The Vienna City Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195 km held in Vienna, Austria since 1984.
Elite runners approaching the start line in front of the Vienna International Centre in 2013
Crossing the Reichsbrücke with Donau City in the background, 2015
President Heinz Fischer at 2004 awards ceremony
Henry Sugut (Nr.1) 'en route' in 2013.
Haile Gebrselassie is an Ethiopian former long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championship titles over the 10,000 metres. Haile triumphed in the Berlin Marathon four times consecutively and also had three straight wins at the Dubai Marathon. He also earned four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion.
Haile in 2012
Haile (second, in green) on the way to becoming two-time 10,000 m Olympic champion in Sydney in 2000
Haile in New York in 2003
Haile shortly before winning the 2005 Amsterdam Marathon