Marc Lauenstein (born September 15, 1980 in Cormondréche, Neuchâtel) is a Swiss orienteering competitor and runner. He received a silver medal on the long distance at the 2005 World Orienteering Championships in Aichi, and again in Aarhus in 2006. He earned a bronze medal in 2005 as a member of the Swiss relay team.World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on March 7, 2008)
Lauenstein won the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge in 2009 at the Kaisermarathon.IAAF: Lauenstein and Pichrtova win Kaisermarathon titles in Söll. He won the Sierre-Zinal race in 2013,Sierre-Zinal Winners. the Pikes Peak Marathon in 2014David Ramsey, "Swiss dentist Marc Lauenstein rules America's Mountain, wins Pikes Peak Marathon", The Gazette (Colorado Springs), 17 Aug 2014. and the Marathon du Mont Blanc in 2015."A World Line-up on the Podium of the Marathon du Mont-Blanc", Run247, 30 Jun 2015.
In 2015, Lauenstein became the first runner to complete the Otter Run on South Africa's Otter Trail in under four hours."Marc Lauenstein Breaks 'Impossible' Otter Barrier", Trail Magazine South Africa, 20 Oct 2015.
He won the Three Peaks Race in 2016 in a time not far outside the long-standing course record, despite snowy conditions on the peaks.Three Peaks Race Report for 2016. Later the same year, he won Giir di Mont from Premana on a route altered by bad weatherClassifiche ufficiali Giir di Mont 2016. and followed this with a victory at the Matterhorn Ultraks race in the Skyrunner World Series.Matterhorn Ultraks 46k 2016 Race Summary and Images– Skyrunner® World Series., iancorless.com, 20 Aug 2016.
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