Marathon-News
26. October 2025
Buze Diriba runs sub 2:20 as strong wind ruins hopes for records
Buze Diriba crowned the 42nd edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with a sub 2:20:00 despite very strong winds. While any hopes for records were blown away the 31 year-old Ethiopian clocked 2:19:34. Kenyans Magdalyne Masai and Sharon Chelimo followed in second and third with 2:20:23 and 2:20:29 respectively. There was a surprise winner ganzen Artikel lesen...
24. October 2025
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday: Buze Diriba eyes course record at Frankfurt Marathon
The 42nd edition of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon will once again present a high quality field on the start line on Sunday. The Ethiopian Shura Kitata and Magdalyne Masai from Kenya lead the elite entry of the prominent German race with personal bests of 2:04:09 and 2:18:58 respectively. Masai is the fastest woman ever to compete ganzen Artikel lesen...
23. October 2025
Magdalyne Masai: “Frankfurt is the perfect race for me, I am 100 percent ready“
Magdalyne Masai is the star of the women’s field at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. With her personal best of 2:18:58 she is the fastest runner ever to appear on the women’s start list in Frankfurt. She demonstrated her outstanding form a month ago at the World Championships marathon in Tokyo which unfortunately ended badly for ganzen Artikel lesen...
21. October 2025
Download the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon app presented by T. Rowe Price
Download the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon app presented by T. Rowe Price from your app store. The app works on Apple iPhones running iOS 16 or higher and on Android devices running version 10 or higher. Please update the app to the latest version before the race. MY FAVOURITES Under ‘My Favourites’, you can compile ganzen Artikel lesen...
20. October 2025
Magdalyne Masai returns to Frankfurt: “I am in the Form of my Life“
Magdalyne Masai will run the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon next Sunday. Her late addition to the field was possible because the Kenyan recovered quickly from collapsing in brutal heat during the World Championships’ Marathon in Tokyo last month. For Masai it will be the third Mainova Frankfurt Marathon in a row. In 2024 the 31 year-old ganzen Artikel lesen...
The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2025 is fully booked!
The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon has recorded record participation this year: almost 17,000 runners from all over the world have secured their starting places for the marathon distance and are eagerly awaiting the big day on 26 October. This means that the field of participants is fully booked – something that has never happened before in ganzen Artikel lesen...
11. September 2025
Get started now with Powerbar at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon!
Powergel Original, Powergel Hydro & Energize bars will be available as refreshments along the route at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon! Try Powerbar during your training. Get 20% off in the Powerbar online shop with the code: PBFRARUN20 Get started now with Powerbar at the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon!
6. September 2025
50 days left until raceday
Only 50 days to go until the big day – the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon is getting closer and closer, and the anticipation is growing! Over 13,000 runners have already registered for the marathon distance to experience this special event together. With the Frankfurt skyline behind you, enthusiastic spectators cheering you on, and numerous musicians ganzen Artikel lesen...
26. August 2025
Our pacemakers: running like clockwork
Marathon running is a sport in which we runners push ourselves to our limits and often try to overcome them. How wonderful it is to have someone accompany you on this journey, someone who encourages you and has a few motivating words to say when the going gets tough. That's where our pacemakers come in ganzen Artikel lesen...
15. August 2025
420 metres full of emotion: the Struwwelpeter Run
Traditionally, the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon provides its youngest runners with their very own stage on Saturdays. On the 420-metre course, children aged five to nine can show off their enthusiasm for running and be the first to storm into the Festhalle to the frenetic cheers of their parents and siblings. To register: Mainova Frankfurt ganzen Artikel lesen...
