History made as Luxembourger wins ING Night Marathon for first time

James Dunn made history on Saturday by becoming the first Luxembourger to win the men’s race at the ING Night Marathon, as 17,000 runners and more than 100,000 spectators descended on the capital.

Dunn crossed the finish line after completing the 42.195km route – in the 18th edition of the marathon – with a time of two hours, 29 minutes and four seconds. Caleb Trabitzsch (D/2:33:45) and Luc Scheller (2:37:38) completed the men’s podium.

Edith Stiepel (D/3:12:32) won the women’s marathon, ahead of Tatiana Proca (MDA/3:15:01) and Luxembourg’s Karin Schank (3:15:54).

Edith Stiepel won the women’s marathon © Photo credit: Stéphane Guillaume

In the half-marathon, Frenchman Benjamin Polin won the men’s race in 1:05:56. In the women’s race, German Teresa Frank triumphed in 1:21:50. Eric Gonderinger (1:16:27) and Anne Reiser (1:25:50) were the fastest Luxembourgers.

Benjamin Polin triumphed in the men’s half-marathon © Photo credit: Stéphane Guillaume

The main marathon started in Kirchberg, passing through Limpertsberg, Belair, Merl, Hollerich, Gare, and the city centre, before returning over the Red Bridge to LuxExpo.

Teresa Frank was the fastest woman in the half-marathon © Photo credit: Stéphane Guillaume

Along the route, 500 musicians entertained the spectators, and a total of 1,300 helpers were also on duty.

Roads along the route were closed to traffic for the duration of the race, with buses between the central train station and the city centre suspended from 18:00 onwards.

Photographers Claude Piscitelli, Alexander Daleiden, and Stéphane Guillaume were on hand to capture these special moments from the marathon for the Luxemburger Wort.

(This article was first published by Luxemburger Wort. Machine translated using AI, with editing, adaptation and additional reporting by Lucrezia Reale)