Gutenberg Marathon Mainz

The Gutenberg Marathon is a Marathon in Mainz , which takes place in May since 2000. The run was the 600th birthday of Johannes Gutenberg launched by the Office of Public Relations of the City of Mainz. As of 2001, the organization was handed over to the sports department. Sporty host the USC Mainz . The program also includes a half marathon and a race for hand cyclists ; as Ekiden there since 2006 half marathon competition for school seasons and since 2009 a relay marathon in a team of two, in which at the half way mark the space used for the measurement of time ChampionChip is passed. Due to high demand and limited capacity of the event launch sites are regularly booked out months before the event date.The Gutenberg Marathon Mainz and half marathon, are popular road races in Germany, passing through the stunningly scenic riverside town of Mainz.So far, the four were German Marathon Championships held as part of the Gutenberg Marathon. 2007 Ilona Pfeiffer as the overall winner and Philipp Büttner as fifth overall German master, 2008 Susanne Hahn as the overall winner and Martin Beckmann third overall, 2009 Bernadette Pichlmaier as overall winner and Stefan Koch as fifth overall. 2010 defended Pichlmaier as its fourth overall title, while Dennis Pyka asserted itself as seventh overall in the men.