The Struwwelpeter Run for kids between 5 to 9 years has become a tradition in Frankfurt. And this year we will do it on Saturday, October 29th again. The 420 meter long race starts at 11:30 outside the Festhalle and ends inside at the original finish line of the Frankfurt Marathon. Parents and friends can ganzen Artikel lesen…

According to the German Nutrition Foundation adults should get between 50-55% of dietary energy from carbohydrates. For example, if you consume 2000 calories per day 1000 to 1100 calories should come from carbs. They are enormously important for the human body for a number of reasons. Partly because our brain and the red blood cells ganzen Artikel lesen…

Krombacher Alkoholfrei is joins the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon as this year’s beer partner and sponsor for the first time and they want to celebrate it. With a little bit of luck you can enter the race for free with Krombacher Alkoholfrei by taking part in the lottery. 15 free race entries will be given away ganzen Artikel lesen…

Starting next week our partners and sponsors (e.g. ASICS, BMW, Polar Deutschland, Mövenpick Hotel Frankfurt City, Frankfurter Rundschau) will offer you the chance to win great prizes every week. 35 questions about 35 years of Frankfurt Marathon: 35 prizes. Head over to your  Facebook page to win, it will start next week (calender week 23). ganzen Artikel lesen…

We value your money and that’s why we try to give you as much for it as we can. Included in the organisation fees is a package that will be hart to find at similar events:Confirmation of registration, programme booklet, free shuttle from the parking garage to the marathon grounds on October 30th, RMV ticket ganzen Artikel lesen…

We roll out the red carpet for you at the unique and overwhelming finish inside the fully occupied ”Festhalle”, which is a more than 100 year-old concert hall on the grounds of the Messe Frankfurt. 7.000 to 8.000 spectators will be waiting there- “Every kilometer for my marathon training, this finish was worth it“ – ganzen Artikel lesen…

The Frankfurt Marathon Club was founded in 2006 on the occasion of the 25th Frankfurt Marathon. It’s a recognition for runners who finished at least ten times in Frankfurt. There is no membership-fee, all members get a poloshirt with their personal race number as well as a few other incentives on the race weekend. Last ganzen Artikel lesen…

What are carbohydrates anyway? Should they be part of our diet or something to be avoided? During the next weeks we will bring you up to speed on carbs in a series of articles. In order to get energy our body uses so-called macronutrients which, among others, are protein, fat and carbohydrates. Because carbs usually ganzen Artikel lesen…

The Frankfurt Marathon has a new title sponsor for its 35th and latest edition. Mainova AG will make its debut as title sponsor for the anniversary race on 30 October, 2016. The contract will run until 2018. The announcement marks a new chapter in the longstanding and proven partnership between Germany’s oldest city marathon and ganzen Artikel lesen…

How time flies. From 1981, when it was labeled the Hoechst Marathon, until today the Frankfurt Marathon has not only grown into an internationally recognized sporting event. Every year since then it has been a breeding ground for tens of thousands of personal stories most of which have never been told. So, when on October ganzen Artikel lesen…