BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2023: The Finisher Magazine
What was that BMW BERLIN-MARATHON like? September 24th will go down in history as one of the greatest festive days in running: Even before the first starting shot was fired, a record number of 47,912 entries from 156 nations had been allocated. And that is just the marathon runners. Of these, 43,010 reached the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate. This is the second highest number of finishers in the history of the race. Tigst Assefa runs into completely new dimensions with a world record. Eliud Kipchoge wins for the fifth time. Amanal Petros pulverises the German record. And Domenika Mayer becomes the second-best German of all time. In this digital finisher magazine we have compiled all the stories and the best photos from the 49th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for you. We hope you enjoy reading, looking at the photos and reminiscing!
What was that BMW BERLIN-MARATHON like? September 24th will go down in history as one of the greatest festive days in running: Even before the first starting shot was fired, a record number of 47,912 entries from 156 nations had been allocated. And that is just the marathon runners. Of these, 43,010 reached the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate. This is the second highest number of finishers in the history of the race. Tigst Assefa runs into completely new dimensions with a world record. Eliud Kipchoge wins for the fifth time. Amanal Petros pulverises the German record. And Domenika Mayer becomes the second-best German of all time. In this digital finisher magazine we have compiled all the stories and the best photos from the 49th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for you. We hope you enjoy reading, looking at the photos and reminiscing!
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Hilmar Schmundt lives in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. “I thought, if<br />
I live in the ,Berg‘ (what means ,hill‘), I might as well wear the leather trousers,” he<br />
said, doing an impressive little traditional Bavarian Schuhplatter dance. “I did my<br />
civil service with the Red Cross in Bavaria, and that stuck with me,” laughed Hilmar,<br />
who grew up in Hanover. “In costume, you feel like Mick Jagger on the course,<br />
you get cheered on everywhere like you’re a star.” He has also run through Boston<br />
and New York in the outfit—and people went crazy there, too, he says. But the<br />
capital city marathon remains number one for the Berlin native.<br />
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