2023: Preview

The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, Germany's largest and most spectacular half marathon, will start on the grand boulevard, Strasse des 17. Juni. Around 35,000 athletes have registered for the competition over the "half distance" of exactly 21.0975 km—to run, skate or to power through the distance by wheelchair or hand cycle. This makes the 42nd GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON also one of the largest races worldwide over this distance. The race was fully booked weeks before the registration deadline at the beginning of March. All participants will enjoy a super-fast loop course that takes them past Berlin's major sights—with the start and finish in the immediate vicinity of the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column. In this digital magazine you will find all the important information about the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2023: Your programme for the half marathon weekend | What the German and African stars have planned | A portrait of three amateur runners | The latest tips for sport, culture and restaurants during the half marathon weekend | What to pay attention to in the last 72 hours before the race | Lots of photos to peak your excitement.

42ND GENERALI BERLIN

42ND GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON The biggest. The most spectacular. With you. Thanks to you! Germany‘s biggest and most spectacular half marathon will start on the grand boulevard Strasse des 17. Juni on April 2. And finally, we will be back to a GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON like we knew it before the COVID pandemic. Around 35,000 runners have registered for the 21.0975- km competition. They come from 131 different nations. The 42nd GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON has never been more international. The race is also one of the biggest races worldwide over this distance. The race was fully booked weeks before the registration deadline at the beginning of March. It is now returning to its pre- COVID pandemic dimensions. In 2019, the previous record number of entries was just under 36,000 athletes. In addition to the runners, the inline skaters, wheelchair ath-letes and hand cyclists will also be competing on April 2. These races will start at 9:30 a.m. and thus well before the first wave of the running event, which is scheduled for 10:05 a.m.. For all of the events, the finish line will be shortly after the athletes have passed through the Brandenburg Gate on the Strasse des 17 Juni. The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON is not only one of the biggest but also one of the top races worldwide. With the Kenyans Felix Kipkoech and Alex Kibet, the winners of the last two editions will face off.

W H AT E V E R Y O N E This medal D E S I R E S awaits everyone who finishes the 42nd GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. But their compatriot Sabastian Sawe may be the runner to beat. The Ethiopian Tsigie Gebreselama, who recently won the silver medal at the World Cross Country Championships, will start as the women’s favourite. Among others, the German aces Johannes Motschmann and Deborah Schöneborn, as well as the young hopeful Blanka Dörfel, will start for Marathon Team Berlin. On the following pages you can read everything about your half marathon in Berlin and what‘s happening around the race in the capital. Let‘s start with some of the best pictures from previous years. Time to get inspired and motivated!