Runners from the U8 age group (born between 2018 and 2021) can take part in the Altstadtlauf. They complete a distance of 370 meters in run 1. The distances increase for each age group up to run 6, which is around 6.5 kilometers long. The route leads through the pedestrian zone below the Felsenkirche church. The start and finish are located at the back of the tourist information office in the Oberstein district.
Each participant will receive a commemorative medal, the first three in each age group will receive their certificates at the award ceremony. The other certificates can be downloaded from the registration portal. The award ceremony for the youth races (1 to 4) will take place directly afterwards at around 5 pm. The award ceremony for the seniors will take place after the two main races. Their award ceremony will take place directly afterwards.
Traffic restrictions for the safety of runners
In order to ensure the safety of the runners, the following traffic restriction measures are in place on June 28, 2025 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m:
- Hauptstraße will be completely closed to traffic from the Stadttheater junction in the direction of Marktplatz.
- The entrance to Otto-Decker-Straße and Austraße will be completely closed from the Nahe superstructure (Otto-Decker junction). This means that turning right from Bad Kreuznach and turning left from Birkenfeld from the B 41 / Naheüberbauung is not possible. The exit from the Austraße parking lot is guaranteed.
- In the pedestrian zone, the intersection of Hauptstraße / Otto-Decker-Straße / Kreuzgasse will be partially closed, so that Kreuzgasse and Burggasse can only be reached by residents from the direction of the Alte Post.
- There will be an absolute ban on stopping in the start and finish area in Austraße from 11 am.
The city administration asks road users for their understanding for these restrictions. They will be lifted as soon as possible after the end of the Altstadtlauf. The organizers would also like to point out that the instructions of the law enforcement officers must be followed. This applies in particular to meeting traffic in Austraße when leaving the parking lot there against the direction of the run. Unauthorized vehicles parked on the route will be towed away.
Info and registration
Further details and the invitation to tender with all information are available from the sports officer Armin Vogt, telephone 06781/64-5042, e-mail armin.vogt@idar-oberstein.de, as well as on the municipal website www.idar-oberstein.de. There is also a link to the online registration portal at https://my.raceresult.com/340980/. The registration fee for adults is 5 euros, for children and young people 2.50 euros, children under 8 are free. Registration closes on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Late registrations are not possible.