In the organizer's words:
The history of the Heidelberg Half Marathon almost went the other way around, and that is meant literally. Because when the first ideas for a fun run course in and around the city on the Neckar were discussed in 1981, the plan was still to run up to the castle from the start. This meant that the first steep ascent was right on the first few kilometers; hardly any runner would have been able to enjoy Heidelberg's landmark and the view of the river landscape from above. Christian Kaehler, who was part of the planning group at the time, looked for alternative running routes and finally found the 21.1 km route that still exists today: from the old town across the Neckar to the Philosophenweg, out to Ziegelhausen and Schlierbach and only then up to the castle. Those who pass the Pulverturm and Schlosshof towards the end of the run already have 19 kilometers in their legs, but also the certainty that it's all downhill from here.
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Start of registration on 24.02.2024 at 0 a.m.
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