Marathons in the Canton of St. Gallen

Nestled between Lake Constance and Lake Zurich, the canton of St. Gallen hides a hilly capital, Toggenburg villages with wooden houses, and the long Rhine plain 🏞️. The city of St. Gallen is organized around its abbey, whose baroque library ranks among the most beautiful in Europe. To the south, the Säntis watches over the entire landscape.

A marathon in the canton of St. Gallen needs to be prepared with the terrain in mind: flat roads are rare around the capital, and short climbs often follow one after another. Spring offers an ideal window, with cool mornings and meadows in bloom 🌼. For training, the shores of Lake Constance at Rorschach let you build up long runs on more rolling terrain. The hills of the capital then become valuable allies for gaining strength.

On Finishers, the canton's marathon calendar begins with the St. Gallen Marathon, scheduled for May 6, 2027 in the streets of the capital. For a more urban setting, the Zurich Marathon runs along the lake on April 11, 2027, and the Winterthur Marathon follows on May 23, 2027. In the mountains, the LGT Alpin Marathon links the plain of neighboring Liechtenstein to the heights of Malbun on June 12, 2027 ⛰️. The marathons in the canton of Zurich offer other bib ideas.

The people of St. Gallen like to point out that their city owes its name to Gall, an Irish monk who settled here in the 7th century 🙏. More than a thousand years later, the local sausage is still eaten without mustard, and hungry runners are no exception. Whether it's your first marathon or a chase for a personal best, the 42.195 km of St. Gallen can make your season 🏆. For a shorter distance, the half marathons in the canton of St. Gallen are a good introduction.