Routing
The course of the 24. Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon is measured according to the IAAF guidelines by the AIMS surveyor Rainer Soos with the Jones Counter bicycle.
Start / Finish
Start time
Registration fee Oberbank Marathon 2026
Included services
- Finisher shirt in the finish area
- Finisher medal
- Refreshments in the finish area
- free showers at the Parkbad
Linz City Championship
Participation under 18
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Registration
You can also find the various entry deadlines.
It is possible to swap participants and/or change rankings.
After March 20, 2026, changes can only be made on the weekend of the competition when the starting documents are handed out.
An additional processing fee of €10 will be charged for this.
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
1. Entry deadline on December 19, 2025.
2. Entry deadline on January 30, 2026.
The third and final entry deadline is Friday, March 20, 2026.
Online late registration will open on March 24, 2026. Only individual registrations are possible here.
Late registrations are also possible at the sports fair on Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11, 2026 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. (only possible in writing!)
If you have any questions or other concerns, please contact us at 0732 / 65 73 11 4100 Mon-Thu, 8:00 - 12:00 or at linzmarathon@liva.linz.at.
From March 28, 2026, changes and re-registrations are only possible at the start document distribution at the Marathon Sportmesse.
An additional processing fee of €10 will be charged for this.
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 start must provide the details of the new runner - possible until March 28, 2026 at linzmarathon@liva.linz.at (except for collective pick-up & school runs).
After this date, changes can be made on the race weekend as part of the race pack handover.
An additional processing fee of €10 will be charged for this.
A transfer of the registration to the next year is only possible once and a fee of €25.00 will be charged.
The race number distribution will take place on Friday, April 10, 2026, 12:00 - 19:00 and on Saturday, April 11, 2026, 10:00 - 18:00 in the TipsArena Linz.
There will be no race packet pick-up on Sunday, April 12, 2026!
The starting documents can also be picked up by another person. The person must show the registration confirmation.
A postal delivery in advance is not possible due to the live start number printing in the TipsArena.
YES!
Collective accounts with 15 or more registrations have the option of booking a collective collection.
There is a €1 fee per participant.
Attention: If the collective collection has been booked, no changes to the participants can be made after 21.03.2025!
Before the race
On the Voest highway bridge:
08:00
Ascendor Handbike half marathon
08:02
Fischer Brot Inline Skating Half Marathon
08:30
LINZ AG Quarter marathon
09:30 a.m.
Oberbank Marathon
Fussl Half marathon
Hyundai Relay marathon
Lower Donaulände, level with Lentos:
08:45 a.m.
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 interactive map shows the individual running routes, including refreshment stops and hotspots:
During the race
There are refreshment stations along the route and at the finish. There are 9 refreshment stations along the route. Information about the refreshment stations can be found here:
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 12, 2025, the pacemakers will be introduced on the action stage during the sports fair. There will be plenty of finish times available, as the time period ranges from three hours to a running time of 4:45 hours, with intervals of 15 minutes.
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.
After the race
You can find the results lists here:
You can find your personal photo of the Oberbank Linz Danube Marathon shortly after the marathon here:
It is not possible to return to the finish area from the refreshment area! Only participants are allowed in the finish and refreshment area. Please arrange meeting points with your family, friends and acquaintances or other participants outside the restricted areas.
Yes, on the day of the marathon, the fastest 3 women and men in the respective events 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 on 29 April 2025 in the Old Town Hall for the "School Runs" and "Fire Brigade Runs" events, as well as the city championships.
General
The items will be kept for approx. 2 weeks.
- 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.
