You must be at least 14 years of age on race day (birthday in 1996 and older) and possess an official bib number and a chip.

The limit for participants is a maximum of 4,000 runners.

Please note that, due to a strict timeframe, you are to complete the competition within a gross time of 1:30 hours. Otherwise you will be taken off the course and brought to the finish area by bus.

You are to pay the following registration fees depending on the time period you register:

Group registration of at least 10 persons from January to July 2010 reduce the registration fee by EUR 3.00 per person. Please fill in the corresponding form digitally and revert it including a scanned signature via email. Then print it and also send it via post or fax.

Group registrations entering via post or fax only will NOT be accepted!

Just register easily and comfortably online on this web site. You will immediately receive the official email confirmation. An additional email containg the last important information will in September 2010.

Single-person registrations via phone or email will not be accepted! The online registration will be closed on September 10, 2010 (as long as the participant limit is not reached).

Late entries will only be accepted from September 30 to October 2, 2010 at the Marathon expo, NO registrations on race day.

Bib numbers will be allocated automatically after your registration, included in the official email confirmation and then published in the starters’ list in the internet.

In the online registration you may choose your personally preferred bib number within a defined bib number range for EUR 2.00 per person – as long as the number is not allocated yet.

You will be handed out a one-piece coloured bib number for the corresponding starting block (e. g. red bib number = red starting block). Make sure you fill in the form on the reverse side for possible medical treatment and pin your race number in breast height on the front of your jersey/t-shirt using the pins provided in the bag.

If you wear a race number belt please look for a visible pinning on your stomach.

Disguising, concealing, or deviating the sponsors bar also leads to immediate disqualification!

The Marathon expo (Köln Marathon Expo) located in the Koelnmesse offers diverse novelties from the fields of running, inline skating, fitness, cyclling, wellness, and health. You may also be provided with information on latest trends and products and you may talk to experts. The event is free and the public is welcome. Please pick up your race packets here.

Our opening hours (may be subject to change):

By presenting the official email confirmation or personal ID the race packets may be collected at the corresponding desks. Please use our chip check service and test the functionality of your ChampionChip.

Non-resident participants may also pick up their race packets on race day, October 3, 2010 in the Koelnmesse. We however explicitly advice you to collect them on the previous expo days. On race day there may be long queues at the desks!

Chronometry is exclusively carried out by Mika timing with the RealTime ChampionChip. You must wear a chip to get an official finishing time!

You may use your own ChampionChip or rent one on bail for race day. In order to enable you a careless arrival without any cash money we will charge our account with the rental fee already at the time of your registration. German participants are to pay a rental fee of EUR 6.00 per person. With the signature on the registration form or the acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions in the online registration you further entitle us to charge your bank account with the remaining purchase price of EUR 25.00 in the case of non-return on race day prior to 6:30 p. m. The chip is bought then and may be re-used at other competitions.

Foreigners are to pay a rental fee of EUR 10.00 for a single-use chip which may be used on race day in Cologne only. Please return this chip after the event as it is considered special waste.

Please fasten your ChampionChip in the lacing of your shoe or skate and your hand cycle respectively.

Make sure that you overrun all chronometry mats along the course. Lacking interval times may cause in disqualification.

Wardrobes may be found near the Marathon expo in the finish area. Showers with warm water are also available near the wardrobes.

You will start in several starting blocks ROT (red), GELB (yellow), and possibly BLAU (blue)) consecutively. Starting blocks will be allocated after the registration deadline in September 2010 according to verifiable best times.

Starting times (may be subject to change!)

• 08:00 a. m. 10km run
  
• 08:45 a. m. half marathon, diverse starts
• 10:20 a. m. skate marathon - "speed/teams" category women
• 10:22 a. m. skate marathon - "speed/teams" category men
• 10:23 a. m. skate marathon - "fitness" category, 2 blocks
• 11:15 a. m. hand cycle marathon - lying cyclists, then open category (kneeing and sitting cyclists)
• 11:30 a. m. marathon, diverse starts including school marathon and cultural relay teams

The overall course as well as the starting and finish areas will be monitored by medical services and doctors. This personnel is entitled to take off sportspeople with indications of injuries and/or overexertion from the race.

Our race will be organized according to DLV guidelines and specification of the organizing institution.
A violation of these provisions will directly lead to disqualification, i. e.:

• starting without any bib number
• starting in the wrong starting block (to be monitored via chronometry!)
• alteration of the bib number such as concealing or deviating the sponsors bar
• starting without any RealTime ChampionChip
• lacking interval times
• exceeding the given time limit (gross time!)
• abandoning or shortening the track
• undershooting the required age
• carrying along baby buggies, baby joggers etc.

All participants finishing within the gross time limit will obtain a medal.

Preliminary certificates will automatically be sent to your email address stated in your registration. Further, you may download this certificate in the internet with a click on your name in the result list and print it.

A final and official certificate including elapsed time and overall scoring will be available in the internet approximately two weeks after the event (expiring the period for objection).

The on-stage ceremony awards of the three fastest female and male athletes will be held directly after their finish in the finish area.
Furthermore, we will award the age class winners approximately 8 weeks after the event.

You may order the most important merchandise articles including the partipant shirt in your registration.

A larger variety will be offered at the marathon expo or year-round in our online shop.

If you are searching for appropriate accommodation, please contact our partner hotel and book a special marathon offer.

Dorint An der Messe Köln
phone: +49 221 / 80 19 00


Further information on hotels, pensions or guest houses etc. may be obtained from the local tourist agency.

KoelnTourimus
phone: +49 221 / 221-30400

Participants
2.246 registrations from 7 countries and 14 nations respectively
1.829 finishers

Winners

Should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us Monday till Thursday from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. at:

Organizer
Kölner Verein für Marathon e. V.
Sportpark Müngersdorf/Radstadion
Peter-Günther-Weg
50933 Köln (Cologne)
GERMANY

Operational implementation
Köln Marathon Veranstaltungs- und Werbe GmbH
Sportpark Müngersdorf/Radstadion
Peter-Günther-Weg
50933 Köln (Cologne)
GERMANY