Course & Elevation
The Einstein-Marathon is the running event of Ulm and Neu-Ulm in southern Germany, held on a Sunday in late September. It was first run in 2005, the Einstein year, in Albert Einstein's birth city, and the 2026 edition on 27 September was the 22nd. The marathon and half marathon start at 09:10 at the Ulm Messe grounds and the routes, which change from year to year, end on the Münsterplatz at the foot of Ulm Minster. The programme also has a marathon relay, a 10 km, a 5 km, Nordic walking, and handbike and inline half marathons. In 2026 about 16,000 people registered and around 14,000 reached the finish, a record for the event. The entry fee for the marathon was €60 for registrations before 7 September 2026. The 2021 edition, held under pandemic rules, avoided the inner cities and finished in the Ulm Donaustadion. The 2027 date has not yet been fixed.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
14°C
Temperature
80%
Humidity
46%
Rain Chance
Late September in Ulm is mild: highs average about 18°C and lows about 9°C, with rain on around fourteen days of the month.
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