Vienna, April
Vienna City Marathon Pacing Plan
Starts near the UN building and crosses the Danube immediately via the 864m Reichsbrücke, then runs through Prater park (past the Riesenrad Ferris wheel), loops the Ringstrasse around the historic core past the State Opera and Parliament, and finishes by the Burgtheater. Around 110m of total elevation gain across the whole course — a couple of gentle bridge ramps aside, it's close to flat.
Distance
42.7 km
Elevation gain
+160m / -148m
Typically run in
April
Typical race-day weather
11°C, 14 km/h
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Elevation profile
Sample strategy — 3:45:00 goal
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KM 0-6 — The opening kilometers are net downhill (-0.7% to -1.3% by km6), so let the grade pull you to 5:00-4:51/km without forcing it faster — this is terrain, not fitness. You reach km6 at 30:34, which is right where a 3:45 finish needs you to be. Resist the urge to bank extra time here; there's nothing to gain and a lot to lose later.
KM 7-11 — Grade flips positive (1.1% to 1.6%) and a headwind sets in from km7 through km11, so your pace naturally drops to 5:36-5:41/km. That slowdown is terrain plus wind, not a sign you're fading — don't chase the earlier splits back. You cross km11 at 58:05, roughly a minute off flat-pace math, and that's exactly the plan working.
KM 12-18 — A short flat-to-downhill window at km12-14 (5:11 down to 4:53) gives you a breather before two more climbs at km15 and km17 (grade 1.5% and 1.7%, paces 5:38 and 5:42). Run each rise on effort, not on trying to match your earlier pace. You pass km18 at 1:35:20.
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