, the 10:00 start and full timetable, the 16:00 closure and six-hour gun limit, the 12:40 first-lap gate and the 15:00 sweep point, price bands, bib-pickup rules, the two-lap statement and aid stations. Some lines still carry 2026 dates.
- Course page: The street-by-street course description, the river and canal crossings, the finishing straight and the 2026 course plan used for the reconstruction.
- Participant FAQ: Timing mats at km 10, 21.1 and 31.1, proxy pickup, the Sunday pickup window and the registration opening date, which differs by a day from the announcement.