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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THE MEN‘S RACE<br />
With a time of 2:03:13, Vincent<br />
Kipkemboi was number two at the<br />
Brandenburg Gate.<br />
the pace calmed down a bit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> signs looked good when the<br />
group went through halfway in<br />
60:21 and well on world record<br />
schedule.<br />
It was a surprise to see beside<br />
him the unheralded Derseh<br />
Kindie, whose best before to-<br />
day was 2:08:23. <strong>The</strong> Ethiopian<br />
stayed in contention for much<br />
of the race but came to a stop<br />
around 10km from the finish and<br />
dropped out. At this point Eliud<br />
Kipchoge’s pace had dipped<br />
and he was no longer on world<br />
record schedule. It was from 25k<br />
onwards when the projected finishing<br />
times were above his record<br />
mark.<br />
Eliud Kipchoge’s pace dropped<br />
further and behind him the Kenyan<br />
marathon debutant Vincent<br />
Kipkemboi was making up<br />
the leeway. But Eliud Kipchoge<br />
put in another effort and moved<br />
clear, winning by a clear margin<br />
in 2:02:42. Kipkemboi finished<br />
a highly creditable second in<br />
2:03:13 and yet another debutant,<br />
Tadese Takele of Ethiopia,<br />
was third in 2:03:24. “I missed<br />
the world record but I now have<br />
the record for the number of<br />
wins in Berlin, that’s also something<br />
special,” reflected Eliud<br />
Kipchoge.<br />
Nine men ran under 2:05:00 to<br />
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