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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You could already see their determination<br />
at the start: Jason<br />
Suttels (blue jersey) and Bart<br />
Swings (white jersey). <strong>The</strong> duo set<br />
the pace of the race.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Top 3 – Men Skaters<br />
Place Skater Time<br />
1. Jason Suttels (Belgium/powerslide world team) 57:01<br />
2. Bart Swings (Belgium/powerslide world team) 57:01<br />
3. Nolan Beddiaf (France/Eoskates World Team) 59:41<br />
ten-year younger Suttels . “I<br />
didn’t give Jason the win today.<br />
Jason did an incredible<br />
job today and took his victory<br />
for himself with his extremely<br />
strong performance,” the<br />
eight-time <strong>BMW</strong> <strong>BERLIN</strong>-MA-<br />
RATHON winner clarified at<br />
the finish line. Lucky third on<br />
the podium was Frenchman<br />
Nolan Beddiaf of Team EOSkates,<br />
who won by a razorthin<br />
margin over Felix Rijhnen<br />
from Darmstadt in the mass<br />
sprint. Suttel’s time of 57:01<br />
minutes is only just above the<br />
course record of 56:46 minutes<br />
set by Swings in 2022.<br />
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