Brandenburg Team Marathon

Marathon in Team Format

Classic city marathons are individual ordeals — 42 km of asphalt, just you and the clock. The Brandenburg Team Marathon rethinks the format: Instead of individual combat, there are relay and scoring teams where multiple runners complete the marathon distance together. Anyone who wants to can also run the full 42.195 km alone, but the core is the team principle.

Course and Format

The course is six laps of 7 km around the Gördensee — a small lake on the western outskirts of Brandenburg. The loop is flat, asphalted, and leads through sections of forest and meadow. The relay changes every lap — team runners pass the baton or chip, and the next takes over.

• 6 laps of 7 km = 42.195 km marathon distance
• Start: 10 am
• Organizer: VfL Brandenburg
• Finish location: near Brandenburg city center (ZIP code 14772)
• Format: Individual, Relay, Scoring Team

Scoring Formats

The appeal of the Brandenburg Team Marathon lies in the variety of scoring:

• Solo Marathon — the full distance alone
• Relay — classic, multiple runners take turns lap by lap
• Scoring Team — the team time is derived from the fastest individual times
• Company Teams — own category for companies from Brandenburg and Berlin

These formats make the run attractive to very different target groups: from ambitious individual runners and club teams to company relays for team building.

Brandenburg an der Havel as a Sports Backdrop

With its water landscape, the Beetzsee lake, and numerous training opportunities, Brandenburg is an important sports center in Brandenburg — Olympic talents have come from the city for decades. The Team Marathon utilizes this sporting DNA and offers a competition that is more social than highly competitive. Families accompany the runners on the sidelines, catering and music create atmosphere — a typical Brandenburg spring run.