Additional event notes
2027 status
The Sparkassen Metropolmarathon 2027 event is scheduled for June 19 and 20, 2027. The organiser's current registration page covers the weekend, but it does not yet say which day the marathon runs or publish the 42.195 km start time, route, cutoff or aid layout.
| Decision | Current official answer |
|---|---|
| Event weekend | June 19-20, 2027 |
| Exact marathon day | Not yet stated |
| Registration | A 2027 registration page is live |
| 2027 route | Not yet published |
| 2027 start and finish | Not yet published |
| 2026 reference | Fürth to Nuremberg, mixed surfaces, six-hour limit |
Use the official 2027 page for entry status and wait for the marathon-specific participant guide before fixing travel or pacing.
Do not reuse the 2026 route
The 2026 marathon started at the Julius-Hirsch-Sportzentrum in Fürth and finished at Nuremberg Hauptmarkt. The official page described mostly flat terrain with light climbs, asphalt and natural-surface passages, 18 aid stations and a six-hour limit.
Those details are useful history, not a 2027 promise. The organiser's 2027 slogan signals a direction from the Kaiserburg toward the Kleeblatt, but the detailed map and venues are not yet available in the cited pages.
Before making a course-specific plan, confirm:
- the exact marathon day;
- start and finish venues;
- route direction and elevation profile;
- surface mix and aid locations;
- cutoff and wave times; and
- bag transport and public-transport arrangements.
What you can train now
You do not need the final map to build a durable base. Keep the early phase simple:
- repeat easy running consistently;
- add strength and modest rolling terrain without guessing at the final course;
- practise fueling during long runs; and
- delay route-specific pacing until the organiser publishes the new map.
Once the marathon day is confirmed, use the training start-date calculator and compare the marathon plan lengths. Do not calculate from the first day of the weekend unless the organiser says that is the marathon date.
Registration and travel
A 2027 registration page is live, but the operational details remain incomplete. Before paying for non-refundable travel, verify the exact marathon date, start city, start venue, finish venue and packet-collection plan.
The 2026 event included bag transport from Fürth to Nuremberg and a VGN ticket. Because the event changes direction, treat both as unconfirmed for 2027 until the new participant guide says otherwise.
Source boundary
The June 19-20 weekend is official. The exact marathon day, route, start time, cutoff, aid layout and transport plan are not yet established in the cited 2027 pages. All detailed course facts on this page are explicitly labelled as 2026 references.
Turn the confirmed race day into a plan
When the organiser publishes the marathon day, 26weeks can anchor the build to that date and adjust the next week when training or recovery changes. Review the marathon coaching workflow.