1st VCM Winter Run
To optimally prepare you for the 43rd Vienna City Marathon on April 19, 2026, we are organizing several running events in Vienna: the VCM Winter Running Series. These events are a perfect opportunity to meet friends, strengthen your motivation and give your fitness a boost.
At the first event on December 14 we run a mile (1.609 km), 5 km and 10 km in the Prater Hauptallee. We look forward to seeing you!
Free Start Draw
We want to "reward" long-term registration & preparation for the Vienna City Marathon. Therefore, among all "VCM Winter Runners" who are already registered for the Marathon or Wiener Städtische Half Marathon at VCM 2026 by December 1, we raffle off 100 starting places for the run on December 14 as announced. The winners will receive a refund of the entry fee before the event.
The VCM Winter Running Series is a proud partner of Erste Bank Sparkasse Running.
Look forward to Christmas atmosphere at this run. There's a small surprise for all finishers - while supplies last.
All VCM Winter Runs are officially AIMS-measured and part of the World Athletics Global Calendar.
Information status June 2025. Subject to change.
Distance: Mile (1.609 km), 5 km & 10 km
Start Time 5K: 10:00 AM
Start Time 10K: 11:10 AM
Start & Finish: Prater Hauptallee, Meiereistraße area
Mile 09:50 AM
5K 11:00 AM
10K 12:45 AM
To run once for 5 km, twice for 10 km.
Route Mile: Hauptallee towards Riesenrad > Turning point > back to finish
Entry Fee Mile: € 15 (Children & Youth rate up to 15 years € 6,-)
Entry Fee 5 km: € 20 (Children & Youth rate up to 15 years € 10,-)
Entry Fee 10 km: € 25
Members of the “Vorteilsclub der Stadt Wien” (City of Vienna Benefits Club) receive a 20% discount on the entry fee, as long as starting places are available, until the Wednesday before the race at the latest. Valid for one online registration. No discount on children's and youth rates. The discount link is only visible to logged-in members. The discount cannot be redeemed retroactively on existing registrations.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 11:59 PM
Registration deadline for starting place lottery: Sunday, December 1, 2025, 11:59 PM
Late registration - if starting places are still available:
€20, € 25 or € 30 (only card payment possible).
Start & Finish
- We are using the great facilities of Rugby Union Donau Wien as the home base for the VCM Winter Run.
- The entrance is located at Meiereistraße 20, 1020 Vienna, right by the Hauptallee and the Stadionbad parking lot.
- Last-minute bib collection on Sunday, medals, finish refreshments, awards ceremony and great atmosphere after the run: Everything in one place!
- Changing rooms & showers are available for you there. Rooms are unlocked. No liability for loss or theft.
- Start & Finish will be on Prater Hauptallee a bit towards the Ferris wheel to the other side of the intersection area.
- The start will be somewhat narrow, enabling a more even "flow" of all runners onto the course.
- Position yourself according to your running pace at the start lineup.
- The running route itself remains completely the same.
- The approach also remains the same, whether by U2 (Stadium), by bus 77A, by bicycle or by car (Stadionbad parking lot)
- Winner ceremonies at the Rugby Union facility - for the top 3 men & women | Mile, 5 km & 10 km
Are you already registered?
Here you can check your registration!
Bib Collection:
Hervis Store Mariahilfer Straße 36
Friday, December 12, 2-6 PM
Saturday, December 13, 10 AM-2 PM
Pick up your number on Friday or Saturday! This way you avoid long queues on race day in the morning. Plus there's a 20% discount promotion at the Hervis Store for VCM Winter Run participants.
Last-Minute Bib Collection:
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 8-9:30 AM
At the Rugby Union Donau Wien facility right at the start/finish area
Net timing with RFID chip in the bib number. You cannot use your own chip and don't need to rent a chip either.
Order your VCM Winter Run Medal!
Price: € 5
Order: until registration deadline of the respective event together with registration or via link in your registration confirmation.
The VCM Winter Run Medal is a great keepsake for your run. It is a three-dimensional snowflake and consists of two interlocking wooden parts with ribbon. The VCM Winter Run Medal is made in Lower Austria and produced from regional wood. This way we offer a resource-saving and sustainable keepsake.
Important: There are no additional orders on site! If you want to receive a medal, you must pre-order it.
The top 3 in the overall ranking of each race will receive their VCM Winter Run Medal regardless of an order at the awards ceremony.