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The Kleine Zeitung Graz Marathon is a marathon through the centre of Graz, the capital of Styria, held on a Sunday in October as the climax of a three-day running weekend. The first Graz marathon was run on 24 October 1993, and the Kleine Zeitung newspaper has been its title sponsor since the second edition in 1994. The 33rd edition, on 11 October 2026, drew nearly 15,000 entries across all distances, the largest field in its history, and the next is planned for the weekend of 8 to 10 October 2027. The marathon starts at 10:00 in front of the Opera, where it also finishes, and is run over two laps: the course goes through the Stadtpark and the city centre, turns near the stadium in Liebenau and returns through the centre towards Andritz. The distance is AIMS-measured and the finish closes at 16:00. A half marathon, a quarter marathon (10.5 km) and a relay marathon run on the same Sunday. The men's course record is 2:08:28, set by Dickson Kiptoo of Kenya in 2023, and the women's is 2:32:12, set by Esther Wanjiru Macharia of Kenya in 2011.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
In October Graz averages a daytime high of about 15°C and a low of about 7°C, with measurable rain on roughly seven days of the month; the marathon starts at 10:00.
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The first Graz marathon was started on 24 October 1993 by the former athlete and coach Hubert König, a trial balloon that began more like an organised group run on the Passamtswiese by the Paulustor. About 700 runners took part. In 1994 the marathon moved under the Kleine Zeitung's flag, and in 2004 the start and finish moved in front of the Graz Opera.
At the 30th Graz Marathon on 8 October 2023, Kenya's Dickson Kiptoo won in a course record of 2:08:28. The fastest woman that day was Barbara Bischof of Carinthia in 2:56:44. The race, which began in 1993 with about 700 runners, has since grown to nearly 15,000 entries across all distances in 2026.
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Dickson Kiptoo (2023)
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