13,000 runners have registered for this year's SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne. This represents a new record number of registrations. "Additional starting slots have been created to meet the high demand," says Managing Director Reto Schorno, "but with 13,000 running enthusiasts at the start, the limit has been reached so that we can guarantee a successful and safe day of running again this year." The route at Bahnhofquai and Schweizerhofquai will also be optimised to provide a little more space for the runners.
Largest half marathon in Switzerland
2,000 runners are registered for the marathon. This makes the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne, together with Geneva and Zurich, one of the three largest city marathons in Switzerland in 2024. With 8,000 registrations, the half marathon is once again sold out and the largest half marathon in Switzerland. In the CityRun 10KM, 3,000 people will start. Due to this record-high number, it is expected that more running enthusiasts will take to the course on Sunday 27 October than ever before and that there will be a new record number of finishers. There are also over 2,500 people on the waiting list who will not be able to start this year.
55 countries at the start
Over 90 per cent of participants come from Switzerland. Runners from all 26 cantons are registered. In addition, over 1,100 international running enthusiasts from 54 different countries will be at the start. Around 550 participants are travelling from Germany, making it the largest group of foreign runners.
Notable people at the start
This year's start list also includes well-known personalities. Here is a selection:
Registered for the marathon (42KM):
- Jack Wood: 2023 winner of the marathon at the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne
- Stefan Hendtke: 2018 winner in the half marathon, 2022 fatigue fracture at the top of the marathon, 2023 CityRun 10KM participant (all at the SwissCityMarathon) - now back in the marathon
- Franziska Huwyler-Inauen: Multi-race winner in the marathon at the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne
- Men's rowers: Roman Röösli (2024 Olympic medallist), Scott Bärlocher (2024 Olympic athlete) and Patrick Brunner (2024 Olympic athlete)
Registered for the half marathon (21KM):
- Timothy Zemp, Paralympics Cycling Athlete 2024
- Women rowers: Fabienne Schweizer (2024 Olympic athlete), Pascale Walker (2024 Olympic athlete), Salome Ulrich (Swiss Rowing Elite athlete) and Olivia Nacht (Swiss Rowing Elite athlete)
A running festival on and off the course
The runners can once again expect numerous highlights on the course. These include the run through the KKL Lucerne and the FCL stadium, Lucerne's old town, the "Festhütte" Horw and the finish at the Swiss Museum of Transport. The runners are motivated by tens of thousands of people along the route and over 35 music bands. There will be refreshment stands and attractions from partners for all spectators, including at the KKL, Schweizerhofquai and the Swiss Museum of Transport.
Live stream and social media
If you are not there on the day of the race, you can still experience the SwissCityMarathon up close. This is made possible by the live stream. The live stream is available as a recording on the website and on the Facebook page. Clips from the course will also be shown on the big screens in the Museum of Transport and on Europaplatz near the KKL. News and pictures will also be available before, during and after the running day on Instagram and YouTube.
Registration for 2025 opens on race day
Registration for the SwissCityMarathon 2025 will open at 3 p.m. on the day of the race - i.e. Sunday, 27 October 2024. If you want to secure a starting place for 2025, you should definitely make a note of this date.
The SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne 2024 will take place on Sunday, 27 October 2024.
