Oberbank Marathon

Marathon - the entire marathon distance over 42.195 km, including the Linz City Championships.
Marathon, the classic: The race over the longest Olympic distance is the supreme discipline in running. On the course of 42.195 kilometers one is step by step on the trail of a myth. The starting field unites professionals and amateurs. Some look at the stopwatch and their competitors in the fight for victory, others fight rather with the inner pig, which they often had to defeat in training before a marathon. Reaching the finish line and the finisher medal are the reward. By the way, the joy of a successful marathon run has no expiration date.

Routing

The course of the 22. Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon is measured according to the IAAF guidelines by the AIMS surveyor Rainer Soos with the Jones Counter bicycle.

Certificate

Start / Finish

voest freeway bridge / main square Linz

Start time

09:30
Course of the marathon route

Registration fee Oberbank Marathon 2024

€ 67,-

until 21 Dec. 2023

€ 76,-

by Feb. 1 2024

€ 81,-

until March 15 2024

€ 101,-

Late registration: 20 Mar 2024 - 6 Apr 2024

Included services

  • Finisher shirt in the finish area
  • Finisher medal
  • Refreshments in the finish area
  • free showers at the Parkbad

Services

State Championship

Within the framework of the 22. Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon on Sunday, 07 April 2024 the Marathon National Championship will also take place. Registration for the marathon and the national championship is exclusively through the ÖLV.

Marathon State Championship

Linz City Championship

The Linz city champions in the marathon will be determined as part of the Linz Danube Marathon. All runners whose main residence is in Linz or who belong to a Linz club are eligible to participate. The data must be entered when registering online.

Participation under 18

For the participation of persons under 18 years in the competitions on Sunday a declaration of consent of the legal guardian is necessary! Please fill out the following form and upload it in the course of the online registration. You can also send us the form by e-mail.

Volunteers are always welcome!

Are you interested in taking a look behind the scenes at Upper Austria's largest running event? Please contact us by mail: linzmarathon@liva.linz.at

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Registration

The third entry deadline for the 22nd Oberbank Linz Donau Marathon is Friday, March 15, 2024
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Online registration is possible HERE .

Late registration is expected to open on March 20, 2024.

The official registration confirmation will be sent approx. 10 days before the event exclusively by e-mail. You will receive your start number in the course of the Linz Marathon Sports Fair only upon presentation of the registration confirmation!!! You can also assign another person to pick up your race number, but only upon presentation of the registration confirmation.

Changes to entries are possible at any time until the third entry deadline on Friday, March 15, 2024
by e-mail. If the changes are communicated to us by then, we can make them free of charge in the office. After this deadline, a processing fee of €10.00 will be charged.

Changes can also be made on the race weekend at the race pack handover for a fee of €10.00.
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Please prepare the following data:

  • First and last name
  • Year of birth and gender
  • e-mail address
  • Country

Please note: If you change your registration e.g. from a quarter marathon to a half marathon, the remaining entry fee must be paid (e.g. half marathon fee - quarter marathon fee). Thank you for your understanding!

Organizational

The third entry deadline is Friday, March 15, 2024
.

The online late registration opens on 20. März 2024. Only individual registrations are possible here. Late registrations are also possible at the sports fair on in the TipsArena Linz.
No registrations on the day of the event!

Please send change requests (concerning participant data) directly to linzmarathon@liva.linz.at.
For questions or other concerns, please contact us at 0732 / 60 34 12 Mon-Thu, 8:00 - 12:00 or at linzmarathon@liva.linz.at.
Once you have registered, it is no longer possible to cancel your starting place. It is possible to re-register and pass on the start number. The runner who is unable to participate must provide the details of the new runner by Friday, March 15, 2024
at the latest to linzmarathon@liva.linz.at.
After this date, a processing fee of €10.00 will be charged for re-registrations. Re-registrations are also possible on the weekend of the event at the race number distribution, , for a processing fee of €10.00.

The start number distribution will take place on and on Saturday, 06 April 2024, 10:00 - 18:00 in the TipsArena Linz.

There is no start document issue on Sunday, 07 April 2024.
The start documents can also be picked up by another person. The person must show the registration confirmation.

On the marathon weekend you will find an Info-Point in the Sports Fair and Start Number Issue. You will receive information on travel, traffic, parking, refreshment points, hot spots, etc.
For changes and re-registrations, a form must be filled out at the start number distribution, which you will find in the area of the start number distribution. The changes will be made at the help desk.

Before the race

Your start number is valid on the day of the event,Sunday, 07 April 2024, as a ticket for free use of public transportation in Linz. Detailed information about the shuttle buses can be found HERE.
The path to the start is the perfect route to warm up for the start. The Donaulände in the area of the Voest Bridge is just as suitable.

8:00 am

Ascendor Handbike Half Marathon

8:02 a.m.
Fischer Brot Inline Skating Half Marathon

8:30 a.m.
LINZ AG Quarter marathon

9:30 a.m.
Oberbank Marathon

LAT Nitrogen Half Marathon

Hyundai Relay marathon

Generali 5K

The start for the quarter marathon, relay marathon and marathon is on the Linz highway bridge (VOEST bridge), in the direction of Vienna! The half marathon competitions start on the roadway, in the direction of Urfahr, Freistadt, about 230m ahead on the bridge.

The start for the 5K is on the Untere Donaulände, approximately at the level of Lentos

Please make sure that you arrive at the start in good time to avoid hectic, stress and nervousness. (approx. 15-20 minutes walk from Linz's main square). There is enough space for spectators.

The finish line for the running events - quarter marathon, 5K, relay marathon, half marathon and marathon - is located in the heart of Linz, the Linzer Hauptplatz.
For safety reasons, the finish line for hand cyclists and inline skaters is located at the Phönix Theater in Wiener Straße.

The interactive map shows the individual running routes, including refreshment stops and hotspots:

To the interactive route map

During the race

Labe stations can be found along the course and at the finish. Information about the refreshment stations can be found here:

Lab stations

There are refreshment stations approximately every 5 km. Thus, 9 refreshment stations are available along the route during the marathon.
Please note that accompanying participants by bicycle or other assistive device is not permitted and will result in the participant's disqualification.
No baby strollers, walking sticks, or other objects are allowed on the run course
either.

Exclusively for marathon runners: You can't miss the pacemakers! Every finish line runner standing in the relevant starting blocks is marked with a corresponding flag and printed finish time. On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 13:00, the pacemakers will be introduced on the action stage during the sports fair. There will be plenty of finish times available, as the period ranges from three hours to a running time of 4:45 hours, with intervals of 15 minutes.

Pacemaker

Please go to the start only if you are healthy and in good condition. There is medical catering provided near each aid station. Medical catering at the finish will be provided by the Red Cross.
Headphones are allowed for all participants during the run, but you will miss out on the unique atmosphere of the Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon. Please make sure that you do not obstruct other runners during the race.

All competitions are timed using the MikaTag (chip timing in the start number). The tag is attached to the back of your race number and must not be bent.

The use of ChampionChips or other timing chips is not possible.

80 mobile WC boxes from Pipibox will be positioned along the track.
Self-catering can only be handed in on and on at the Sport Messe in the context of the handing out of starting documents. At the refreshment stations, your own food is located on the 1st right-hand table in the direction of the race. Please take care of the marking of your own food.

After the race

You can find the results lists here:

Results and certificates

You can find your personal photo of the Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon shortly after the marathon here:

Participant photos

After you have reached the finish at the main square, you will receive the finisher's medal and will be forwarded directly to the finish area.
It is not possible to return to the finish area from the refreshment area! Only participants are allowed in the finish and catering area. Please arrange meeting points with your family, friends and acquaintances or other participants outside the restricted areas.
Finish time for the running events is at 15:30.
Finish time for the rolling events is at 09:30.

Yes, on the day of the marathon, the fastest 3 men and women in each event will be honored on the stage on the main square (relay teams only first place). The exact schedule will be announced on our website in good time.

In the marathon national championships, the fastest 6 women and men, as well as teams, will be honored on the main stage. The Masters and National Championship award ceremony will take place on the day of the event in the Old Town Hall.

For organizational reasons, there will be a separate award ceremony for the "School Runs" and "Fire Brigade Runs" events, as well as the city championships, approx. 4 weeks after the marathon.

Every participant, whether an inline skater, handcyclist, junior marathoner, 5K, quarter marathoner, relay marathoner, half marathoner or marathoner, who reaches the finish line will receive a finisher medal. A certificate can be downloaded and printed online after the 22. Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon.
Please contact us at +43 732 60 34 12 or by e-mail linzmarathon@liva.linz.at.

General

Showers are available free of charge at the Parkbad Linz, Untere Donaulände 11 (next to the Brucknerhaus clothes bag drop-off point) on presentation of the race number.
All items that are found will be delivered to the Linz Marathon Office, Ziegeleistraße 76, 4020 Linz after the marathon. In case of lost items, please contact our office as soon as possible at 0732 60 34 12, MO - DO 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Items will be kept for approximately 1 month
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No, animals are not allowed on the marathon course.
  • in case of unsportsmanlike or undisciplined behavior
  • in case of unauthorized help from outside e.g. pacemaker by bike
  • in case of bending, reducing or covering the start number
  • shortcutting the course
  • not passing the control mats on the course
  • for relay participants: starting from the wrong block

Ethiopian Fikre Bekele achieved the current marathon course record in 2022 in the time of 2:06:13. With this best time, the Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon is the second fastest marathon in Austria.

The women's marathon course record was set in 2023 by Kenyan Teclah Chebet with a time of 2:27.18.

In 2015 Andrea Mayr and Anita Baierl caused a sensation by breaking the existing women's half marathon and quarter marathon records.

All competitions will be started in all weather conditions, except in case of bad weather. A refund of the entry fee due to bad weather is excluded!
In principle it is possible to cross the course as a spectator, of course you have to consider the runners. In the finish area at the main square there is no possibility to cross the running track, but of course you can also get to the desired place via other ways.
Yes, along the course, as well as in the finish area, spectators can position themselves to the right and left of the running course.

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