Sunday October 5th, 2025
Cologne, Germany
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon
Offical Race Web Site
There are marathons in numerous cities, but the Cologne Marathon is unique: a mixture of elite and regular runners, carnival, a folk and running festival! The entire city is vivid and the spectators cheer passionately for the runners on the course! Everywhere you may hear your name and you run through espaliers! This is something that you have to experience! Welcome.
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:12:36 | Demeke TADESSE | ethi | |
| 2nd Male | 2:18:14 | Chakib LACHGAR | esp | |
| 3rd Male | 2:20:37 | Adane WELETAW | ethi | |
| 4th Male | 2:23:55 | Naason KIPKORIR | ken | |
| Female | 2:29:40 | Zinash MEKONNEN | ethi | |
| 2nd Female | 2:35:12 | Failuna MATANGA | tan | |
| 3rd Female | 2:49:01 | Franziska RENNECKE | ger | |
| 4th Female | 2:51:22 | Maike DRIEB-SCHÖN | ger |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Course description
Deutz Bridge (Deutzer Brücke) with panoramic view at Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) and the Old Town (Altstadt)
Rheinauhafen including Chocolate Museum (Schokoladenmuseum) and Sport and Olympia Museum as well as the architecturally unique crane houses (Kranhäuser)
Bayenthal with Bismarck Pillar (Bismarcksäule)
New again: Rodenkirchen
Hustle and bustle at Alteburger Straße
Finally in the southern part of town (Südstadt) again. Passing Severinstorbogen over Severinstraße. Nice!
Rudolf Square (Rudolfplatz) for the FIRST time! Not without cause you will pass this square three times
Sülz and Sülzburgstraße – it could not be more Cologne-style!
Lindenthal and Dürener Straße - Cologne's "Kö"!
Cologne's celebs lie at Melaten Cementery (Melatenfriedhof) and the sun bathers lie at Aachen Pond (Aachner Weiher) in summertime
Rudolf Square for the SECOND time! Over Hohenzollernring to Frisian Square (Friesenplatz). Cologne Marathon's heart! - a mass of people, a feeling like in Alpe d'Huez!
Multicultural life in Ehrenfeld: For some years omitted and now back again – Venloer Straße and the new mosque in sighting distance to the television tower
Nippes took a perennial time-out. But why that? Neusser Straße is there!
Rudolf Square for the THIRD time! And now with spectator motivation to the last kilometres!
Espaliers of people and shouting and cheering also at Neumarkt, the after-run location
Finish at Cologne Cathedral! Over Hohe Straße passing thousands of spectators and Cologne's landmark you will finish at Komödienstraße.
