To be well prepared for the marathon weekend in Cologne please find a schedule of what will happen when and where:

 

Friday, September 30, 2016

expo in Wassermannhalle, Girlitzweg (new location!)

  • 10 a. m. – 8 p. m. Running.EXPO: expo with bib number pick-up, kids care and massage – late entries as long as the participant limit is not reached
  • 11:30 a. m. – 5 p. m. pasta party in the expo café

 

 

Saturday, October 1, 2016

  • expo in Wassermannhalle, Girlitzweg (new location!)
  • 9 a. m. – 6 p. m. Running.EXPO: expo with bib number pick-up, kids care and massage – late entries as long as the participant limit is not reached
  • 11:30 a. m. – 5 p. m. pasta party in the expo café

 

kids run in August-Sander-Park next to Mediapark

  • 9 – 10:30 a. m. late entries as long as the participant limit is not reached
  • 10 a. m. – 2 p. m. kids festival
  • 11 a. m. – 2 p. m. RheinEnergieKidsRun

 

Cologne Cathedral

  • 6:30 p. m. ecumenical marathon church service

 

 

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Half marathon

  • 6:30 – 8:15 a. m. help desk on Hermann-Pünder-Straße
  • 7 a. m. – 5 p. m. shuttle service free of charge between parking space P22 and starting area (exit at Charles-de-Gaulle-Platz)
  • 7:15 – 8:15 a. m. hand-in of kit bags at UPS trucks on Mindener Straße
  • as of 8:30 a. m. starts on Opladener Straße
  • 10 a. m. – 5 p. m. after run party in the „ReissDorf“ on Neumarkt
  • till 5 p. m. return of rental chips

 

Marathon

  • 7 a. m. – 5 p. m. shuttle service free of charge between parking space P22 and starting area (exit at Charles-de-Gaulle-Platz)
  • 8:30 – 9:45 a. m. help desk on Hermann-Pünder-Straße
  • 8:30 – 10 a. m. hand-in of kit bags at UPS trucks on Mindener Straße
  • 9:00 – 9:45 a. m. hand-in of own beverages on Auenweg
  • as of 10 a. m. starts on Opladener Straße
  • 11 a. m. – 5 p. m. after run party in the „ReissDorf“ on Neumarkt
  • till 5 p. m. return of rental chips

 

Relay teams

  • 8:00 – 9:30 a. m. meeting point and hand-in of kit bags on Neumarkt
  • 8:30 – 9:45 a. m. help desk on Hermann-Pünder-Straße
  • as of 10 a. m. starts on Opladener Straße
  • 11 a. m. – 5 p. m. after run party in the „ReissDorf“ on Neumarkt
  • till 5 p. m. return of rental chips

 

Kölle singt in der LANXESS arena (tickets required)

Kölsch German sing along world record event

  • 4 p. m. entry
  • 6 p. m. begin

 

Further information here, “Your marathon day”.