The Greifenseelauf is an annual
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ...
event in the
Swiss Canton of Zurich, that was established in 1980 and takes place in the middle of September.
From 1980 to 1985 the course ran over a distance of 19 km, from 1986 to 1991 over 19.5 km. Ever since 1992 the distance of the course has been that of a
half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...
, 21.0975 km). The current course runs counter-clockwise around the
Greifensee. The start and finish points are in
Uster
Uster (High Alemannic: ''Uschter'') is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich.
It is the third largest town in the canton of Zürich, with almost 35,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest towns i ...
. Both the half marathon and 10 km run are officially measured. Apart from these two distances there are a variety of short distances - especially for children.
In 2009 the half marathon had 8985 finishers (6360 men and 2625 women), 1193 more than the year before. That same year, the 10 km race was completed by 1737 people (750 men and 987 women).
Statistics
Past winners
17.9 km
Half marathon
19.5 km
19 km
*
† The 1980 women's course distance was seven kilometres.
References
{{reflist
;List of winners
Datasport official results 2014 Retrieved on 2014-09-22.
Greifenseelauf. Retrieved on 2011-11-26.
*
Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2011-11-26.
External links
Official website
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Half marathons
10K runs
Long-distance running competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1980
Athletics competitions in Switzerland
Uster
Road running competitions
Annual sporting events in Switzerland
1980 establishments in Switzerland
Autumn events in Switzerland