How hilly is the Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon?
The Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon is described as flat.
Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 83/100
- Evidence depth
- 41 verified facts
3:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 21.1 km
- Terrain
- Road
- Scenery
- Riverside, City, Historic
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon route go?
The Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon route starts at Große Bleiche, immediately beside the Kurfürstliches Schloss (Electoral Palace), Mainz and finishes at the Kurfürstliches Schloss (same area as the start). Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Kurfürstliches Schloss, Römisches Theater, Rheinstraße / Rhine riverfront, Staatskanzlei and Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz. the view of the Mainzer Dom around km 18-19 is cited as a course highlight.
What should runners know on race day for the Gutenberg Halbmarathon Mainz Half Marathon?
Run on closed city-centre roads through the Mainz Altstadt, Neustadt and Mombach districts. Multiple Streckenfeste (course parties) along the route with varied live music genres to keep runners motivated. 5.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Scenic Tour
- Community
- Big City
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 59:14 (Dennis Kipkogei)
- Women's course record
- 1:08:02 (Beatrice Cheserek)
- Field size
- Around 8,500 half-marathon starters and roughly 13,700 participants across all distances (2025 edition).
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Zielschluss (finish cutoff) for the half marathon is 3:00 hours.
Race day logistics
- Aid stations
- 5
- Closed roads
- Run on closed city-centre roads through the Mainz Altstadt, Neustadt and Mombach districts.
- On-course music
- Multiple Streckenfeste (course parties) along the route with varied live music genres to keep runners motivated.
Access and course status
- Start
- Große Bleiche, immediately beside the Kurfürstliches Schloss (Electoral Palace), Mainz.
- Finish
- Finish at the Kurfürstliches Schloss (same area as the start).
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Landmarks
- Kurfürstliches Schloss, Römisches Theater, Rheinstraße / Rhine riverfront, Staatskanzlei, Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz, Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Mombach district, Gutenbergplatz, Staatstheater Mainz, Mainzer Dom
- Notable features
- A donation gate ('Spendentor') on the Peter-Altmeier-Allee near the Theodor-Heuss-Brücke benefits the charity Kinderhilfsaktion Herzenssache
- Described as a sightseeing tour through Mainz's historic Altstadt, the trendy Neustadt and the party-atmosphere Mombach quarter
- the view of the Mainzer Dom around km 18-19 is cited as a course highlight
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 17 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 83Favourability /100