Rauschenberg, Germany · Sunday, August 30, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Burgwald Märchen Marathon

Race completed
52 km Distance
780 m Climbing
3.8 Grit · Challenging
50.8833° N, 8.9186° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 15 m / km Rolling. Moderate undulations. Requires consistent effort across varying grades.
Time limit 8 hours 9:14 min/km average. Comfortable. Room to walk the climbs and stop at aid. Among the tightest 50K cut-offs we track. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~72 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (52km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, August

Daytime high 23°C
Night low 12°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 13 h 44 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 403 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 52km 72 Florian König · 03:59:50 Sabine Beck · 04:31:58
2024 52km 44 Christian Jakob · 04:03:01 Katja Gordon · 05:39:17
2023 52km 58 Florian Kaltenbach · 04:09:56 Lea Hartmann · 05:03:56
2022 52km 81 Richard Herterich · 04:19:05 Lea Hartmann · 05:01:54
2021 52km 78 Marcel Neumann · 03:50:29 Sabine Beck · 05:01:24
2020 52km 29 Alfred Neugebauer · 04:26:24 Lisa Hartmann · 04:42:22
2019 52km 136 Marcel Neumann · 04:08:04 Sabine Beck · 05:02:28
2018 52km 30 Oliver Hajak · 04:15:16 Antje Krause · 04:27:46
2017 54km 32 Thorsten Vackiner · 04:07:12 Ilona Nöh · 06:01:10
2016 54km 27 Jens Nähler · 04:30:18 Ivonne Vorath · 05:42:21

The field grew 64% between 2024 (44) and 2025 (72). 32% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (52km) — finishers only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

⛰️ terrain

This is a rolling course. Expect fast, runnable sections where rhythm is key.

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👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

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Gear for this race

Chosen for 52 km of trail with 780 m of ascent.

  • Trail Running Shoes 52 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 52 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 52 km, without the bounce.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 52 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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