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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.

Blanka Dörfel (Marathon

Blanka Dörfel (Marathon TeamBerlin) also delivered a strongrace. She improved her personalbest to 69:46, finishingas the second-fastest Germanwoman and taking tenth place.At kilometre 18, the 22-yearoldcaught up to Gesa Krauseand overtook her. After twoyears hampered by injuriesand illness, Dörfel broke the70-minute barrier for the firsttime and now ranks 16th on theall-time German list.Blanka Dörfel eyesnational title race“I went into the race withoutpressure and without a specifictarget time,” said Blanka Dörfel.She’s now planning to competeat the German Half MarathonChampionships in Paderbornon Easter Saturday and will focuson the 5000 metres duringthe summer season.Gesa Krause takes a risk –but it doesn’t pay offFor European steeplechasesilver medallist Gesa Krause,things didn’t go as hoped. Amonth ago, she had clocked69:46 in The Hague, but thistime she crossed the line in70:02, finishing eleventh. “Itook a risk and felt great at thestart. But when I had to runalone, I really struggled – therace felt very long,” said Krause,who will now shift her focusback to steeplechase for thesummer. A marathon debut isnot on the horizon for her anytime soon.Meanwhile, Kristina Hendel finished31st in 75:26. RabeaSchöneborn (Marathon TeamBerlin) dropped out after passingthe 10K mark in 34:35.– 78 –

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