Timetable Taubertal 100

The Taubertal 100 takes place every year on the first weekend of October. The national holiday of the "Day of German Unity" offers a long weekend to enjoy this event with the family.

The route of the Taubertal 100 is easily reached by car via the "Romantic Road". All checkpoints are accessible by car.

Runners who stay the night in Wertheim or Gemünden can have their luggage transported from Rothenburg to Wertheim or Gemünden. Luggage can be handet in on Saturday from 5:00 a.m. until 5:15 a.m. in front of Hotel Rappen.

Runners taking part in the with the 50 km and 70 km may choose to travel onwards to Wertheim by train.

Back Transport:

A shuttle-bus is available to transport runners back to Rothenburg from the finish of each race distance from the railway station.
At 50 km (2:00 p.m.) at 70 km (5:00 p.m.) at 100 km (7:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m.) and 100 miles on Sunday (3:00 p.m.)

Onward Transport:

50km runner with finish in Bad Mergentheim and 70km runner with finish in Tauberbischofsheim can use horly a train to travel to Wertheim.

Award Cremony:

The castle restaurant offers food a`la carte but you can attend without ordering any food at all.

The award celebration in Wertheim is on Saturday 10 p.a. in the castle, and for 100 mile runners on Sunday at 1:30 p.am. in Gemünden Hotel Koppen.

The lunch in Gemünden will be held on Sonday at 12 noon in Hotel Kappen.

Route Profile:

100 Mile and 200 km profile: 105 m nett downhill, Summery 990 m up and 1.095 m down

100 km profile: 205 m nett downhill, Summery 570 m up and 775 m down

70 km profile: 165 m nett downhill, Summery 320 m up and 485 m down

50 km profile: 135 m nett downhill, Summery 260 m up and 395 m down

Timetable of the Event:

Friday:

2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Check-In in Rothenburg

The Check-In is in Rothenburg Downtown, Marcet Place, Rathausgewölbekeller, Herrengasse

6:00 p.m.

Potato Party in the Hotel Rappen

7:30 p.m.

Speek Ultrarunning in the Hotel Rappen

Saturday:

6:00 a.m.

Start of the Taubertal 100

The start is at the "Eiswiese" on the Taubertalweg. The 50, 71, 100 km and 100-mile runners start together.

Orientation of Hotel Rappen, Castle Garden, Start

Checkpoints with Food and Drinks:

20 checkpoints in total in the 100 km, and 26 in the 100 miles

10 Checkpoints with food and drinks, situated every 10 km

10 Checkpoints with drinks only, situated every 5 km up to 100 km

after 100 km there are checkpoints every 10 km with food and drinks

Drink stations:

Mineralwater, apple juice, tea, beer, electrolytes

Food stations:

Fruit, soup, mashed potato, yoghurt, chia pudding, Himalayan-salt, coconut oil

Checkpoint with drinks and food

Taubertal 100 checkpoint map for 50 km, 70 km, 100 km and 100 miles:

Exact locations can be seen on the GPS file

Checkpoint map of the Taubertal 100

Projected Timing for the Taubertal 100 and anticipated Arrival Times:

Expected arrival times for 100 km-runners with 7-, 10- and 13-hour finishing times, fasted 50 km runner and slowest 100-mile runner.

Rothenburg to Wertheim:

Village	km	50 km first runner	7 h 100 km first runner	10 h 100 km mid runner	15 h 100 km last runner	26 h 100 mi last runner
Rothenburg	0	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00
Tauberzell	10	6:36	6:42	7:00	7:30	7:30
Creglingen	17	7:01	7:24	7:42	8:35	8:35
Röttingen	27	7:37	8:06	8:42	10:05	10:05
Elpersheim	38	8:17	8:48	9:48	11:45	11:45
Bad Mergentheim	50	9:00	9:30	11:00	13:30	13:30
Königshofen	59		10:05	12:00	14:55	14.55
TBB	70		10:50	13:06	16:30	16:30
Niklashausen	81		11:28	14:00	18:10	18:10
Bronnbach	91		12:13	15:06	19:40	19:40
Wertheim	100		13:00	16:00	21:00	21:00

Wertheim to Gemünden:

Village	km	12 h 100 Miles first runner	20 h 100 Miles middle runner	26 h 100 Miles last runner
Wertheim	100	13:27	18:25	21:00
Bettingen	109	14:28	19:40	22:40
Marktheidenfeld	122	15:05	21:24	01:00
Erlach	133	15:54	22:16	03:00
Steinbach	144	16:44	23:23	05.00
Hofstetten	152	17:20	01:07	06:30
Gemünden	161	18:00	02:00	08:00

Time Limits:

50 km:

A running time of 7:30 hours for 50 km to Bad Mergenthem

1:30 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Bad Mergentheim. The first runners will be expected after 2:50 hours at Saturday around 8:50 a.m. and the last runner at 1:30 p.m.

70 km:

A running time of 10:30 hours to Tauberbischofsheim

4:30 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Tauberbischofsheim. The first runners will be expected after 4:50 hours at Saturday around 10:50 a.m. and the last runner at 4:40 p.m.

100 km:

A running time of 15:00 hours to Wertheim

9:00 p.m. is cut-off for all runners in Wertheim. The first runners will be expected after 7 hours at Saturday around 1:00 a.m. and the last runner at 9:00 p.m.

100 miles (161 km):

A running time of 26 hours to Gemünden

8:00 a.m. is cut-off for 100 miles in Gemünden. The first runners will be expected after 13 hours at Saturday around 7:00 p.m. and the last runner at Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Runners who exceed any of the cut-off times will be disqualified.

200 km:

A running time of 32 hours max

The cut-off times are identicle to the 100 Mile runers until km 160.

Running speed:

100 km in 7:00 hours: 4:12 min/km or 14.29 km/h and in 15:00 hours: 9:00 min/km or 6.67 km/h

100 miles (161 km) in 13:00 hours: 4:51 min/km or 12.37 km/h

100 miles (161 km) in 26:00 hours: until 100 km: 9:00 min/km or 6.67 km/h and from 100 km until 161 km: 11 min/km or 5.55 km/h

8:50 a.m. to 13:30 p.m.

Finish for 50 km runners in Bad Mergentheim

Showers are available in Bad Mergentheim. Onwards transport to Wertheim by train. A shuttle bus back to Rothenburg is available at 2:00 p.m. Pick-up at the train station.

10:20 a.m. to 4:39 p.m.

Finish 70 km runners in Tauberbischofsheim

Showers are available in Tauberbischofsheim.

Onwards transport to Wertheim by train. A shuttle bus back to Rothenburg is available at 5:00 p.m. Pick-up at the train station.

1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Finish 100 km runners in Wertheim

Showers are available in Wertheim in the sports hall