Leipzig, Germany · Saturday, August 22, 2026

Fixed Distance 50K

Leipziger 100 km Lauf am Auensee

Race completed
50 km Distance
15 m Climbing
2.5 Grit · Entry level
51.3396° N, 12.3713° E © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Climbing rate 0 m / km Fast & Flat. This course is relatively flat and fast. Ideal for PB attempts.
Time limit 13 hours 15:36 min/km average. Generous. Walkable throughout for most of the field. More forgiving than 80% of 50K races. Measured against 1034 races of the same distance. Cut-off calculator →
Field size ~22 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (100km) — 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 25°C
Night low 14°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 14 h 15 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 119 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2025 100km 22 Karsten Lehmann · 08:13:54 Sabine Beck · 09:15:09
2024 100km 20 Tobias Mieth · 08:57:39 Theresa Döpping · 09:54:26
2023 100km 10 Tobias Mieth · 08:41:29 Katrin Ochs · 08:45:24
2022 100km 30 Tobias Mieth · 08:36:53 Kathrin Kunze · 09:59:11
2021 100km 26 Julian Sinke · 08:04:00 Barbora Chumlenova · 08:07:31
2020 100km 52 Alexander Sellner · 07:52:44 Luise Wuttke · 09:27:36
2019 100km 42 Christian Jakob · 08:10:36 Claudia Hanisch · 09:55:00
2018 100km 40 Marco Praße · 08:02:49 Aida Stahlhut · 09:09:41
2017 100km 47 Giovani Gonzalez Popoca · 07:02:44 Tereza Zuzankova · 08:09:17
2016 100km 133 Andre Collet · 06:55:27 Nele Alder-Baerens · 07:29:04

The field grew 10% between 2024 (20) and 2025 (22). 18% of the 2025 field were women.

DUV results for the 2025 edition (100km) — 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 fast & flat 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 50 km of trail with 15 m of ascent.

  • Trail Running Shoes 50 km of trail — cushioning that is still there in the last quarter.
  • Race Nutrition 50 km of self-supported fuelling between aid stations.
  • Hydration Vests Flask capacity for 50 km, without the bounce.
  • Headlamps A 13 h limit puts you out there after dark.
  • GPS Watches Battery life first — a 50 km day outlasts most full-GPS modes.
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