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PUMA Salzburg Marathon
23 May 2027 · Salzburg, Austria
scenicbeginner ok
Distances
6K · 7K · 10K · 21.1K · 42K
The Salzburg Marathon is, without exaggeration, a festival-marathon: total elevation change on the course is just nine meters, the start sits on a bridge overlooking Mozart's old town, and the route runs through the Mirabell Gardens and the Hellbrunn Allée familiar from The Sound of Music. It's Austria's first organic-certified sporting event: the beer, oranges, and apples at the finish are all certified organic, and instead of a typical pasta party, organizers cook an organic dinner for 3,500 people in an "organic village." The starter pack itself is modest — the shirt and medal engraving are sold separately, not bundled into the base entry fee.
Course records
Men
2:14:16
2013 · Eliud Kiplagat
Women
2:35:05
2011 · Risper Jemeli Kimaiyo
Weather in May
Late May in Salzburg averages 5-20°C, but actual race-day figures swing wildly year to year, from a cool 10°C to a hot 23°C — there's no single reliable forecast here.
Starter pack 2025
- Bib with timing chip (included in the fee)
- Finisher medal
The PUMA technical shirt (€39), medal engraving (€14), and magnetic bib fasteners (€12) are all separate paid add-ons, not included in the base pack.
Pacers & bib pickup
3:003:153:303:454:004:154:304:455:005:15
Bib pickup
SportMall expo, Eisarena Volksgarten
day before the race only
Race-morning pickup is only available in justified exceptional cases, 6:30-8:00am.
Course map
Route not added yet
What’s nearby
Walking
Mirabell Gardens — The Pegasus Fountain and Dwarf Garden — a Sound of Music filming location.
Getreidegasse — The street where Mozart was born.
30 minutes
Untersberg cable car — Panoramic views from 1,500 meters.
Hellbrunn Palace — Right on the marathon route.
2 hours
Hallstatt — The famous lakeside village, about an hour by car.
Berchtesgaden and the Eagle's Nest — Just across the German border.
Dinner before the race
Official organic pasta party in the Bio VillageCooked by chef Verwanger for about 3,500 portions — vegetarian dumplings, pasta with vegetable sauce, or organic meatballs; no independent runner-favorite restaurant was found.
After the finish
Certified organic Stiegl beer (including non-alcoholic), oranges, and apples from partner BIO Austria.
Reviews
Ken Spruell (RaceRaves)2023
Beautiful city, beautiful people, beautiful course, beautiful medal... and then there's the beer. Support from race and city was super on a warm day. Running through Schloss Hellbrunn was a nice touch.
Pernilla Bredolt (runwaytoadventures.com), half marathon2023
The course was flat and very, very beautiful, running along the Hellbrunner Allée past the castle; the one weakness was too few water stations, with locals informally filling the gap.
Registration open
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