Generali Cologne Marathon route map
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Generali Cologne Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Generali Cologne Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 84/100
- Evidence depth
- 44 verified facts
6:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Generali Cologne Marathon?
The Generali Cologne Marathon is described as flat.
Where does the Generali Cologne Marathon route go?
The Generali Cologne Marathon route starts at Opladener Straße next to Ottoplatz/Bahnhof Deutz and finishes at Komödienstraße next to Cologne Cathedral. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Cologne Cathedral, Deutz Bridge, Rheinauhafen / Chocolate Museum / crane houses, Rudolfplatz and Severinstorbogen. Finish on Komödienstraße at Cologne Cathedral over Hohe Straße.
What should runners know on race day for the Generali Cologne Marathon?
Colour-coded starting blocks (RED-BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN) released approximately every 5 minutes. 11.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Big City
- Festival
- Competitive
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:07:37 (Alfred Kering)
- Women's course record
- 2:25:34 (Helena Kirop)
- Field size
- Combined participant limits: marathon 15,000; half marathon 20,000; relay 1,000
- Field cap
- 15,000
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- 6:00 hours net
- Sold out
- No
Race day logistics
- Wave start
- Colour-coded starting blocks (RED-BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN) released approximately every 5 minutes
- Aid stations
- 11
- Expo / packet pickup
- Marathon Expo at MOTORWORLD Cologne, Fri 2 Oct 12:00–20:00 and Sat 3 Oct 2026 09:00–18:00
- Medal
- Finisher medal awarded after crossing the finish line within the time limit
Access and course status
- Start
- Opladener Straße next to Ottoplatz/Bahnhof Deutz
- Finish
- Komödienstraße next to Cologne Cathedral
- Nearest station
- Bahnhof Deutz (Köln Messe/Deutz)
- Spectator friendliness
- high
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Landmarks
- Cologne Cathedral, Deutz Bridge, Rheinauhafen / Chocolate Museum / crane houses, Rudolfplatz, Severinstorbogen, Friesenplatz, Melaten Cemetery, Aachener Weiher, Hohe Straße
- Notable features
- Finish on Komödienstraße at Cologne Cathedral over Hohe Straße
- 11 refreshment stations (6 for half marathon)
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 13°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 3 mmTypical rainfall
- 84Favourability /100