Berlin-Marathon
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Sep 26, 2027
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The Berlin Marathon is held in late September, normally on the last weekend of the month, and from 2027 it is the GENERALI BERLIN-MARATHON, after Generali Deutschland became title partner on 1 October 2026. The 2027 race is set for Sunday 26 September. The event is organised by SCC EVENTS, and the 2026 edition drew more than 56,000 entrants from 162 nations. The running race starts on Straße des 17. Juni in the Tiergarten and finishes a short way along the same avenue, behind the Brandenburg Gate. Runners pass the Reichstag at around 10 km and Potsdamer Platz at about 34 km before the run-in to the Gate. The race was founded in 1974 by Horst Milde; the first edition had 244 finishers. Until 1990 it ran only in West Berlin, and on 30 September 1990 runners crossed the Brandenburg Gate for the first time, four days before German reunification. The time limit is 6 hours 15 minutes from crossing the start mat, with a cut-off at km 33. The men's course record is 2:01:09, set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2022, and the women's is 2:11:04, set by Tigst Assefa in 2026.
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
Late September in Berlin is mild: average highs are about 20°C and lows about 10°C, with some rain on around twelve days of the month.
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Horst Milde, a baker and running enthusiast, established the Berlin Marathon in 1974. The first race had 244 finishers, and the winners were Günter Hallas in 2:44:53 and Jutta von Haase in 3:22:01. Because of the division of the city, races before 1990 stayed in West Berlin.
On 30 September 1990, four days before German reunification, runners passed through the Brandenburg Gate for the first time. Since then the course has covered both halves of the united city and finishes behind the Gate.
In 2026 Tigst Assefa won in 2:11:04, her third Berlin win and her third course record, after running on world-record pace until about 40 km when a leg injury slowed her. The men's course record of 2:01:09, set by Eliud Kipchoge in 2022, was a world record at the time.
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