What an opening for the running events of the 42nd Vienna City Marathon! Fluttering running enthusiasm at the new bat race, great togetherness at the Coca-Cola Inclusion Run, children's and junior races under the motto ‘The Daily Mile’ and the Vienna 5K on the magnificent Ringstraße circuit brought more than 8,000 registered runners to their feet.
The winners of the 5K race, Timo Hinterndorfer from Vienna in a course record time of 14:17 minutes and Sophie Hicks from New Zealand in 16:20 minutes, set the sporting highlights in front of a fantastic crowd. U23 record holder Cordula Lassacher achieved a personal best in second place in 16:27. - You can find the story about this run below.
As of Saturday evening, the final entry results have been finalised with a record number of 46,083 entries for all events. The previous record from 2017 was 42,766 entries.
Total 46,083 registrations
12,968 - Marathon
14,094 - Wiener Städtische Half Marathon
10,664 - Powerade Relay Marathon (= 2,666 teams)
4,102 - Vienna 5K
1,663 - The Daily Mile 1600
1,410 - The Daily Mile 800
888 - Coca-Cola Inclusion Run
294 - Fledermauslauf
Timo Hinterndorfer breaks course record in Vienna’s upcoming 5k race
Vienna’s 5k race on the eve of the Vienna City Marathon continuous to flourish. A record number of over 4,000 runners were registered for the third edition of the race which is staged on the Ringstraße in the heart of the Austrian capital and has the same finish as Sunday’s Vienna City Marathon.
Despite strong winds Austria’s Timo Hinterndorfer broke the course record with a winning time of 14:17. „The first half was great, but then we had to run against the wind during a slightly uphill section. This was a brutal combination,“ said Timo Hinterndorfer. Fellow-Austrian Markus Reißelhuber took second with 14:51 and Thys Moreau of Belgium was third in 15:00. In the women’s race New Zealand’s Sophie Hicks beat a group of strong Austrian youngsters. Hicks crossed the line in 16:20, followed by Cordula Lassacher. The 21 year-old Austrian, who holds multiple records in the under 23 age group, clocked 16:27. Fellow-Austrian Lena Millonig, who was the defending champion, took third in 16:35.
Races for children and the Coca Cola Inclusion Run were also staged on the Ringstraße. The total number of registered runners for the events on Saturday evening was 8,357 which was a record as well.
