Regensburg, Germany · 42.195 km road marathon
Regensburg Marathon 2027
Sunday 9 May 2027
A flat three-lap road marathon from the Westbad in the west of Regensburg: one 21.1 km lap east to the Vitesco test track, then two laps of the cobbled old town, with a 14:00 finish closure.
Regensburg Marathon at a glance
- Start
- 08:30 mass start, Infineon car park beside the Westbad
- Finish
- Infineon car park beside the Westbad
- Course
- One 21.1 km lap east to the Vitesco test track, then two old-town laps of about 10.5 km
- Elevation
- Between 333 and 349 m above sea level
- Time limit
- Finish closes at 14:00, 5 h 30 after the gun; a broom runner paces the closing time
- Cut-offs
- None published
- Entry
- Opens mid-October 2026; 50 euro in the first quota, rising to 70 euro, 80 euro on site
- Bib pickup
- Infineon car park, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 or Sunday 06:30 to 08:00; nothing posted
- Getting to the start
- Regensburg-Prüfening station about 1.5 km away; limited parking
- Aid stations
- About every 4 km: water, sports drink and cola, food at some
Checked against the organizer's pages on 24 September 2026. Facts for the next edition can still change; the organizer's page is the final word.
Regensburg Marathon course map and elevation
One 21.1 km lap east to the Vitesco test track, then two old-town laps of about 10.5 km. 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
- Old-town passes by Bismarckplatz, the Domplatz and the Rathausplatz on every lap
- Turning loop at the Vitesco test track around km 11
- Beside the Danube on Thundorferstraße at km 16 and on each old-town lap
- Short U-turn on Adolf-Schmetzer-Straße by the Ostentor at about km 26 and km 37
- Asphalt with cobbles in the old town, where the lanes are narrow in places
The line follows the organizer's 2026 course map, which the 2027 race page still links; recheck the route before race day.
Read the full course description
A flat road marathon of three laps from the Infineon car park beside the Westbad. The first lap is the 21.1 km half-marathon course, run together with the half and three-quarter fields: east along Puricellistraße and Hochweg into the old town at Bismarckplatz near km 3, past the Domplatz at km 4.5 and out through the Ostentor at km 5.6, then east past the Candis quarter at km 7 to a turning loop at the Vitesco test track around km 11. It returns west on parallel streets to the Ostentor at km 16, runs beside the Danube on Thundorferstraße, crosses the old town past the Rathausplatz and Haidplatz at km 17 and returns along Weinweg to the start area at about km 21. Marathon runners then add two old-town laps of about 10.5 km, the quarter-marathon course, with a short U-turn on Adolf-Schmetzer-Straße by the Ostentor at about km 26 and km 37. The organizer calls the course flat and fast and publishes no climb figure; this map stays between about 333 and 349 m. Roads are asphalt with cobbles in the old town, where the organizer warns the lanes are narrow in places. Aid stations with water, sports drink and cola come about every 4 km, with food at some, and pacers run from 3:00 to 4:30.
Source, licence and file
TrailSplits reconstruction of the published route. Course: TrailSplits reconstruction; map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL · original source · Download reference GPX (43.2 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
Stay ahead of the 14:00 broom runner
The finish closes at 14:00 for everyone, 5 h 30 after the 08:30 gun, and a broom runner sends slower runners off the course; near the limit, line up well forward.
More detail
The finish closes at 14:00 for every distance, 5 h 30 after the 08:30 mass start, and a broom runner paces that closing time at the back of the field; anyone behind it is told to stop and step onto the pavement. Results use net time, but the closure counts from the gun, so a runner near 5 h 30 should line up well forward. The slowest pacer runs 4:30.
Share the last lap with the quarter-marathon field
The quarter marathon starts at 11:30 on the same old-town lap, so a runner on 4 h pace begins the last lap at about km 31.6 alongside that field.
More detail
The two closing laps are the quarter-marathon course, and that race starts at 11:30 from the same car park. On 4 h pace you begin the last lap at about km 31.6 just as the quarter field sets off, and slower runners share the old town with it for longer. The lanes are cobbled and narrow in places, so budget for crowding rather than weaving.
Collect your bib on Saturday and arrive by train or bike
Sunday pickup ends at 08:00, half an hour before the gun, as streets close; collect on Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and come by train or bike.
More detail
Sunday pickup runs only 06:30 to 08:00, half an hour before the gun, and the course streets and old town close to traffic from 08:00 while Sunday buses run a reduced service and parking is limited. Collect on Saturday 10:00 to 18:00, or send a proxy with a power of attorney, and use Regensburg-Prüfening station, about 1.5 km away, or a bike.
Your race-day sheet
Even elapsed splits for 42.195 km. All clocks are local to Regensburg.
ESTIMATED FINISH
12:30:00
MOVING PACE BUDGET
5:34/ km
ELAPSED PACE
5:41/ km
90 min below the modelled finish limit
| Distance | Elapsed | Local clock |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km | 00:28:26 | 08:58:26 |
| 10 km | 00:56:53 | 09:26:53 |
| 15 km | 01:25:19 | 09:55:19 |
| 20 km | 01:53:45 | 10:23:45 |
| Halfway | 02:00:00 | 10:30:00 |
| 25 km | 02:22:12 | 10:52:12 |
| 30 km | 02:50:38 | 11:20:38 |
| 35 km | 03:19:05 | 11:49:05 |
| 40 km | 03:47:31 | 12:17:31 |
| Finish | 04:00:00 | 12:30:00 |
Training plan for Regensburg 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:
- Opens mid-October 2026; 50 euro in the first quota, rising to 70 euro, 80 euro on site
- Bib pickup:
- Infineon car park, Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 or Sunday 06:30 to 08:00; nothing posted
Read the full entry and pickup rules
Entry for 2027 opens in mid-October 2026, online only via Datasport, paid by direct debit. The fee rises by quota from 50 to 60 to 70 euro, and late entry on site on 8 and 9 May 2027 costs 80 euro while places remain. Entry closes on 2 May 2027, or sooner when the unpublished participant cap is reached. There are no refunds or deferrals: sell your place on the official exchange until 2 May, transfer it for 15 euro until 30 April (online until 18:00 on 8 May), or change distance for 10 euro until 30 April. Minors need a guardian's consent. Bibs are collected at the Infineon car park on Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 or Sunday 06:30 to 08:00, with a proxy allowed, and are never posted.
Sources
Checked 24 September 2026; next review due 2026-11-08. Event facts come from the organizer; the pacing sheet, decisions and plan are TrailSplits' own. Independently prepared by TrailSplits, not endorsed by the organizer.
- 2027 marathon page
- Save the date for the 35th edition
- 2027 fee table (image)
- Organizer course map (Google My Maps)
- Nordic walking page
- 2026 road-closure letter to residents (PDF)
What each source confirms
- 2027 marathon page: The 9 May 2027 date, the lap structure, the 08:30 mass start, the 14:00 finish closure and broom-runner rule, net-time ranking, the 2027 entry deadlines, transfer, exchange and distance-change fees, bib pickup place and hours, aid every 4 km, pacers 3:00 to 4:30, travel, 08:00 closures, narrow old-town lanes and the 2027 fee table.
- Save the date for the 35th edition: The 8 and 9 May 2027 race weekend, the marathon on Sunday 9 May and entry opening in mid-October 2026.
- 2027 fee table (image): Marathon fees of 50, 60 and 70 euro by quota and 80 euro for late entry on 8 and 9 May 2027.
- Organizer course map (Google My Maps): The 2026 marathon line of 42.2 km with kilometre markers, the Vitesco turning loop and the seven named aid stations (Domplatz, Candis, Vitesco, REWE, Rathausplatz, Weinweg, Puricellistraße).
- Nordic walking page: The 10.8 km quarter-marathon course is asphalt with cobbles in the old town.
- 2026 road-closure letter to residents (PDF): The 2026 route from the Westbad through the old town to the Vitesco test-track turn and back, and the closed streets. 2026 facts, not 2027 confirmations.