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Half marathon sold out

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Five months before the SwissCityMarathon - Lucerne, the half marathon is already sold out. Never before in the history of the running event have so many participants registered so early. The demand continues unabated.

10,000 registrations exceeded

The number of registrations for the 17th edition at the end of October is soaring. Compared to last year, 6,000 more people have registered so far. The SwissCityMarahton - Lucerne has already recorded over 10,000 runners. Reto Schorno, Managing Director, is both delighted and surprised: "Never before have we had so many registrations so early and sold out five months in advance for the half marathon - that's incredible. The demand is so high that we are receiving more enquiries every day and have now opened a waiting list". In addition to 7,500 registrations for the half marathon, there are 1,500 participants over the entire marathon distance and more than 1,600 people in the CityRun and CharityRun 10KM.

Waiting list open

The organising committee has reacted and opened a half marathon waiting list for those interested. People can register via the registration platform and move up in the event of cancellations. Reto Schorno: "Running is booming. We have also noticed this at other events this spring. We are therefore endeavouring to make it possible for as many people as possible to take part".

Atmosphere, quality & passion

There are probably various reasons why the number of registrations is already so high this year. Feedback from previous events shows that the atmosphere, the quality on offer and the services are highly appreciated. "We put a lot of passion and energy into planning and organising the annual event. Both the runners and the spectators and helpers notice this," says Jost Huwyler, OC President. As the event has been fully booked in the half marathon and 10K in recent years and there is therefore a limit to the number of starting places, early registration is essential. "If there are fewer and fewer starting places and the quality is right, word gets around. The fewer places available, the quicker they were gone," says Jost Huwyler.