NEW Wardrobe Drop-off

Update January 2026: We are expanding the cloakroom service to include the option of transporting your clothes bag from the VCM start to the finish on Sunday, 19 April. 

This applies to the Marathon, Wiener Städtische Half Marathon, Powerade Relay Marathon and the Vienna 10K Coffee Run.
 

Booking & cost:

  • You must book the wardrobe service in advance by 16 March 2026 for a price of 3 euros. You can do so in your personal VCM account of the registration system.
  • Without booking, no clothing drop-off is possible.
  • Subsequent bookings after March 16, 2026 are not possible.

Drop-off Options:

  • Friday, 17 April, 2026, Vienna Sports World, Marx Halle, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026, Vienna Sports World, Marx Halle, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
  • Sunday, 19 April, 2026, 7:00 am to 8:30 am, at the starting area / Wagramer Straße
     

Collection of your bag:

  • Sunday, 19 April, 2026, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, at the finish area 


This is how the cloakroom transport works:

  • With your race number, you will receive the VCM 2026 clothing bag. If you have booked the cloakroom service, you will also receive a sticker and a print on your race number.
  • You may only use this VCM 2026 clothing bag with the sticker for drop-off.
  • We will transport your bag from Vienna Sports World or from the VCM start to the finish area. After the race, you will receive your clothing bag back at the finish upon presentation of your race number.
  • For the Powerade Relay Marathon, each team may hand in one clothing bag. As before, there is no organised cloakroom transport to and from the relay handover points. Relay runners will also only be able to collect their bags in the finish area.
     

At the Start

Take old clothes with you to the start to keep warm before the race if necessary. There may be a long wait between handing in your cloakroom bag by 8:30 am at the latest and the start of your wave. 

Old clothes left behind in the starting area are collected separately by Viennese municipal department MA 48 and, where possible, reused or recycled via the 48er-Tandler. 
 
You can, of course, participate in the VCM without booking the cloakroom service. For example, an accompanying person can come with you to the start, to whom you can hand over a clothes bag and whom you will meet again at the finish.


Why does clothing drop-off cost extra?

We want to prepare the necessary capacities (space, personnel, trucks) in the spirit of a sustainable VCM as best as possible – not too much, not too little. With the contribution of 3 euros, there is commitment and planning security.

This reduces the personnel, space and energy resources required for lorry transport on Sunday mornings to a reasonable level.

Around half of the participants have not used the wardrobe transport so far. With the new model, only those who actually use the wardrobe service pay a small contribution.
  

What are the advantages of dropping off your wardrobe on Friday or Saturday?

  • Smoother access at the start: You don't have to go to the cloakroom first, but can go straight to your starting block.
  • You can time your journey to the start according to the exact start time of your block and don't need to travel early for clothing drop-off. This way you avoid long waiting times for the start. The wardrobe trucks have to close acceptance by 8:30 am because otherwise they have no possibility to drive to the finish.


Cloakroom storage at the Vienna 5K

  • At the Vienna 5K on Saturday, 18 April, you can leave a VCM clothes bag for storage in the start/finish area. This must be booked in advance at a cost of €2. You can order cloakroom storage retrospectively in the registration system using your personal login until 12 April.
  • It will not be possible to book this service on site.
  • There will be NO cloakroom service available at Vienna Sports World for the Vienna 5K. Cloakroom service for this event will only be available in the start/finish area!

We look forward to a fantastic VCM with you!