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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am proud. It is unbelievably<br />
I awesome to look at this medal<br />
and know: I did it. Again—<br />
and despite everything. And<br />
even though I clearly fell<br />
short of my expectations (I<br />
was aiming for a time under<br />
three hours for my tenth <strong>BMW</strong><br />
<strong>BERLIN</strong>-<strong>MARATHON</strong>), I am<br />
still satisfied. Ups and downs<br />
are part of the game. Even if<br />
things didn’t go so well along<br />
the way: With my ten Berlin finishes<br />
I’m now part of the “Jubilee<br />
Club”—and I’m really happy<br />
about that. Emotionally you<br />
can compare it to the Six Star<br />
Medal you get for finishing in<br />
all six World Marathon Majors<br />
(London, Tokyo, Chicago, Boston,<br />
New York and Berlin).<br />
Looking back, I know I came<br />
by my time of 3:24 honestly: I<br />
underestimated the recovery<br />
time needed after the “100<br />
miles of Berlin”. <strong>The</strong> run was<br />
on August 13, but 100 miles<br />
really takes it out of you: I<br />
lost a lot of energy on Sunday,<br />
I really suffered —but I’m<br />
still proud and satisfied today.<br />
Everything started out according<br />
to plan: I felt good, it was<br />
still cool at the start—pretty<br />
ideal. Start block B is awesome:<br />
I started two minutes behind<br />
the elite. Everything was<br />
great until kilometre 15. I ran<br />
4:15 minutes per kilometre,<br />
kept up with the pacer and<br />
really enjoyed the run: wonderful.<br />
But then the sun came<br />
out. It really burnt me out. <strong>The</strong><br />
longer the run went on, the<br />
tougher it got—and not just for<br />
me. One thing that helped me<br />
most was that in Berlin you<br />
always see people you know<br />
along the route. When they<br />
call your name, it helps enormously.<br />
That pushes you, comforts<br />
you and compensates for<br />
a lot.<br />
Nevertheless: From kilometre<br />
20 onwards it went rapidly<br />
downhill. I tried to keep my<br />
head above water with gels.<br />
On the last kilometres I met a<br />
nice Frenchman who was fee-<br />
WHO’S THAT RUNNING?
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