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2025: Review

The 44th GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON was a hot race in cold weather. A total of 42,667 athletes from 135 nations registered for Germany’s largest and most spectacular half marathon and its associated events. This now places the event among the largest half marathons in the world. From an elite sport perspective, it was also a record-breaking race: Amanal Petros improved his own German half marathon record to 59:31 minutes, becoming the first German to break the one-hour barrier. Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfaye smashed the course record, running the fifth-fastest time ever recorded worldwide with 63:35. In this digital magazine with 202 pages you will find the most beautiful photos, lots of stories from elite and amateur runners and all the important information about your race.

AN OVERVIEWSmiling faces

AN OVERVIEWSmiling faces everywhere – that’s what running events are all about. Especiallythe GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.Even Race Director MarkMilde was surprised bythe top performances: “Giventhe weather, I wasn’t expectingsuch strong times,and I take my hat off to theathletes. It’s remarkable thatthey ran such fast times underthese conditions,” hesaid. Overall, the 44th GE-NERALI BERLIN HALF MARA-THON was a huge celebrationto kick off the 2025 runningseason on the streets of thecapital.The organisers recorded arecord number of 40,721 runnersfrom 135 nations. In ad-– 60 –

The new route was a hit. Some runners, after finishing at Brandenburg Gate,headed over to Karl-Marx-Allee to keep cheering the others on.dition, there were 1,042 inlineskaters, 14 hand cyclists, 16wheelchair athletes, and 874children who took part in theBambini runs and Kids Skatingon Saturday. The participantscame from 135 countries –another record. “This clearlysends a message of unityand peaceful togethernessamong nations,” said JürgenLock, CEO of organiser SCCEVENTS. He also highlightedthe event’s commitment toinclusivity across all areas ofsociety: in Berlin, everyoneis welcome – queer, straight,with or without disabilities.– 61 –

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