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Register until December 31st and save money!

If you register online for the 36th Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2017 before the end of this year (December 31st) you will just pay 70 Euro. After that the registration fee will rise to 85 Euro. If you are interested in the relay marathon you can register online as well. The participation fee is now 150 ganzen Artikel lesen...

Order now: The official book of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2016

Relive your marathon experience with this valuable hardcover edition of the book of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2016. Hundreds of pictures of the elite runners, the women’s race, the success and suffering of the thousands of amateur runners. Revisit the Marathonmall, the breakfast run, the kid's runs and the relay marathon. The book has about ganzen Artikel lesen...

Our regulars from the Marathon Club

Only the most loyal runners are invited to join the Marathon Club. The three ranking members Kalli Flach (6:04:47 hours), Peter Schmit (4:35:35) and Wolfgang Vogel (4:39:57) this year all finished their 34th from 35 Frankfurt Marathons. What an impressive feat! The 80 year old Horst Jendrasch follows close behind with 33 finishes in Frankfurt. ganzen Artikel lesen...

Schneider Electric Mini-Marathon: Top Performances

Shortly after the marathon start of the grown-ups it got serious for the kids: at the Schneider Electric Mini-Marathon over 4.2k. These young athletes are traditionally the first ones to get a big reception on the red carpet in the Festhalle by a cheering audience, enthusiastic parents and proud siblings – its a special experience ganzen Artikel lesen...

„I put everything into the final sprint“

We talked to 14 year old Larissa Löb directly after she won the girl’s race of the Mini-Marathon   Congratulations, great performance. What was the race like?   I had lots of fun and everything went by really fast. At first I thought I had one more round to go so I had some strength ganzen Artikel lesen...

Struwwelpeter Run powered by Schneider Electric

Every year at the Struwwelpeter Run powered by Schneider Electric pictures are taken that will for sure revive these sweet memories for years to come. Not surprisingly, cameras abound. Saturday on race weekend belongs to the youngest participants of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. All in all 950 kids from age groups 2007 to 2011 ran ganzen Artikel lesen...

An easy city run with Mikitenko and Gabius

It’s not an easy task for a Bavarian reporter to cover an Hessian running event. Especially if the title of the event poses a sort of language barrier. After all, the traditional soft pretzel is known by different names depending where you come from in Germany. Breze or Brezn they call it south of the ganzen Artikel lesen...

Our balloon carriers: companions and helpmates

Sometimes they are your best companions getting you to a new personal best, motivators for tough moments or a calming force for those who tend to go faster than they should. Our pacemakers, again, functioned like clockwork. 24 of them guided runners of all levels through the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with balloons displaying the finishing ganzen Artikel lesen...

Fast managers

More than 80 runners took part in the Marathon Manager challenge sponsored by InterAir for professionals in middle management and executive positions. Fastest running managers were Andreas Höye from Gothenburg (2:27:14) and Karin Schenk (Wiesbaden 2:53:46). They both won a trip to Paris including three nights and a start at the Schneider Electric Paris Marathon ganzen Artikel lesen...

Get your picture from the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon

The team from marathon-photos.com has been busy taking and uploading pictures from every finisher on the red carpet in the Festhalle Frankfurt. You can have a look at and order your pictures online at www.marathon-photos.com. Search for your name or bib number. Check out the special offers and packages.