8 November 2017
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The race will be themed "Real. Close. Secure. Virtually Cologne-style.":
That is to say all interested runners of the world can really run wherever and whatever distance (marathon, half marathon or 10k) they want to. They only have to use our new tracking app (available in German and English languages in the app stores as of mid-September) for chronometry on October 4, 2020 and run with their smartphone.
In their heart of hearts and by social engagement they will be mentally close to each other and socially connected.
By caring of hygiene and distance rules everyone will be secure.
And we will bring Cologne's USPs to the runners by features of the app and social media actions.
Tracking will be available from 8:00 a. m. to 6:00 p . m. CEST (Central European Summer Time).
As physical terrains may vary all over the world there will be no scoring according to times. Instead of a result list there will be a finisher list.
In order to create a real virtual community every runner is called to post prior to, during and after the race about her/his experiences in social media (Instagram and Twitter) with the official hashtag #koelnmarathon (via Facebook Messenger send the messages to the 'Talk to Walter' bot) onto the social wall at https://koeln-marathon.de/socialwall/
Please find further details and the app features here: https://en.koeln-marathon.de/terms-and-conditions-of-the-general-cologne-marathon-2020-virtual-edition/
The Sports Office together with the International Office of the City of Cologne is proud to announce that it will pay for the registration fee for 11 - a very special figure here in town :o) - non-elite, recreational runners per sister city.
The code for your city is: BET2020VRT
Please register here https://en.koeln-marathon.de/registration-virtual/ prior to September 30, 2020.
In case there will be more than 11 interested runners per sister city they can enroll for the amount of € 9.00 per person only for one of the 3 competitions.
