Marathon-News
16. April 2026
European Marathon Classics heads to Vienna
The Vienna City Marathon, one of Europe’s most recognisable races, will be the second event in this year’s European Marathon Classics series. On Sunday, 19 April, the streets of Vienna will once again fill with thousands of runners, combining sport, music and the unique atmosphere of the Austrian capital. Since its inaugural edition ganzen Artikel lesen...
Motion Events becomes part of London Marathon Events
A major milestone in the development of Frankfurt’s iconic marathon. / “We will benefit greatly from a partner who both preserves the spirit of the event and invests in its future.” For its 43rd edition, the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon is entering a new chapter in its history. Germany’s oldest city marathon will become part ganzen Artikel lesen...
26. February 2026
European Marathon Classics officially launched in Vienna
On Wednesday, 25 February, in the historic setting of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the European Marathon Classics (EMC) series was officially unveiled. The continent-wide initiative brings together eight iconic marathons from across Europe into one incredible challenge designed to bring people together, strengthen communities and celebrate Europe’s shared spirit. Spanning Mediterranean Rome and Madrid, Atlantic Lisbon and ganzen Artikel lesen...
25. February 2026
Participants in the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon run for a good cause and achieve record results
Donation of €31,886.60 for the project “Der Wünschewagen – Letzte Wünsche wagen” (The Wish Ambulance – Daring to Make Last Wishes Come True) run by the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Landesverband Hessen e.V. 42.195 kilometers with a view of the skyline of the banking metropolis of Frankfurt in Germany's oldest city marathon: for many runners, this is a ganzen Artikel lesen...
22. January 2026
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon sets new global standard: for the first time, intermediate measurements for every kilometer for all participants
In 2026, the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon will be the first marathon in the world to offer continuous split time measurement at every single kilometer for all runners. Once again, the event is introducing a technological innovation that will permanently change the entire marathon scene. The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon has already set the pace as ganzen Artikel lesen...
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...
