The Danube Canal Relays

‘Coming Together To Build’ is our motto but this time around we want you and your team to Come Together To Race with us and ASICS! Get your team together who want to push the pace with you and be crowned 'The Danube Canal Relays' running champs (all in the name of fun, teamwork and bragging rights).

1. Concept

Concept stays the same as last year, 2KM relay whereby each team member will run 1KM one way and head back to complete the 2KM with a handover of the baton to the next team runner! Repeating this 4 times per team, before your total time is gathered.

To avoid overcrowding and keep the excitement going along the course, there will be starting heats for teams. Splitting heats into 3 with 8-9x teams per heat. Heats will be set up via estimated overall paces/estimated finishing times, this is to ensure a great racing atmosphere for all.

2. Rules

Each team to consist of 4 members (2 female & 2 male, mandatory). 25 teams will race for bragging rights, top finishes and awesome prizes! Your team needs to have at least one watch for timing, which will be attached to the baton. The baton will be handed over every time runners switch - NO runner starts their leg without the baton handover or baton in hand! Even if you see your team mate is coming in hot, wait behind the line. Also, once the last runner from your team crosses the finish line, don't forget to stop the watch! Then headover to our trusted timekeepers for them to record your team finish time - lack of proper timekeeping will be penalised in the form of added on time or DQ. 

3. Costs 

Each team needs to pay a contribution fee of 20 euros to bank account below:

Name: Vienna Running Collective
IBAN: AT 86 2011 1853 2203 9800
BIC: GIBAATWWXXX
Reference: "TDCR 2025 - Your team name"

By signing up your team, you commit to settling the contribution fee within a day off signing up.

Event Schedule:

Thursday - 04.09.2025 Bib Pick-Up - Race Briefing - ASICS Tech Talk

Summerstage
17:00 till 18:00 - Bib Pick Up
18:00 till 18:20 - Race briefing
18:20 till 19:15 - ASICS Tech Talk & Questions
19:15 till 20:30 - Hangout & Drinks

Friday - 05.09.2025 Race Day - ASICS Test & Try - Hangout

Summerstage
16:00 - Arrival + Shoe Test & Try
17:30 - Welcome and Introduction
18:00 - Warm Up with & Run to Start Area
18:30 - RACE START!
20:00 - Award Ceremony & Hangout

Before you finish:

- Please make sure you have paid the 20 euros contribution fee.
- If there are any changes within your team after registration, please let us know immediately - viennarunco@gmail.com.
- We can only accept registrations with 4 complete and confirmed participants!
- Please make sure at least one person from your team can make it to the bib collection & race briefing, bringing along with registration confirmation and Photo ID.
- There will be a final E-Mail sent out on the weekend before race week, as a reminder and also highlighting once again the event schedule.