The Vienna City Marathon is an annual marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 since 1984. The first edition was held on March 25, 1984 with a total of 794 competitors. It is Austria's largest road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 event and the 2010 edition had record participation with 32,940 runners from 108 nations taking part in the day's races.

The route starts at the Vienna International Centre

Vienna International Centre

right|250px|thumb|Vienna International Centre . The [[UNO-City|Austria Center Vienna]] can be seen at the far left in the middle distance....

, traverses the Reichsbrücke

Reichsbrücke

The Reichsbrücke is Vienna's most famous bridge, linking Mexicoplatz in Leopoldstadt with the Donauinsel in Donaustadt on the other side of the Danube. It lies on an important axis leading from the city centre at Stephansplatz, through Praterstern, and on to Kagran in the north-east...

 and the traffic junction Praterstern on the left side of the Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 channel, then runs alongside the Ringstraße

Ringstraße

The Ringstraße is a circular road surrounding the Innere Stadt district of Vienna, Austria and is one of its main sights...

 until reaching the Vienna State Opera

Vienna State Opera

The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...

. After crossing the left bank of the Wien river on Wienzeile

Wienzeile

The Wienzeile is a street in Vienna, which originated in the course of the regulation of the Vienna River between 1899 and 1905 along the river's banks....

 to the Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...

, the route goes back to the Heldenplatz

Heldenplatz

The Heldenplatz is a historical plaza in Vienna. Many important actions took place here, most notably Adolf Hitler's announcement of the Anschluss of Austria to the German Reich in 1938.-The Plaza:...

 (via the Mariahilferstraße) where the half-marathon finishes. The full-marathon runners, however, are continuing past the Rathaus to the Alsergrund

Alsergrund

Alsergrund is the ninth district of Vienna, Austria . It is located just north of the first, central district, Innere Stadt. Alsergrund was incorporated in 1862, with seven suburbs. The area is densely populated, with a lot of government-built housing. According to the census of 2001, there were...

 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.

The race day's events also include a marathon team relay event, a 4.2 km fun run

Fun run

A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational costs...

 and a half marathon

Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...

. In 2011, Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie

Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian long-distance track and road running athlete. He won two Olympic gold medals over 10,000 metres and four World Championship titles in the event. He won the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon...

 ran the fastest ever time on Austrian soil for the distance.

Winners

Key:

Marathon

Date	Men's race	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's race	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
April 17, 2011		2:08:29		2:26:21
April 18, 2010		2:08:40		2:31:08
April 19, 2009		2:08:21		2:30:43
April 27, 2008		2:07:38		2:26:43
April 29, 2007		2:10:07		2:32:21
May 7, 2006		2:08:20		2:24:33
May 22, 2005		2:12:20		2:31:40
May 16, 2004		2:08:35		2:29:22
May 25, 2003		2:14:49		2:35:32
May 26, 2002		2:10:25		2:32:03
May 20, 2001		2:10:28		2:30:00
May 21, 2000		2:08:48		2:23:47
May 30, 1999		2:11:41		2:34:26
May 24, 1998		2:09:21		2:35:09
May 25, 1997		2:12:53		2:30:50
April 14, 1996		2:12:51		2:31:39
April 23, 1995		2:15:23		2:36:30
April 10, 1994		2:10:42		2:36:17
April 18, 1993		2:11:00		2:38:21
April 26, 1992		2:13:41		2:40:50
April 14, 1991		2:12:25		2:37:14
April 22, 1990		2:09:28		2:33:19
April 16, 1989		2:10:28		2:34:47
April 10, 1988		2:17:25		2:36:49
April 5, 1987		2:16:10		2:40:57
April 13, 1986		2:12:22		2:38:31
March 31, 1985		2:14:59		2:39:01
March 25, 1984		2:12:17		2:47:32

Half marathon

Year	Men's race	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's race	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
2011		1:00:18		1:15:43
2010		1:09:14		1:17:30
2009		1:11:45		1:24:21
2008		1:12:00		1:18:55
2007		1:07:13		1:16:11
2006		1:07:57		1:14:24
2005		1:08:40		1:13:20

External links

• Official website
• Vienna City Marathon 2008 Every participant in a video