Linz marathon: Over 20,000 registrations - a festival for all runners!

Linz marathon: Over 20,000 registrations - a festival for all runners!

Linz, Österreich - The Linz Marathon 2025 comes with an unexpected boom: According to Johanna Möslinger, the managing director of the Linz event company Liva, a record number of 11:009 registrations was recorded by Monday. That is over 21 percent more participants than in the previous year. Particularly noteworthy is the increase in the registration for the full distance of 42.2 kilometers, which has increased by an impressive 77 percent to 1,221 participants. The junior marathon, which offers around 2,000 places, is almost fully booked. Möslinger expressed himself optimistically: "We are almost identical to the years before Corona." The main sponsor Oberbank, represented by General Director Franz Gasselsberger, expects a total of 20,000 runners

The marathon begins on Saturday, April 12th, with special children's competitions and the Special Olympics Run. On Sunday the main competitions are their turn, including the main discipline over 42.2 kilometers and half, quarter and relay marathon. Additional intermediate times for the participants of the quarter marathon, half marathon and the entire marathon are new this year to enable the athletes better performance analysis. Security is very important: Due to the last frequent terrorist attacks, as in Villach, extensive security measures have been taken. The route is monitored by around 200 police officers, 200 security employees and other auxiliary staff, while concrete blocks and trucks are set up as protective barriers.

A look at the past of Günther Weidlinger

Another exciting aspect of the Linz marathon is the role of Günther Weidlinger, a prominent Austrian long-distance runner who is known not only as a athlete, but also as a co-organizer of this grandfather. Weidlinger, who, among other things, became junior European champion and has an impressive career in athletics, is known for his achievements in the marathon and the drawing up of several Austrian records. His successes in the obstacle run, where he achieved 8th place in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, and at the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005, his sayings on the way to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he qualified, gave himself to the top of the Austrian long -distance runners.

For Weidlinger, the Linz marathon was always more than just a competition; He is part of his sporting identity. In the previous year, he had to cancel his participation due to a weakness after he had planned to break the course record. His return and commitment in the organization of the marathon show how much the معن of his career is linked to this event. The anticipation for the upcoming competitions in Linz is unbroken, and Weidlinger is optimistic that exciting performance can be expected again this year.