Race Info Half-Marathon

The starting documents will be handed out at the Marathon Hamburg Expo 2025 in the Hamburg Messe (exhibition hall A3).

Opening hours:

Friday, April 25, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM

Due to nearly no parking facilities around the event area as well as numerous road closures we strongly recommend using public transport (U/S-Bahn) to travel to or from the course as well as the event area or the exhibition.

The best way to reach the start and finish area is by subway line S1/U3 to Sternschanze.  Near to the start and finish area are also located
the stations Exhibition Halls (U2) and Stephansplatz (U1).
The regional railways RB 61, RB 71, RE 7 and RE 70 stop at Dammtorbahnhof.

Further information at www.hvv.de

The first three men and women (hand cyclists & runners) in the overall standings will be honoured. The award ceremonies will take place on an award ceremony stage on the forecourt of the Hamburg Messe & Congress.

Support vehicles (cars, motorcycles or bicycles) of individual participants are not allowed on the course. Participating with inline skates, roller skates, skateboards or any other rolling equipment (except wheelchairs and handbikes at the half-marathon) is not permitted.

It is also prohibited to take baby strollers or pets onto the course. Please be aware of other athletes on the course and make sure that you leave enough space while overtaking other participants.There are timing check points located on the course to register your timing intervals. Please remember to cross all timing mats and make sure that your bib is clearly visible at all times. For organisational and safety reasons, relay teams will be directed off the regular course shortly before the handoff points and just before the finish stretch.

Course information

Only participants with an official Haspa Half Marathon Hamburg 2025 bib are allowed at the start. This bib has to be worn clearly visible on your chest. Start number tapes are therefore not allowed. The bib mustn’t be changed or altered in any way; failure to follow this rule will result in a disqualification of the respective participant.

While crossing the finish line, your individual certificate will be uploaded onto our homepage. Your own personal certificate is available for download as part of the online results service.

Please keep in mind that these are only preliminary results. The results will get reviewed and become confirmed as official results approximately one week after the event.

Changing rooms and showers are available in the shower area in the Athletes Area / in the Hamburg exhibition halls, hall B6.

Male (M) and Female (W) competitors compete in the following separate age categories:

MH / WH 1995-2004 (Main Group)
M / W 30 1990-1994
M / W 35 1985-1989
M / W 40 1980-1984
M / W 45 1975-1979
M / W 50 1970-1974
M / W 55 1965-1969
M / W 60 1960-1964
M / W 65 1955-1959
M / W 70 1950-1954
M / W 75 1945-1949
M / W 80 1940-1944
M / W 85 1934´5-1939

male / female. U20: yr 2005 and 2006
male / female. U18: yr 2007 and 2008

The Haspa Half Marathon Hamburg will be on 27 April 2025.

Venue with accreditation for participants and Athletes Area is Hamburg Messe und Congress – Messeplatz 1, 20357 Hamburg.

Current price level

Every finisher has the chance to refuel in the Athletes Area (exhibition hall B7) at the rich buffet of our sponsor Rewe. There will be a variety of options, from fruits to sweets and savory items, as well as electrolyte drinks from High 5, including water and Erdinger Alkoholfrei.

Please only take what you need at the finish line breakfast to ensure that there is enough for the following participants.

After crossing the finish line, you’ll receive your finisher medal right at the entrance of the Athletes Area.
If you’d like, you can personalize your medal with your name and finishing time by booking engraving during registration for 11 euros. We’ll make a note of this on your race number.

Alternatively, if you choose not to opt for engraving during registration, you can still use this service at the event for 12 euros, payable in cash only.

The latest finish time / official finish closing is after 2:30hours net running time from the time the last runner crosses the start line.

Cancellation insurance

Together with the HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG we offer you a cancellation insurance as part of the registration. Insured risks are illness, accident or death as well as loss of employment, but not cancellation for personal reasons.

The insurance premium is 10.90 EUR (9.90 EUR insurance premium + 1.00 EUR service fee).

Details about the insurance and the General Insurance Conditions of HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG can be found here.

If you have taken out the insurance and cannot take part in the race for one of the reasons stated in the insurance conditions, you will be reimbursed the full amount of the participation fee (WITHOUT additional services). In case of an insured event, please send the original confirmation of your registration together with a justified explanation and official proof (medical certificate, etc.) to the insurer HanseMerkur immediately.

You can find the online application under “Bookable additional benefits” in your respective user account.

Kit bags:

When you pick up your race materials (in Exhibition Hall A3), you’ll receive a garment bag and a sticker with your race number to stick onto it. Please use only this bag. Since the organizer isn’t responsible for any damage or loss, it’s best not to put valuable or fragile items in it. Drop off your bag only at the authorized spots and keep an eye on it.

Drop-off and pick-up:

You can drop off your bag starting at 7:30 a.m. in exhibition hall B6. You can get it back by showing your race number until 5 p.m.

The massage stations along the course are located at kilometres 32.5, 35 and 37.5.

There is also a massage station in the Athletes Area in the finish area (Hall B6).

First aid stations will be set up at regular intervals along the course.

In addition the medical supply centre is located at the Athletes Area.

There are meeting points (A-Z) on ‘St. Petersburger Straße’ where you can meet up with your familie and friends after the event.

Access to the finish area and the Athletes Area is only allowed to participants with a valid race number.

Your entry fee will get you the following services*:

• Bib (with start number) and safety pins
• Official Kit Bag with high quality products from our sponsors
• Detailed athletes information (hard copy)
• Professional participants’ assistance
• Sports exhibition “Marathon Hamburg Expo 2022″ (free entry)
• Kit Bag Storage
• Pacemakers for 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00 hours
• Entertainment along the course and at the start/finish
• Refreshment and Aid stations along the course (at km 7.5, 12.5, etc and every 5km) and at the finish
• Massage service along the course at km 35, km 37.5 and at the finish
• Toilettes in the start-/finish are, along the course (every km) and in the
• Athletes Area
• Finisher medal
• Closed off and secured race course
• Timing (transponder system) with split times on the course and in the finish
• Online results and certificate (available 30 minutes after running-in)
• Medical emergency service

Subject to changes*

There will be pacemakers for each of the following finish times: 1.30, 1.45, 2.00 und 2.15 hours. They will be wearing very distinct shirts and a big balloon or flag with the corresponding finish time.

If you are a holder of a starting licence by the German Athletic Association (DLV) and wish to be ranked in the performance list of your federal athletics association, please choose the additional service “Ranking of performance” during the registration process.

Due to numerous road closures we strongly recommend using public transport (U/S-Bahn) to travel to or from the course as well as the event area or the exhibition.

The best way to reach the start and finish area is by subway line S1/U3 to Sternschanze.  Near to the start and finish area are also located
the stations Exhibition Halls (U2) and Stephansplatz (U1).
The regional railways RB 61, RB 71, RE 7 and RE 70 stop at Dammtorbahnhof.

Further information at www.hvv.de

Sportograf offers all participants the official photo service.

After crossing the finish line and before the post-finish refreshments, you can have an official marathon photo taken of you by Sportograf and, if you are interested, purchase it shortly after the event. There will also be several photo points along the course.

If you have to stop the race, you can take one of the ambulances at the end of the field or the underground to the finish (Karolinenstraße, U2 Messehallen, U3/S1 Sternschanze).

In the event of a medical emergency, the DRK Runners’ Information Service will provide you with information on participants who had to stop the run for health reasons.

Refreshment stations are located on the right-hand side of the course and will offer the following, in this order:

Personal supplies – Electrolyte drinks – Hamburg tap water (served in cups) – Bananas (from km 10) – Energy gels (from km 20)

Water will also be available at all stations where energy gels are provided.

Upon successful registration you will receive your registration confirmation. You will then receive offical confirmation of entry with your personal start number until mid of April 2025. If that is not the case, please contact us using the official contact form.

Each participant is obliged to register him/herself via Online registration. If you need further information about group registration, please send us a message via the contact form

In order to let family and friends know where a participant is located on the course we are once again providing an SMS-Service, which can be booked during the official registration procedure. There are three options to choose from:

1. We send your preliminary results to your mobile phone free of charge.
2. We send all split times as well as the finishing time to one mobile phone (2€).
3. We send all split times as well as the finishing time to two mobile phones (4€).

Unfortunately you cannot book this service after having completed the registration.

The starting block allocation is based on the expected finish time given at registration. This can only be changed until the registration deadline. After this date, it is not possible to change the expected finish time or the allocated starting block. Furhter information will be provided well ahead of the event.

Have you registered for the marathon, half marathon, or relay at the Haspa Marathon Hamburg 2025 but can no longer participate? No problem! You can easily transfer your spot to someone else until April 20, 2025.

For more information, click here. 

The half marathon will start at 8:24 AM* for handcyclists and at 8:25 AM* for runners.

Start line assembly begins at 7:30 AM.*

*Subject to change.

The team ranking consists of the added sum of three individual runners (of the same team) finishing times in order of placings. A women-, men and mixed team ranking will be carried out. This ranking does not require an explicit registration. But all team members have to provide the same team name (with identical spelling) when they sign in.

Timekeeping at the Haspa Halfmarathon Hamburg is exclusively done via a ‘mika tag’ on the back of the bib number. Please cross the contact mats laid out on the course to enable error-free timekeeping. Only if all contact mats are crossed a net running time can be determined. It is not possible to use the ChampionChip.

Portable toilets will be available at the starting area, the Athletes Area as well as at every km along the way. We strongly ask you to use only these facilities, even if you have to wait for a longer time. Please spread out when lining up for the toilets to shorten wait times.

CAUTION: Unfortunately, the past has shown that numerous participants repeatedly do not adhere to this rule. Due to the requirements of the police and the numerous complaints of the residents, we want to advise you that public urinating is a regulatory offense. Anyone who does not comply with this rule can expect a police complaint!