Linz Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Linz Danube Marathon, sponsored as the Oberbank Linz Donau Marathon, is a road marathon in Linz, Austria, held on a Sunday in April and first run in 2002. The organisers call it Upper Austria's largest running event. A half marathon, a 10.5 km quarter marathon, a relay marathon, a 5 km run and handbike and inline skating races take place on the same day. The marathon starts on the VOEST motorway bridge over the Danube, a stretch of the A7 that is closed for the race. The first half runs through the Urfahr district north of the river and the second half through the city centre. It finishes on the Hauptplatz, the main square of the old town. The difference between the lowest and highest point on the course is only about 18 m. The finish closes at 15:30, six hours after the 09:30 start. The men's course record is 2:06:13, set by Fikre Bekele of Ethiopia in 2022, and the women's record is 2:26:01, set by Jackline Chepngeno of Kenya in 2026. The race has carried several title sponsors: it was the OMV Linz Marathon from 2003 to 2011, the Borealis Linz Donau Marathon from 2012 to 2016 and has been the Oberbank Linz Donau Marathon since 2017.