VIENNA 5K
Distance: 5 km
Start: Schottentor - University, 1010 Vienna
Finish: Ringstrasse/Burgtheater
Start & Finish are located only about 300 meters apart.
The Vienna 5K is officially AIMS measured and part of the World Athletics Global Calendar.
Entry fee:
- € 14 for children and young people under 23
- € 34 for adults *
* An amount of € 5,- per adult participant goes to the VCM initiative "Run for a Tree". Thanks to donations from VCM participants, several trees were planted in Vienna-Aspern in 2023 and in Vienna-Strebersdorf in 2024.
For members of the „Vorteilsclub der Stadt Wien“
(Benefits Club of the City of Vienna):
- Kickstart offer: Get 25% discount on the first 100 registrations for adults
- Thereafter: 20% discount on starting places for adults
The discount cannot be redeemed retroactively on existing registrations.
Eligible to start:
Anyone who can cover 5 km within one hour: Running, walking, with a wheelchair or pushchair, beginners and professionals, also racing wheelchairs and handbikes - all generations and ambitions are welcome. Information about the ranking ⓘ
Bib numbers:
Pick up only at the Vienna Sports World (Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Vienna)
- Friday, 4 April (10-19)
- Saturday, 5 April (10-16:30)
Allow enough time to get from Vienna Sports World to the start of the Vienna 5K if you pick up your number on Saturday.
Timekeeping:
You can choose whether you want to take part with or without timekeeping. Selecting "without timing" means that you will not receive a timed result and will not be listed in the ranking of the competition. However, we will publish the names of the runners without timing in the "You made it!" ranking in alphabetical order. You will take part in the competition with a start number and RFID chip so that we can confirm that you have crossed the finish line and completed the distance
- GÖD School Trophy
Included services
- Supervised training runs every week in Vienna
- VCM Medical Center
- Expo Vienna Sports World
- Refreshments
- Finisher medal made of wood
- Impressive course in the heart of Vienna
- Complete set-up of the VCM finish area
- Mobile App with Tracking & Live Results
- Official AIMS measurement
- Vienna 5K is part of the World Athletics Global Calendar
Additional services that can be ordered
In your personal account of the registration system:
- adidas Event T-Shirt
- T-Shirt print
- Limited Edition VCM running jacket
- Limited Edition VCM running shirt
- VCM Sweater
- VCM Cap
- VCM BibBits - magnetic bib number holders
- Medal engraving
- Medal Tab
- Your personal photos - Presale Sportograf
In the VCM Online Shop:
- VCM hydration backpack
- VCM multisport socks
- Plus other running & VCM products!
You can check your registration here.
Entry limit & closing date:
There is a total quota of 5,000 registrations. So don't wait too long and register early.
Registration closes as soon as the participant limit is reached, but no later than 31 March 2025.
VCM Highlights
Your marathon adventure in Vienna starts here.
Run to the most famous highlights of Vienna and celebrate your finish in the heart of the city.
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Additional Information
Click on a heading to open and close an info box. If you have any further questions, please contact office@vienna-marathon.com.There is a total quota of 35,000 registrations for the Sunday competitions. So don't wait too long and register early.
Registration closes as soon as the limit of participants has been reached, but no later than 3 March 2025.
There are 3300 spots available for the children’s competitions, so register early to secure a starting place. Registration closes as soon as the limit of participants has been reached, or at the latest on 31 March 2025.
Your race number will be assigned to you shortly before the race. You will receive your pick-up confirmation by email, which will also include your bib number.
Picking up your start number
The Daily Mile 800, The Daily Mile 1600, Coca-Cola Inclusion Run, "Fledermauslauf"
Friday, 19. April 2024, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Vienna Sports World: Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Wien Saturday, 20. April 2024, (exact time to follow) at Rathausplatz before your race
For the start number pickup, you need:
- VCM pick up confirmation email – you will receive this in mid-April
- Photo ID
It is possible for someone else to collect your race number. You will need:
- VCM pick-up confirmation
- Power of attorney (download)
- ID card of the person collecting
Your race number will be assigned to you shortly before the race. You will receive your pick-up confirmation by email by the end of March 2025, which will also include your race number.
Picking up your race number
Marathon, Wiener Städtische half marathon, Powerade relay marathon, Vienna 5K
Vienna Sports World:
Marx Halle, Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, 1030 Vienna
- Friday, April 4, 2025, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Saturday, April 5, 2025, 10:00 am to 7:00 pm - for Vienna 5K until 4:30 pm on Saturday
No race number collection on Sunday, 6 April 2025!
To pick up your bib number, you need:
- VCM pick-up confirmation - you will receive it by email by the end of March
- Photo ID
It is possible for someone else to collect your race number. You will need:
- VCM pick-up confirmation
- Power of attorney (download)
- ID card of the person collecting
For the relay team, one person collects the race numbers for all four runners. The start numbers of a team will only be issued together.
At the Powerade relay marathon, one person collects the starting documents for all four runners in a relay team.
Each relay team will receive an envelope at the start number distribution:
- 4 race numbers without timekeeping transponders (e.g. 333A, 333B, 333C, 333D)
- 1 smaller race number (A5) with timekeeping transponder (e.g. 333)
- 4 x 4 safety pins
- 1 cloakroom sticker with race number (e.g. 333) for the 1st relay runner at the start (only this person can hand in cloakroom)
- 1 info sheet for the text explanation and QR code for the explanatory video
In addition to the envelope, each relay team will receive a race number ribbon and 4 Erste Bank Sparkasse Running cloakroom bags.
The A5 bib number with the timekeeping transponder must be carried over the entire course to enable timekeeping and inclusion in the results list.
The A5 bib number with the timing transponder is handed from runner 1 to runner 2 at the handover points, as well as from 2 to 3 and from 3 to 4.
Use the race number tape for this. This ensures a simple handover.
Attach your personal race number without a timing transponder (e.g. 333A, 333B, 333C, 333D) to the front of your running jersey. It serves to identify you as a participant in the Powerade Relay Marathon.
If you would like to leave a VCM cloakroom bag in the start/finish area for storage at the Vienna 5K, you must book this in advance at the registration desk for 2 euros.
This way we can provide exactly the capacity that
is actually needed.
If you are still undecided, you can book your cloakroom storage in the registration system with your personal login until 31 March. It is not possible to book on site.
You can, for example, change your contact details, transfer your registration to someone else or place additional orders in your personal account in the online registration system. Login data and links from 2024 or previous years will no longer work.
You are welcome to change your contact details or place orders for additional products within your personal account within the registration system. The login data from 2023 and previous years are no longer functional.
You can pass on your starting place in your personal account of the online registration system to a person of your choice for a fee of 20 euros. The deadline for this is 17 March 2025.
You can transfer your starting place to a friend in your personal account in the online registration system for a fee of 5.50 euros. The transfer deadline ends on 31 March 2025.
Relay team members can be exchanged free of charge until the registration deadline on March 03, 2025. Short-term changes before the event are possible for 20 Euros per relay team at the Help Desk at Vienna Sports World.
Running is open and colourful, a sport for everyone. This is part of our self-image. This is wonderfully expressed in the atmospheric togetherness of every running event. Practically anyone and everyone can take part as a hobby
- regardless of origin, status, income, conviction, almost regardless of age and regardless of how you look, speak, think, love and what gender you or someone else ascribes to yourself.
We also show the diversity
of the running community with the option of selecting "male", "female", "diverse" or "not specified" for gender.
Please note: Finishers with the gender selection "diverse" or "not specified" will not be included in the women's or men's categories and therefore not in these results and age group rankings. This is in accordance
with the rules of World Athletics and the Austrian Athletics Federation. The Age Group World Ranking of the World Marathon Majors also only includes results from the men's and women's categories.
We look forward
to seeing you and to a great "togetherness" at the Vienna City Marathon!
Currently we offer cancellation / withdrawal insurance in the event of illness only for marathon and half marathon.
Insurance will be offered for the Vienna City Marathon and Wiener Städtischen Halbmarathon so you may receive a refund in the event of illness or injury. This offer is in preparation and will be bookable in your personal account in the registration system.
You can switch from the marathon to the half marathon distance during the race without prior notice. You will receive a medal at the finish and will be listed in the half marathon results. However, there is no refund of the entry fee difference. Conversely, it is not possible to switch from the half marathon to the marathon.
The first relay runner has the possibility to complete the full or half marathon in addition to taking part in a relay team. Register regularly for both events and wear both start numbers. At the relay handover point, you will pass off the relay number and keep running to the finish.
- Here you will find detailed information about the refreshment points.
- Eight refreshment stations with water and Powerade (every 5 km), with additional bananas from 15 km onwards.
- 15 additional water points - some with, some without staff
- Finish refreshments with drinks and fruit in the finisher bag
- For participants in the marathon (42.195 km): Possibility to hand in drinks bottles for self-catering at the start number distribution (no glass bottles, exact labelling required). The self-catering is located in the second position at the refreshment points, after the refreshments for elite runners. Please understand that we cannot guarantee that you will actually find your own catering.
- Drinks & refreshment also for the Saturday competitions adapted to the running distance
If you state when registering that you can run a marathon time under 3:00 hours or a half marathon time under 1:30 hours, we need proof of this from you. Please upload a result from the last three years (picture, certificate, link to the result).
Timekeeping is carried out using an RFID chip in the race number. Wearing a race number with an integrated chip is a prerequisite for receiving a result. You cannot use your own chip and do not need to rent a chip. Net time and gross time are shown. Ranking for runners outside the elite field is based on the net time.
For the Vienna 5K and the children's races The Daily Mile 800 | 1600 you can choose whether or not you want to participate with timekeeping. The selection "without timing" means that you will not receive a finisher time and
will not be listed in the ranking of the event. However, we will publish the names of the runners without timing in the "You made it!" ranking in alphabetical order.
You will still participate in the competition
with a start number including an RFID chip so we can confirm your completion of the distance.
The "Fledermauslauf" and the Coca-Cola Inclusion Run take place without timekeeping.
You can order your medal engraving during your registration or afterwards in your personal account. This is possible for the Sunday events
until 3 March 2025 at a price of 13 euros. For The Daily Mile 800 & 1600, this is possible until 31 March at a price of 9,- Euro. The medals will be engraved on site in the finish area at Rathausplatz.
ATTENTION: In order to have the time engraved as a participant of The Daily Mile 800 & 1600, the option "With timekeeping" must be selected when registering.
There is no offer for medal engraving for the Vienna 5K, because the medals at this event are made of wood. Likewise there is no offer for medal engraving for the Fledermauslauf and for the Coca-Cola Inclusion Run, as these events take place without timekeeping.
Personalise your VCM medal with an iTAB, a small custom plate engraved with your name and time that attaches to the medal ribbon. Pre-order in your personal account of the registration system and your iTAB will be shipped to your address after the event.
We will provide official pacemakers for different marathon finish times. More information will follow.
To accompany and motivate runners at the end of the field, official finishers will take part in all competitions on Saturday and Sunday, running to the finish line and providing support.
