Here you will find important information about the organization and procedure of Kärnten Läuft.
Switching to a different race distance (e.g., from the Half Marathon to the Quarter Marathon) is possible for a rebooking fee of €10.
You can request the change either by sending an email to anmeldung@mjk-sportmarketing.com before the end of the pre-registration period, or directly on-site during race bib pick-up.
Please note that, due to the additional organizational effort, no refund will be given for any difference in entry fees when switching to a shorter distance (e.g., from Half Marathon to Quarter Marathon).
In the opposite case, an additional payment is required (difference between the originally paid fee and the entry fee valid for the new event at the time of rebooking).
Yes, transferring your race entry to the following year is possible until the online registration deadline (19 August 2026) for a processing fee of €10. Simply send us an email at anmeldung@mjk-sportmarketing.com.
Yes, transferring your race entry to another person is possible until the online registration deadline (19 August 2026) for a processing fee of €10.
Simply send us an email at anmeldung@mjk-sportmarketing.com.
The pre-registration deadline is 19 August 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
On-site late registrations are possible at the event area:
Friday, 28 August 2026: 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, 29 August 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
For the Friday and Saturday events, late registration is open until 1 hour before the start of each race.
IMPORTANT: On Sunday, 30 August 2026, due to organizational reasons, there will be absolutely no race bib pickup and no late registration!
The entry fee has not yet been received in our account.
Simply check the list again a few days later or make sure the entry fee has been paid.
If you registered online, changes can be made via the MaxFun hotline:
Austria: 0900 700 703
Germany: 01805 115516
If you registered in any other way, please make changes directly on-site at the race bib pickup.
When you register online via www.maxfunsports.com/register, you will receive a confirmation email.
This confirmation also serves as your proof of participation at the race packet pickup.
Simply print it out and bring it with you.
Athletes have the option to drop off their spare clothing and shoes in Velden and Pörtschach, and they will receive them back at the finish area. For organizational reasons, only clothing placed in the specially designed and numbered starter bags can be accepted and transported.
Starter bags can be handed over to the bag-drop assistants from 6:30 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. (Quarter Marathon) and until 8:45 a.m. (Half Marathon.
Once stored, bags can only be collected in the finish area at the Strandbad parking lot, and only by the runners themselves upon presentation of their race bib.
The organizer assumes no liability for deposited items.
Any bags not collected will be stored at the Info Corner on Sunday afternoon.
Participants can easily take the train from the new Klagenfurt West station to the start in Pörtschach or Velden. Your race bib serves as a valid ticket for travel from Klagenfurt to Velden.
From Running City, it is approximately a 10-minute walk to the bus stop/train station Klagenfurt West.
All information on train schedules can be found in the section Athlete Info – Athlete Shuttle.
A new overflow parking area is available at the Klagenfurt West train station.
In addition, runners may park at the Minimundus parking lot and near the University of Klagenfurt.
Attention: Some parking spaces at the Minimundus parking lot are designated as short-term parking zones!
Along the course and at the finish area, Red Cross emergency vehicles and an emergency doctor team are on standby.
The medical center is located in the Red Cross tent in the Running City and is available whenever needed.
Yes, there will once again be several pacemakers available this year. The following target times will be paced by the Garmin Pacemakers, sponsored by Garmin and sport aktiv:
Kleine Zeitung Half Marathon: 1:30, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20
AK Quarter Marathon: 1:00
The pacemakers will be easily visible at the start, carrying colorful beach flags on their backs.
Start Aid Station:
Schloss Velden, Municipality of Velden (Half Marathon)
Aid Station 1:
Fabrik, Bad Saag, Municipality of Techelsberg, km 4 (Half Marathon only)
Aid Station 2:
Pörtschach Lakeside Promenade, km 9
(Half Marathon + Quarter Marathon start aid station)
Water Station:
Pritschitz, Municipality of Pörtschach, km 13.5
(water only!)
Aid Station 3:
Jägerwirt, Krumpendorf, km 15 / km 5
Aid Station 4:
Kropfitschbad, Krumpendorf, km 19 / km 8
Finish Aid Station:
Running City, Klagenfurt, km 21 / km 10 (for all events)
Water – Peeroton sports drink – Bananas – Red Bull Cola
At the finish:
Water, mineral water, and fruit
For detailed information on aid stations, please refer to our website under AID STATIONS.
Found items are brought to the Kleine Zeitung Info Corner.
The organizer assumes no liability for lost items.
The awards ceremony will take place on race Sunday from approximately 1:00 p.m. in the Running City.
With your race bib, you have access to the Klagenfurt Beach (Strandbad Klagenfurt) on Sunday, exclusively for the showers. You may use the shower facilities there. You can find more information here.
You can find the results list online after each race here.
The competitions take place on public roads and paths that are normally open to traffic.
Participant safety is ensured through temporary official closures of these roads and paths, monitored by personnel deployed by the organizer.
If it becomes apparent that a participant will not be able to complete the course within the period of official closure and supervision, authorized staff members may instruct the participant to end the race. In this case, for safety reasons, the race bib will be invalidated. Further participation, even at one’s own risk, is not permitted.
For the Wörthersee Half Marathon, the following maximum split times apply at the checkpoints defined by the organizer.
If a participant does not pass a checkpoint within the required time limit, authorized staff members may remove the participant from the race.
There are alternative routes and bypass options along almost the entire section between Velden and Krumpendorf. However, in some areas the race course must be completely closed for safety reasons. The route will be reopened as soon as possible.
Please refer to the detailed road closure information on our website under ROAD CLOSURES.
On Friday at 8:00 p.m., the official Kärnten Läuft opening ceremony will take place. Afterwards, a top cabaret artist performs their show each year — free of charge.
The event program booklet is available in the Running City at the Klagenfurt Metnitzstrand (next to the public beach) at the Kleine Zeitung Info Counter.
It is also included in the Kleine Zeitung newspaper on the Thursday before Kärnten Läuft.
For safety reasons (narrow sections along the course and a large number of participants), participation with a wheelchair, handbike, stroller, or any other wheeled device is unfortunately not permitted.
However, you may participate with a wheelchair, handbike, or stroller in the Hyundai Family Run.
For safety reasons (narrow sections along the course and a large number of participants), this is not permitted.
An exception is the KÖLLE ZOO Dog Run on Saturday morning.
For safety reasons (narrow sections along the course and a large number of participants), this is not possible.
An exception is the Hyundai Family Run on Saturday afternoon.
A runner must be born in 2010 or earlier to participate in the Half Marathon or Quarter Marathon.
Runners born in 2011 or later must request an exceptional permission from the organizer through their parents (via anmeldung@mjk-sportmarketing.com).
Proof of previously completed Half Marathon or Quarter Marathon races is required.
If you believe that something is incorrect with your result, please contact the timing team on-site (next to the main stage). A staff member will record your claim and handle it as quickly as possible. Please understand that processing or correcting a result may not always be possible immediately. In any case, you will be informed about the correction by phone or email.
If you need to file a claim after the event day, please send your request exclusively by email to: timing@maxfunsports.com
Thanks to the timing tag integrated in the race bib, there is no need to pay a deposit or rent a separate chip.
Picking up your starter bag on-site is therefore much faster and easier.
Without your race bib, no timing is possible.
Your race bib also contains a QR code that you can easily scan with a suitable app on your smartphone right after the race. This allows you to instantly access your time and results, including your age-group ranking
Timing for all Kärnten Läuft races is provided by MaxFun Timing.
The timing transponders – the so-called RFID tags – are integrated into the race bibs.
Important: ChampionChips cannot be read by the MaxFun Timing system and therefore cannot be used.
There are no additional costs for participants.
Without a race bib, no timing is possible.
At the start and finish, special timing mats are installed. When you cross these mats, the RFID tag in your bib is detected.
Your time starts when you cross the start mat and stops when you cross the finish mat.
To be included in the official final results, participants must cross all timing mats on the course.
Each participant receives their race bib with an integrated timing tag at race packet pickup. This race bib is registered exclusively to the participant and to the event they registered for, and cannot be used by anyone else.
No chip return is required.
Every race bib with an RFID tag is checked for proper function when handed out. Each participant is responsible for using the correct bib that is registered to them.
When attaching the race bib, make sure not to damage the timing tag with safety pins.
If the official race bib is altered in any way—especially if sponsor logos or printed information are made invisible or unrecognizable—the participant will be excluded from the timing results (disqualified).
