A Record Debut in 2004
2004The race was launched in 2004 by the Munich agency runabout sportmarketing. Its first edition attracted 8,968 participants in the marathon and half marathon. In 2005 it adopted the motto '42 Bands auf 21 Kilometern'.
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Course & Elevation
The Freiburg Marathon, branded MEIN FREIBURG MARATHON, is a spring road marathon in Freiburg im Breisgau, run as two laps of the 21.1 km half marathon circuit on a Sunday in early to mid April. Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe (FWTM) organises it, and the half marathon, the 10 km AOK health run and a school relay run on the same day. Start and finish are at Messe Freiburg. Each lap leads through the Seepark and Dietenbachpark, then the districts of Weingarten, Haslach, St. Georgen and Wiehre, along the Dreisam into the old town past the Freiburg Minster and back across the Wiwili bridge. The surface mixes asphalt, cobblestones and paving stones, and the organiser lists about 200 metres of ascent over the marathon. Live bands along the route are the race's trademark. The marathon starts at 09:00 in two waves, and the time limit is 5 hours 45 minutes; runners who have not finished the first lap within 2 hours 45 minutes are diverted to the finish. The first race was held in 2004, and the 2026 edition was the 21st, with about 13,200 runners across all events. The course records are 2:21:11 for men (Omar Tareq, 2025) and 2:39:06 for women (Anja Röttinger, 2026).
Surface: road Profile: Rolling
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Temperature 11°C
Humidity 65%
Rain Chance 46%
April in Freiburg is mild and often damp: average highs are about 17°C and lows about 6°C, with some rain on around 14 days of the month when light drizzle is counted.
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Röttinger Goes Under 2:40
2026In April 2026 Anja Röttinger won the marathon in 2:39:06, the first woman to run under 2:40 in Freiburg, and set a new course record. Omar Tareq won the men's race in 2:22:48, a year after setting the men's record of 2:21:11.
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Course Record
02:21:11
Omar Tareq (2025)
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Fun Facts
- ▸ The first Freiburg Marathon in 2004 drew 8,968 entrants across the marathon and half marathon.
- ▸ From the 2005 race the motto was '42 Bands auf 21 Kilometern', and live bands have been the event's signature ever since.
- ▸ In 2026 Anja Röttinger became the first woman to run under 2:40 in Freiburg, and Omar Tareq won the men's race for the third time.
- ▸ The course crosses the Wiwili bridge, which appears at km 17 of the half marathon circuit.
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