13th EDITION OF THE TRADITIONAL RUNNING EVENT

The Wachau, a wine growing area renowned throughout the world, offers not just a picturesque landscape, a rich history and extraordinary wealth of cultural heritage but also an amazing and fast running event. In 2000 the Wachau was declared part of the UNESCO World heritage – since 1998 runners have set a tradition in late September. The course along the Danube between Emmersdorf and Krems attracts thousands of amateur runners because of its flat topography and the beautiful surrounding. Covering distances from 200 meters for the youngest (born in 2005 and older) on Saturday, September, 18th, the quarter marathon up to the classic marathon distance of 42,195 kilometers on Sunday (19.9.), the main event is the halfmarathon with nearly 5.000 participants.