FAQ
At a glance! Here please find all relevant information for the Generali Cologne Marathon in a PDF file or as downloads.
Please read it thoroughly prior to your start. Thus, a lot of your possible questions will be answered, and you can start relaxed into your race.
As of August 29, 2024
Documents for downlaod
- Marathon/half/relay marathon race information
- Map for way from kit bag drop-off to start: by foot / by subway
- Courses
- Starting area
- Finish area
- Free streets in Cologne
- School marathon course
- School marathon race info (in German 🇩🇪 only)
- Kids Run race information (in German 🇩🇪 only)
- KVB public transportation
My day
Note: Pick-up of race kits: on Friday and Saturday at the Running.EXPO in der MOTORWORLD Köln only
Arrival with public transportation: on Sunday, bib number will be valid as ticket within the VRS area – alternatively navigate by car via Waze
Own beverages: Hand-in on October 2 for marathoners from 9:30 to 10:15 a. m. in the starting area (Auenweg)
Kit bag hand-in – IMPORTANT MODIFICATION
Kit bags can only be handed in on race day at the Gereonstraße in the post-finish area until 30 minutes prior to the corresponding start. It will open at 7:00 a. m.
Please arrive early: Use the way from the kit bag hand-in to the start for a warm-up run across Hohenzollern Bridge (Hohenzollernbrücke) to Deutz (alternative: subway lines 3 and 4, Appellhofplatz).
Friday, October 4, 2024
12:00 to 8:00 p.m. pick-up of race packets and Running.EXPO in MOTORWORLD Cologne
Saturday, October 5, 2024
- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. pick-up of race packets and Running.EXPO in MOTORWORLD Cologne
Sunday, October 6, 2024
- 7:00 a.m. kit bag drop-off at NEW: Burgmauer in the post-finish area
- 9:00 a.m. start of half marathon at Ottoplatz: 5 starting blocks every 10 minutes
- 10:30 a.m. start of marathon including relay marathon and school marathonat Ottoplatz: 3 starting blocks every 5 minutes
- tbc after run party at Neumarkt
- tbc Funky Marys show act at Neumarkt
- 5:00 p.m. finish deadline for all competitions
Finish and medal: finish crossing at the city’s landmark, Cologne Cathedral, with finisher medal
REWE Group-Verpflegungsdorf best snacks and beverages directly after the finish line
Kit bag hand-out: Gereonstraße in the post-finish area (the same location as hand-in in the morning)
Changing tents, showers and massage: next to the kit bag hand-out
After-Run-Party on Neumarkt, please find a voucher for a Reissdorf Kölsch beer or Reissdorf Alkoholfrei non-alcoholic beer at your bib number
