Overview
- London Marathon Investments now owns Motion Events, with Hugh Brasher and Jeanette Wong listed as managing directors, and Jo Schindler handing over day-to-day control while Holger Kranz is set to lead the Frankfurt operation from January 1 with Schindler staying on as an adviser.
- Frankfurter Sportagentur has formally applied to run the race from 2027, backed by the city’s Sportkreis and Eintracht Frankfurt, and it pledges to focus on German elites and grassroots runners while directing ten percent of any surplus to local sport.
- The City of Frankfurt is preparing an official tender because more than one organiser is interested, a step that compresses the timeline if officials choose a handover for 2027.
- Control of the event hinges on municipal backing and key partners such as energy sponsor Mainova and regional broadcaster hr-fernsehen, whose support determines the race’s budget and reach.
- The marathon is Germany’s No. 2 city race with more than 13,000 finishers last fall, known for a fast course and a Festhalle finish that creates a cap near 20,000 participants and has prompted talk of a future finish in a planned arena.