On your marks, get set, go! For 19,000 runners, the starting gun sounds on Sunday for ten to 42.195 kilometers across the city. After two years with corona restrictions, the Munich marathon will take place again this time in full. To ensure that the participants can get through the Olympic Park and Berg am Laim without any problems, roads will be closed in many places from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The districts of Schwabing, Maxvorstadt, Altstadt-Lehel, Au-Haidhausen, Bogenhausen and the area in and around the English Garden are particularly affected. In the area of Ackermannstraße, Schwere-Reiter-Straße, Leopoldstraße and Ludwigstraße, for example, there is no getting through all day long. Traffic will also be blocked by the marathon in Oberföhring, Berg am Laim and Steinhausen.
The police asks all residents not to park their cars on the closed streets on Sunday. If you want to use your car on the day of the marathon, you should definitely park outside the event area.
Buses and trams are also affected on Sunday. Some lines have to be interrupted or rerouted. Tram lines 12, 16, 19, 21, 25, 27 and 37 are affected. Line 28 will be completely canceled on Sunday. With the bus you have to use the lines X30, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 62, 68, 100, 132, 144, 145, 153, 154, 155, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188 and 190 with major restrictions be counted. The U-Bahn and S-Bahn are not affected by the marathon.
The marathon starts at nine o’clock in several groups in the Olympic Stadium. At 9.30 a.m. the ten-kilometer run starts and then the mini-marathon for children aged six to 14 years. The participants in the half marathon start at 12.30 p.m. at the Chinese Tower. All runs end in the Olympic Stadium.
For the first time in 20 years, an international elite field is at the start again this year. The most well-known starter is the Ethiopian Mare Dibaba, 2015 World Marathon Champion. In the men’s race, her compatriot Mengistu Zelalem is the fastest runner on the start list. Both are hoping for a new course record, which is 2:09.46 hours for men and 2:32.11 hours for women.