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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.

THE GERMAN HOPE JOHANNES

THE GERMAN HOPE JOHANNES MOTSCHMANN A marathon ace thanks to Corona Exactly four weeks before the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, Johannes Motschmann ran a personal best at the Tokyo Marathon. He improved there to a time of 2:11:30 hours after having run a pace for a target time of under 2:10 for much of the race. In the final third, however, Johannes Motschmann was no longer able to maintain this pace. The time between the marathon in Japan and the race in Berlin is really too short, but the 28-year-old still wants to head to the start at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. How much is possible so shortly after the Tokyo Marathon? One should certainly not set the expectations too high in view of the extremely short regeneration phase, following what was probably the best performance of his career for Johannes Motschmann in the race over the „half distance“ in Berlin a year ago. To everyone’s surprise, he was the best German runner at that time, overtaking the German record holder Amanal Petros and running a strong best time of 61:45 minutes. In the summer, the greatest suc- - 50 -

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