pacertrip.

PACERTRIP CITY EDITIONDE / RACE GUIDE

Franklin Meilenlauf Mannheim

The city you want to run becomes your next trip.

Mannheim
DE

Picturepest · flickr (CC BY)Georg Buzin · CC BY-SA 4.0Joseph Anton Baertels · Public domainHubert Berberich (HubiB) · CC BY 3.0Quadratestadt Mannheim Stadtmarketing Mannheim GmbH · CC BY-SA 2.0

Race date Oct expected: October 2027
City · Distance: Mannheim · 10km
Entry fee: €60From the 2025 edition
Status: SoonSee how to enter ↗

2027Date October 2027 · expected · Soon

2026Date Oct 11, 2026 · Entry ~ Sep 30, 2026 · Entry fee €35 · Start 11:35

Official website ↗D-day as of Oct 12, 2026

About the race Runner stories How to enter Course Race Prep Travel

Why you dream of this race

THE DREAM

ABOUT THE RACE

A day you'll remember,
long past the finish line.

Following the 9th edition in 2025, the event reaches its 10th edition on October 11, 2026.

The course passes through green spaces and redevelopment zones in northern Mannheim, and as the city changes, some sections change slightly as well.

The road to your own record

Picture the course in advance
and find the pace that fits you.

When the city cheers

Streets lined with cheers, runners all around.
You'll be part of that scene.

The trip that follows the run

Take it slow with the finish still in you,
and meet the city all over again.

Stories from runners who've been there.

From the joy of finishing to the tough moments — read what runners wrote themselves.

Race reports: 2

ErikRan in 2025 · Finish time 2:13:20

“After 17 kilometers, I could feel that I still had plenty left in the tank.”

At the 2025 Franklin Meilenlauf half marathon, the runner returned to racing after 2 years out with injury and met their goal in 2 hours, 13 minutes, 20 seconds. They kept the early pace under control and accelerated from 17 kilometers, though the aid station and distance markers were disappointing.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Nach 17 Kilometern merkte ich, dass ich noch genügend Kraft hatte.

Read the original on Der Mensch läuft

Oliver LatusFinish time 1:39:19

“My official time was 1 hour, 39 minutes, 19 seconds, and I placed 10th in my age group.”

At the Franklin Meilenlauf half marathon, the runner covered the first 15 kilometers faster than planned, then maintained their pace to set a then-personal best of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 19 seconds. Entering Woods Memorial Stadium, they caught up with their wife, who had run the 9-mile event, and crossed finish together.

Quoted from the original · translated

Original quote

Am Ende habe ich eine offizielle Zeit von 1:39:19 h Top und damit Platz 10 in meiner AK.

Read the original on Oliver Latus

We translated a short line from each public race report and summarized the experience. Finish times are as stated by the author, and past editions may differ from this year's weather and operations.

See it on video,
feel it through their stories.

Preview the course and read what runners who went before you wrote.

Full recap

Carlo_on_the_Run · Full recap

View on YouTube

This may be from a past edition. Check the organizer for this year's course and operations.

The way in that fits you

YOUR ENTRY

How to reach the start line —
start with what fits you.

Here are the ways to enter and what each requires.
Check the organizer's page for whether entries are open.

From the 2025 edition

Half

Entry cost €60

subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

10K

Entry cost €45

6 miles · subject to change — verify officially

Organizer's page

Official race website Entry options

From the start line to the finish

RACE WEEK

Your 10km

Know the course and time limit, and race day comes into focus.

From the 2025 edition

Runners start · local timeFrom 11:35

Time limit3:00

Finish line 3:00 p.m

The start time and cutoff follow the official announcement (checked Aug 3, 2026) — re-check on the official page before entering.

Event	Start
Half21.0975km	11:35
10K10km	11:45

City center · not the start line

We have not confirmed the start line coordinates yet. The map shows the host city.

START

FRANKLIN Field Platz, Mannheim

FINISH

FRANKLIN Field Platz, Mannheim

The FRANKLIN Meilenlauf is a fall half marathon in the north of Mannheim, Germany.

First held in 2016, it reaches its 10th edition on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

Franklin, which gives the race its name, is a former U.S. Army base being redeveloped into a new neighborhood about the size of Mannheim's city center.

The half marathon is billed as the first fall half marathon in Mannheim, and more than 2,000 participants were expected in 2025.

Races are the half marathon, the 6-Mile Run (10K), the FRANKLIN Five 5K added in 2026, and a kids' race on Saturday the 10th, the day before.

The half marathon starts at 11:35 a.m. and the 10K at 11:45, with every race starting and finishing in front of the sports arena on FRANKLIN Field-Platz.

The finish closes at 3 p.m.

The half marathon course follows Birkenauer Straße toward Käfertal, then passes the SPINELLI site,

home of the 2023 Federal Garden Show, and its tree-lined avenue into Vogelstang with its two lakes.

It then goes through the renovated TAYLOR PARK, returns along the edge of the Käfertal forest, and does a loop inside the Franklin district before the finish.

Former sandy sections have been replaced with new paving, so the whole route is very flat.

With the new district still under construction, the course changes a little each year.

Aid stations: Half marathon 2 aid stations and 2 refreshment stations (bars and bananas)

Participant benefits

Not yet confirmed in the official race guide

From the most recent edition

Bag drop 2026

Water stations 2026

Aid stations 2026

This may change for the next edition.

To the start line,
step by step.

Pick up your bib, check your wave.
So on race morning, you can just run.

From the 2025 edition

Pick up your bib at the expo

The Mannheim Franklin Mile Run; start document information has not been published.

Stations & transport near the venue

Getting to the startTram Line 5, stop 'Käfertal Platz der Freundschaft' — directly adjacent to the start/finish area
Getting to the finishSame location — FRANKLIN Field Platz, served by the same Line 5 tram stop

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

More details

Getting to the start

Tram Line 5, stop 'Käfertal Platz der Freundschaft' — directly adjacent to the start/finish area

Official site recommends public transit; tram stop is in immediate proximity to start/finish at FRANKLIN Field Platz in front of the Sports Arena. On-site parking very limited; fallback is BAUHAUS store parking, ~7-min walk.

Race date confirmed Sunday, October 11, 2026. Tram line 5's Käfertal Platz der Freundschaft stop is right next to the start and finish.

Map

Getting to the finish

Same location — FRANKLIN Field Platz, served by the same Line 5 tram stop

Start and finish are co-located at FRANKLIN Field Platz.

Map

Start shuttle

No shuttle bus service; public tram (Line 5) is the recommended access method.

Source · checked Aug 22, 2026

READY TO RUN

From race morning to after the finish.

Your start time, fuel and bag drop.
Know them ahead and the run feels easier.

Bibs are handed out at FRANKLIN Field: 3–6 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, the day before,

and on race day, the 11th, from 8 a.m. until 30 minutes before each race's start.

Bag storage runs from 9 a.m. on race day next to the packet pickup area.

Online registration closed at noon on September 30, followed by late registration until October 9 and on-site registration on race day;

on site, the half marathon entry fee is 60 euros.

The course has two aid stations with water and sports drink and two food stations with energy bars and bananas.

The half marathon starts on the late side, at 11:35 a.m., so you can have a relaxed breakfast before heading over.

Mannheim in October averages a low of 6.6°C and a high of 15.6°C, with about 9 rainy days.

Parking around the venue is limited, so the recommended option is tram 5 to the Käfertal Platz der Freundschaft stop.

If you drive, you can use the BAUHAUS store parking lot, a 7-minute walk away.

From Frankfurt Airport to Mannheim Hauptbahnhof there are about 30 direct ICE high-speed trains a day, and the fastest take 31 minutes.

Times are local to Mannheim. Check the latest official information before the race.

A trip built around the race

STAY A LITTLE

MAKE IT A RUNTRIP

The race is one day,
the trip can be longer.

From a hotel that makes race morning easy,
to the meals and views you'll enjoy with the medal on.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Mannheim

Hotel · 532m

8.9/10(2069)

View on Booking.com

Frankfurt｜Private airport pickup/drop-off service from Frankfurt Airport

€47

Franklin Meilenlauf Mannheim

About Franklin Meilenlauf Mannheim — what makes it special

A day you'll remember,long past the finish line.

The road to your own record

When the city cheers

The trip that follows the run