Leipzig Marathon route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Leipzig Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
Leipzig Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
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- Race timezone
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- Edition status
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Entry options
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
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Decision summary
Leipzig Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 91/100
- 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 Leipzig Marathon?
The Leipzig Marathon is described as flat. The course listing puts the climb at 156 m.
Where does the Leipzig Marathon route go?
The Leipzig Marathon route starts at Am Sportforum, 04109 Leipzig (near the Red Bull Arena / Sportforum) and finishes at Am Sportforum, Leipzig (start and finish at the Sportforum). Underfoot, expect paved city roads. It passes Red Bull Arena, Neues Rathaus, Gewandhaus, Oper Leipzig and Grassi Museum. The marathon is a city-centre loop course run twice (two laps).
What should runners know on race day for the Leipzig Marathon?
Free clothing storage, changing and showers on the Marathon-Campus, open 08:00-16:30 (no liability accepted). Run on closed roads through Leipzig city centre; the city issues extensive traffic-closure notices for the route. Pacemakers (Zeitläufer) are provided.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Forest
- Historic
- Riverside
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Festival
- Big City
- Community
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 156 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:10:16 (Christopher Cheboiboch)
- Women's course record
- 2:29:40 (Tegla Loroupe)
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Cut-off
- 6-hour gross time limit; finish closes at 15:30. Runners over 2:40 at halfway (approx. 21.2 km) are withdrawn.
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Pacemakers (Zeitläufer) are provided.
- Bag drop
- Free clothing storage, changing and showers on the Marathon-Campus, open 08:00-16:30 (no liability accepted).
- Closed roads
- Run on closed roads through Leipzig city centre; the city issues extensive traffic-closure notices for the route.
- Race village
- No
- Finisher tee
- Official event shirt in Bodycross design available for 25 EUR (sizes XS-XXL).
Access and course status
- Start
- Am Sportforum, 04109 Leipzig (near the Red Bull Arena / Sportforum).
- Finish
- Am Sportforum, Leipzig (start and finish at the Sportforum).
- Nearest station
- Tram lines 3, 7, 8 and 15 to 'Sportforum Süd' or 'Waldplatz'; line 4 to 'Feuerbachstraße' or 'Waldplatz'
Course facts
- Course type
- Laps
- Surface
- Paved city roads.
- Landmarks
- Red Bull Arena, Neues Rathaus, Gewandhaus, Oper Leipzig, Grassi Museum, Voelkerschlachtdenkmal, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, Clara-Zetkin-Park, Palmengarten
- Notable features
- The marathon is a city-centre loop course run twice (two laps)
- Water/aid stations at km 2.5, 7.5, 12.5 and 17.5 on each lap
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 9°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 1 mmTypical rainfall
- 91Favourability /100