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Event Information:
The
Vienna City Marathon is an annual
marathon race over the classic
distance of 42.195 km held in
Vienna, Austria since 1984. The
first edition was held on March 25,
1984 with a total of 794
competitors. It is Austria's largest
road running event and the 2010
edition had record participation
with 32,940 runners from 108 nations
taking part.
The
route starts at the Vienna
International Centre, traverses the
Reichsbrücke and the traffic
junction Praterstern on the left
side of the Danube channel, then
runs alongside the Ringstraße until
reaching the Vienna State Opera.
After crossing the left bank of the
Wien river on Wienzeile to the
Schönbrunn Palace, the route goes
back to the Heldenplatz (via the
Mariahilferstraße) where the
half-marathon finishes. The
full-marathon runners, however, are
continuing past the Rathaus to the
Alsergrund and to Friedensbrücke,
crossing the Reichsbrücke once more
to reach the Prater again. After
having passed the Ernst-Happel-Stadion
and the Lusthaus, the route leads
over the Franzensbrücke to the
Ringstraße where the runners reach
the finish at the Heldenplatz.
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