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April 3, 2022
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Franziska Giffey
Once again, Berlin’s running
season is starting off with
a true highlight: the 41st edition
of the Berlin Half-Marathon. This
race regularly draws big names
from the international running
scene, along with recreational
athletes from Germany and abroad,
to what’s hailed as an especially
fast course through the
heart of Berlin. And there’s one
thing I’m sure of: this year, too,
you can anticipate a spectacular
Message from the
Governing Mayor of Berlin
sporting event with almost
universal appeal, whether you’re
competing or watching from the
sidelines.
In addition, this year’s Berlin
Half-Marathon will send an
important message for running
as a whole: holding this top
sporting event with spectators
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gathered on the sidelines
is a clear sign of optimism
that the coronavirus crisis
may soon be over and that
life can return to normal for
this sport as well.
After being canceled because
of the pandemic in 2020,
the Berlin Half-Marathon was
already a huge success in
2021. The odds are excellent
that the 41st edition will be,
too, and I look forward to this
traditional spring race underscoring
its reputation as one
of the world’s biggest and
most popular half-marathons.
On that note, welcome to the
41st GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON in Germany’s
capital city! I wish all of the
athletes a lot of stamina and a
good race, and I hope the spectators
will have a great time
cheering them on. My thanks
go to the organizers and the
many volunteers who, year
after year, put a lot of energy
and hard work into making the
Berlin Half-Marathon happen.
Franziska Giffey
Governing Mayor of Berlin
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Christian Jost
From 2020 to 2021, the
COVID pandemic slowed
down our organisation for the
40th GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON. However, within
the team and in constant dialog
with experts, we found an answer
to every question—and the
best step for every hurdle. The
event was a success. We proved
that large-scale running events
were possible during a pandemic.
The amazing feedback from
participants was our reward for
all our efforts. We were bombarded
with countless overjoyed
reactions and kind words, for
which we would like to express
a heartfelt thank you. We would
also like to express our gratitude
by working to continuously
improve the GENERALI BERLIN
Message
from the
Organisers
Jürgen Lock
HALF MARATHON. The issue of
sustainability has been close to
our hearts for quite some time.
With the „Green Line“ sustainability
concept, we are increasingly
thinking in terms of ecological
cycles, with strategies
for avoiding waste as well as
conserving resources and reducing
emissions.
In 2022, we are still dealing with
the pandemic, which means we
won’t quite be back to normal
times yet. However, what is far
more depressing and has been
on the minds of all of us at SCC
EVENTS for days are the terrible
images from Ukraine. The
humanitarian situation in this
country with its more than 40
million inhabitants leaves us
stunned and deeply affected.

As we are slowly becoming free
of restrictions from the pandemic,
we now must be grateful
every day for being able to
live in freedom at all. Sadly, in
the middle of Europe this is no
longer possible for everyone.
However, we continue to believe
in basic values such as openness
to the world, tolerance and
acceptance, which we have
stood up for together for many
years, with our events as well. At
this point, we would like to clearly
express our solidarity with
the people in Ukraine and hope
for a swift end to the terrible
suffering they are facing.
We would like to thank all our
partners, such as Generali
and adidas, without whom the
41st GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON would not be possible.
We would also like to
thank the Berlin Senate and
the Berlin authorities for the
trust they have placed in us,
so that we can once again give
the city an active, international
face through a peaceful, major
sporting event.
Finally, we would like to wish
all runners, skaters, wheelchair
athletes and handbikers
a successful GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Let‘s show the world out there
that together we can achieve
anything: from sporting success
to a clean environment to
respectful coexistence without
war and violence.
Christian Jost & Jürgen Lock
Managing Directors of SCC EVENTS

Contents
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20 The event weekend
What is taking place when? What do I have to
watch out for when it comes to Covid? And
what does the course look like? All the important
information at a glance.
32 The front of the race
More than 25,000 starters are expected in
the Tiergarten park between the Brandenburg
Gate and the Victory Column on April
3. The victory will likely go to one of the stars
from Kenya. We will introduce you to the
favourites.
42 German hopefuls
Amanal Petros will be the current top
German road runner to compete at the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. We
will introduce you to the record holder, but
also to many other runners from Germany
and Berlin, who are looking to have top
performances.
70 The City
Berlin, this fascinating city that has room for
everyone’s uniqueness, has so many exciting
and entertaining things to offer beyond the
course of the race. An overview.
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82 The amateur runners
Also
We have chosen three runners to represent the
amateur athletes who will be competing: Christian
Giza, Elmina Saksi and Marcel Sandow.
96 The medals man
Dirk Richter makes sure that everyone will
receive the much-coveted finisher medal at the
finish line. We will introduce you to the man with
such an extremely important job.
118 The preparation
Your training is complete. Now it is important to
be well rested for the start of the half marathon.
You can read what is really important in the last
72 hours before the race here.
128 On wheels
The inline skaters are eagerly awaiting the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. For them
it is the first big event of the year. And this time,
some of them are freshly decorated Winter
Olympic speed skaters who will be back on the
streets. We will introduce them, as well.
10 — The most beautiful photos from the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2021
102 — The fastest night in Berlin turns 30: Report from the adidas Runners City Night
146 — Equipment: The latest running shoe innovation from adidas gives energy for training
150 — Imprint and organization of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2021
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Early in the morning, the
green line waits to guide
thousands through Berlin,
while ...
Anticipation

... on the green lawn in front
of the Bundestag the last
pre-race photos are being
snapped.

Drei Striche weisen den Weg zur Bestzeit: Wer
auf den Straßen Berlins nach langen Monaten
der Wettkampfabstinenz auf seine Zeit schaut,
sollte der Ideallinie folgen
Finally celebrating running together
again. What already was fun in 2021
at the “COVID restart” will be even
better in 2022. Mascot Fridolin Flink
will be there to help out.

Anticipation
Listening to the sound of pounding feet,
feeling life: The atmosphere along the
first few metres is unique every time.

Potsdamer Platz is one of the
best photo spots along the
course. After 15 kilometres,
everyone has an opportunity
to perfectly show off their
running enthusiasm.

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In 2021, rain set in while
many were still running
along Leipziger Strasse.
In Berlin, they also
celebrating the cooling
refreshment from above.
Wenn kurz nach dem Start die Siegessäule passiert
wird, steigt die Stimmung bei allen Teilnehmer:innen
des GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON, ...

Anticipation
... um dann im Ziel am
The Gendarmenmarkt square with the French
Brandenburger Tor komplett
and German cathedrals is one of the most
zu eskalieren
beautiful sections of the course. And here you
can start to celebrate a little, because you
know the finish is only two kilometres away.

Anticipation
Wenn kurz nach dem Start die Siegessäule passiert
wird, steigt die Stimmung bei allen Teilnehmer:innen
des GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON, ...
Some people
even think
about their rain
gear before
they start
on the route
through Berlin.

When you get to celebrate with the
spectators on the last metres
between the Brandenburg Gate
and the finish line, you know that
all the effort was worth it.

Your Guide to the
Half Marathon
weekend

FRIDAY, APRIL 1
Tempelhof Airport
HALF MARATHON EXPO 11:00 am – 8:00 pm
Berlin-Tempelhof | Platz der Luftbrücke 5
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
Tempelhof Airport
HALF MARATHON EXPO 9:00 am – bis 6:30 pm
Kids Run presented by ADAC 11:00 am
Berlin-Tempelhof | Platz der Luftbrücke 5
✆ HOTLINE
+49 (0) 30 30 12 88 10
Friday, April 1: 9:30 am – 8:30 pm
Saturday, April 2: 8:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sunday, April 3: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 3
Straße des 17. Juni
Start Inline Skating
Start Handbiking/Wheelchair
Start Running (1st wave)
Start Running (2nd wave)
Start Running (3rd wave)
Start Running (4th wave)
S A V E
T H E
9:25 am
9:55 am
10:05 am
10:30 am
10:50 am
11:10 am
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HALF MARATHON 2023
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GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON
Sonntag, 03. April 2022
Streckenplan/Course Map
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Charlottenburg
Wittenbergplatz
Richard-Wagner-
Platz
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Potsdamer
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Brandenburger Tor
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz
Leipziger Str.
Wilhelmst Wilhelmstr.
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Kochstr.
Berliner
Dom
Karl-Lieb
Karl-Liebknecht-Str.
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Spittelmarkt
Alexanderstr.
Mühlendammd
Friedrich-
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straße straße
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aße
Fernsehturm
Grunerstr.
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Kilometer
Wasser/Tee
Water/ Tea
Erste Hilfe
First Aid
Gel
Maurten Gel Zone
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PASSING TIMES
KILOMETRES
LEADING INLINE SKATERS
LEADING HANDBIKERS
LEADING RUNNERS
LAST RUNNERS
LOCATION
Start 09:30 09:55 10:05 11:28 Straße des 17. Juni vor Großer Stern
1 09:31 09:57 10:07 11:37 Straße des 17. Juni | Klopstockstraße
2 09:32 10:00 10:10 11:46 Straße des 17. Juni | Einsteinufer
3 09:34 10:03 10:13 11:56 Otto-Suhr-Allee 42
4 09:35 10:06 10:16 12:05 Otto-Suhr-Allee 144
5 09:37 10:09 10:19 12:14 Schloßstraße 26
6 09:38 10:12 10:22 12:24 Wundtstr. 46
7 09:40 10:15 10:25 12:33 Neue Kantstraße 28
8 09:41 10:17 10:27 12:42 Droysenstr. 4
9 09:43 10:20 10:30 12:52 Kurfürstendamm 142
10 09:44 10:23 10:33 13:01 Kurfürstendamm 63
11 09:46 10:26 10:36 13:10 Kurfürstendamm 31
12 09:47 10:29 10:39 13:20 Tauentzienstr. 7 a
13 09:49 10:32 10:42 13:29 Nollendorfplatz 2
14 09:50 10:35 10:45 13:38 Potsdamer Straße 97
15 09:52 10:38 10:48 13:48 Potsdamer Str. 33
16 09:53 10:40 10:50 13:57 Wilhelmstr. 97
17 09:54 10:43 10:53 14:06 Leipziger Str. 30
18 09:56 10:46 10:56 14:16 Getraudenstr. 10-12
19 09:57 10:49 10:59 14:25 Französische Straße 33a-c
20 09:59 10:52 11:02 14:34 Französische Str. | Friedrichstraße
21 10:00 10:55 11:05 14:44 Straße des 17. Juni | Ebertstraße
Finish 10:00 10:55 11:05 14:44 Straße des 17. Juni
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ALL
RESULTS
INCLUDED
Your Race –
Your Time
Only in Tagesspiegel.
All results, all runners. Don´t miss it.
Get it on Monday, April 4, 2022.
Available at any newsstand in Berlin and online at
tagesspiegel.de/result

COVID REGULATIONS
A LW AY S
CLICK HERE
U P T O
FOR THE
CURRENT COVID
REGULATIONS
AT THE
GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON
D AT E
The long
path to the
starting line
We have been waiting for a long time. On April 3rd the big day will finally
be here. With the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, the start
of the season is just around the corner! Based on the recent Berlin
ordinances for the protection against COVID-19, certain requirements
are likely in order to participate in the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARA-
THON and for entering the HALF MARATHON EXPO. Anyone who cannot
provide the proof required on the following pages will be excluded from
participating in the race and/or from visiting the HALF MARATHON
EXPO. The information mentioned here reflects the status on March
11. There could, however, be changes made by the Berlin Senate after
March 20, 2022. You can find the most current information at:
generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de

Wristbands, which show that the
participants have proven their
protection status against COVID,
are also a central component of
the COVID protection concept in
force at the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON in 2022.

This is the key info
for being allowed
to participate
Are you
fully vaccinated?
Unrestricted eligibility applies
to participants over 18 years
with complete vaccination plus
third vaccination (booster vaccination)
with one of the vaccines
approved in the EU. Unrestricted
eligibility also applies in
case of complete vaccination (2
vaccinations) with the second
dose of a vaccine approved in
the EU received in the period
from January 3 to March 19,
2022 (maximum 3 months before
the day of the event).
Was your vaccination
completed a while ago?
Participants over 18 years of
age who have been fully vaccinated
more than 3 months ago –
i.e. before 03 January 2022 –
are only eligible to compete under
certain conditions. In this
case, a negative rapid test – not
older than 24 hours (from then
END of the opening hours of
EXPO or the official END of the
event) – from a certified test
centre must also be presented
when entering the EXPO (for
race kit pickup) and at the start/
finish area.
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Are you not
18 years old yet?
Participants who are not yet 18
years old will receive a starting
permit and access to the HALF
MARATHON EXPO (for race material
pick-up) on presentation
of a negative rapid test from a
certified test centre on the basis
of the SARS-CoV-2 infection protection
measures ordinance. The
negative results from the test
must not be older than 24 hours
(from the END of the EXPO hours
/ or end of the event). The submission
of the rapid tests is not
required if the participants under
18 years of age belong to the
group of „complete vaccinated“
or „fully recovered“ persons.
Are you fully
recovered from COVID-19?
Participants who have fully recovered
from a Covid disease
will also be eligible to compete
in the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON. The following persons
are considered to be fully
recovered:
you had a confirmed SARS-
CoV-2 infection before January
3, 2022 and have
been vaccinated once with
a COVID-19 vaccine between
January 3 and March
19, 2022.
or you are considered to
have recovered if you have
had a confirmed SARS-
CoV-2 infection in the period
from January 3 - March
5, 2022 (proof by test from
the time of infection or confirmation
letter from the
public health office), regardless
of when and how
often you were previously
vaccinated.
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Access to the EXPO
and the event area
Before entering the HALF MA-
RATHON EXPO, where you will
pick up your race material,
your vaccination status will be
checked. In order to shorten
waiting times for all participants,
the respective proof is
ideally provided in digital form
(e.g. via CoV-Pass App or Corona
WarnApp). Please also have
your start pass and ID ready.
Those “complete vaccinated”
and “fully recovered” will receive
a fabric participation
wristband after verification of
Covid status and the check of
your start pass at the HALF
MARATHON EXPO, which must
be worn until the end of race
day on 3 April 2022.
Fully vaccinated participants
who have been vaccinated for
more than 3 months or participants
under the age of 18 (see
point 4.) will receive a temporary
festival wristband after
the Covid status and test status
as well as your start pass has
been checked at the HALF MA-
RATHON EXPO. This wristband
must be worn until the day of
the race and will be exchanged
for a fabric participation wristband
when entering the event
area on Sunday (3 April) after
a new test has been presented.
Hygiene measures
The usual hygiene regulations
apply both at the EXPO and on
the event area. At this point, the
organisers would like to appeal
to the consideration and selfprotection
of all. Regardless of
your vaccination and recovery
status, they ask that you stay
at home should you have any
COVID symptoms. Detailed information
can be found updated
on our:
generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de
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THE ELITE RACES
Important
steps
towards
normality

The GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON will be the first
major German road race of international
significance of the year.
While the top athletes chase
the course records at the front,
around 25,000 amateur athletes
will run behind them on the flat
course that runs from the Victory
Column to the Brandenburg Gate
past many important sights.
Texte: Jörg Wenig

After two difficult years, it
is another important step
towards normality to have Germany‘s
biggest half marathon
take place on its regular date
in spring for the first time since
2019. In 2020, the race had to be
cancelled due to the COVID pandemic,
and in 2021 it was moved
to August. Although the race will
not yet return to the size it was
before the pandemic, a starting
field of around 25,000 runners
would be very impressive in light
of the situation. The organisers
of SCC EVENTS set a record four
years ago: in 2018, they registered
around 36,000 runners.
Last year in August, there were
more then 15,000 participants.
The 41st GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON will once
again present a strong group
of elite runners at the front of
the pack: the Kenyans Abel Kipchumba
and Sheila Kiprotich
Chepkirui are the top elites and
will enter the race as favourites.
They are among the fastest half
marathon runners in the world.
A number of strong German
athletes are also among the elite
runners – first and foremost
the new German record holder
Amanal Petros – as well as runners
who start for Marathon
Team Berlin, the running group
of SCC EVENTS. Records and
best times are once again possible
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THE MEN‘S RACE
Who will break the
one-hour barrier?
The three fastest runners
on the start list are from
Kenya, so it would be a surprise
if there isn’t a sixth victory
in a row by a Kenyan at the GE-
NERALI BERLIN HALF MARA-
THON. Abel Kipchumba is the
big favourite. The 28-year-old
will be traveling to the German
capital as the sixth-fastest half
marathon runner of all time.
In his victory in Valencia last
October, he improved his time
to 58:07 minutes. This means
he has already run significantly
faster than the current
course record of 58:42 set by
his compatriot Eric Kiptanui in
Berlin in 2018. Geoffrey Koech
is the second Kenyan to already
finished under an hour. Two
years ago, he clocked 59:36 in
Houston. Geoffrey Koech has
broken the 60-minute barrier
three times so far in his career.
It will likely be a
Kenyan victory
There are two other Kenyans to
keep an eye on: Collins Koros
finished second with a time of
1:00:01 in the highly competitive
half marathon in Manama
(Bahrain) in December, just missing
a sub-one-hour time by an
annoying two seconds. In addition,
Vincent Kibet, a debutant,
could also be a strong contender.
He has a 10K best time of
27:21, which he set in Berlin in
2018.
A German runner occupies
the fourth spot on the start
list, which is sorted according
to best times: Amanal Petros
(TV Wattenscheid) became
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The 10 fastest times in Berlin
Time Runner Country Year
58:42 Eric Kiptanui KEN 2018
58:56 Patrick Makau KEN 2007
58:57 Felix Kipkoech KEN 2021
59:07 Paul Kosgei KEN 2006
59:14 Dennis Kimetto KEN 2012
59:14 Leonard Komon KEN 2014
59:14 Abraham Cheroben KEN 2014
59:15 Wilson Kiprop KEN 2012
59:22 Ezekiel Chebii KEN 2012
59:25 Pius Kirop KEN 2012

the new German record holder
on October 24, 2021, with his
time of 1:00:09 hours in Valencia.
He beat the old German
record set by Carsten Eich,
who won the BERLIN HALF
MARATHON in 1993 with the
then European record time of
1:00:34. Amanal Petros has a
chance of placing very well,
and a spot on the podium is
even a possibility.
Amanal Petros hopes
to keep it under an hour
What the 26-year-old really hopes,
no doubt, is to become the
first German runner to break
the hour barrier in the half marathon.
So far, the only European
runner who has achieved
this feat in Berlin is Fabián
Roncero. The Spaniard won the
BERLIN HALF MARATHON in
2001 in 59:52, setting a continental
record and becoming the
first European to finish under
60 minutes.
Three more Germans
chasing best times
With personal bests in the range
of around 1:03:00 hours,
three more German runners
also have a shot at good results.
Johannes Motschmann
(Marathon Team Berlin) has
recently been showing great
improvements, cutting his
time to 1:02:42 in 2021.
The GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON will serve just
as much as preparation for a
spring marathon for him as it
will for Philipp Pflieger (Marathon
Team Berlin/PR: 1:02:50).
Tom Gröschel (TC Fiko Rostock)
improved his time to
1:03:07 last year, and the GE-
NERALI BERLIN HALF MARA-
THON will be his spring highlight.
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Half marathon bests
MEN’S RECORDS
WOMEN’S RECORDS
Course record
58:42 Eric Kiptanui (KEN) 2018
World record
57:32 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)
Lissabon/POR (2021)
European record
59:13 Julien Wanders (SUI)
Ras Al Khaimah/UAE (2019)
German record
1:00:09 Amanal Petros (TV Wattenscheid)
Valencia (2021)
Berlin record
1:01:50 Rainer Wachenbrunner (SC Berlin)
Berlin (1992)
Course record
1:05:16 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2021
World record
1:02:52 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)
Valencia (2021)
European record
1:05:15 Sifan Hassan (NED)
Kopenhagen/DEN (2018)
German record
1:05:18 Melat Kejeta (Laufteam Kassel)
Gdynia/POL (2020)
Berlin record
1:07:58 Uta Pippig (SCC Berlin)
Kyoto/JPN (1995)
Amanal Petros wants to
be the first German
to run the half marathon
in under an hour.
© Norbert Wilhelmi

THE FAVOURITE
ABEL KIPCHUMBA
His best time is
already faster than
the course record
Abel Kipchumba comes to
Berlin as the sixth-fastest
half marathon runner of all time.
The Kenyan won the world-class
Valencia Half Marathon with
a time of 58:07 minutes last
autumn, which is significantly
faster than the Berlin course
record set by his compatriot Eric
Kiptanui four years ago (58:42).
He is currently only 36 seconds
off the world record (57:31).
For Abel Kipchumba, it will be
his first start at the GENERA-
LI BERLIN HALF MARATHON,
but not his first time running
in the German capital. In 2019,
the 28-year-old competed in
the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON,
showing a solid 10th-place
performance at his marathon
debut (2:09:39 hours). But
racing over the classic distance
is not his strength, at least not
so far. Abel Kipchumba was unable
to improve on his debut
time in two further attempts.
A true half
marathon specialist
His development over the „half
distance“ is completely diffe-
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rent. He broke the hour barrier
for the first time in October
2018. In Valencia, he ran
59:29 minutes. To date, he has
run five more times, each under
60 minutes. Last year, he
achieved two significant improvements.
First, Abel Kipchumba
triumphed at an adidas race in
Herzogenaurach in 58:48 minutes,
then he improved his
time to 58:07 in Valencia.
His European
base is Prague
Abel Kipchumba competed outside
Kenya for the first time in
2017. He finished in tenth place
with a time of 28:06 in a highly
competitive 10K race in Prague.
It is no coincidence that he first
competed in the Czech capital
and then in various races in the
country in the following years:
Abel Kipchumba is managed by
Ikaika Sports. The management
is headquartered in Prague and
various athletes use the city as
their European base.
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THE GERMAN HOPEFUL
AMANAL PETROS
Developing into the top
German runner in Kenya
Within a period of twelve
months, Amanal Petros
has set a record streak that is
unique in the history of German
athletics. The 26-year-old has
cracked three significant best
times in that time: first, on St. Nicholas
Day 2020, he ran 2:07:18
at the Valencia Marathon; then,
in October 2021, he broke Carsten
Eich’s 28-year-old national
record at the half marathon in
Spain’s Mediterranean city with a
time of 1:00:09; then, in December,
Amanal Petros returned to
Valencia once again and improved
his time to 2:06:26 for the
marathon. With the flat course
at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON, now he could lay
down another history-making
performance. Amanal Petros
could become the first German
runner to break the hour barrier
in the half marathon. However,
in an attempt in February at the
Ras Al Khaimah half marathon in
the United Arab Emirates, Amanal
Petros was unsuccessful after
choosing a pace that was too
fast and collapsing at the end.
No more marathons
before Munich
Amanal Petros comes from Eritrea
and fled to Germany as a
teenager. His mother and two
sisters live in the Tigray region
of Ethiopia, where war is raging.
He has had no direct contact
with them for many months. „I
think about the people in Tigray
all the time and dedicate
my successes to those who are
threatened there,“ he says.
With his recent performaces,
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Amanal Petros is now one of
the medal candidates in the
run-up to the European Athletics
Championships in Munich.
“The European Championship
marathon remains my big goal;
that will be my highlight of the
year. I won’t run another marathon
before then either,” says
the TV Wattenscheid runner,
who is trained by Tono Kirschbaum.
The tough training in the
Kenyan highlands is the basis
of Amanal Petros‘ success.
Top training partners in
Wattenscheid and Kenya
His training partners in Wattenscheid
include Hendrik Pfeiffer
(TV Wattenscheid) and Tom
Gröschel (TC Fiko Rostock), two
other top German marathon
runners who are also coached
by Tono Kirschbaum. However,
the opportunities to train together
or get direct guidance
from his coach have become
rare. This is because Amanal
Petros now spends most of the
year training at the Kenyan altitude
training camp Iten, where
he has reached a completely
different level of performance.
In Iten, he trains with a group
of top international runners,
including Switzerland’s Julien
Wanders. This group is coached
by the Italian star trainer
Renato Canova, who has led a
number of long-distance run-
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Top Male Runners Berlin 2022
Runner Country Time
Abel Kipchumba KEN 0:58:07
Geoffrey Koech KEN 0:59:36
Collins Koros KEN 1:00:01
Amanal Petros GER 1:00:09
Mathew Samperu KEN 1:01:04
Girmaw Amare ISR 1:02:03
Johannes Motschmann GER 1:02:42
Haftom Weldaj ERI 1:02:47
Philipp Pflieger GER 1:02:50
Tom Gröschel GER 1:03:07
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ners into the world elite over
the past decades.
Renato Canova is known for
his tough and successful training
program. “He writes the
training plans for the group. I
then communicate with Tono,
and we discuss what is best for
me and what training sessions
I might be better off skipping
because they are not a good fit
for me,” Amanal Petros says.
“It’s really tough to train with
this group. But I definitely do
90 percent of the sessions.” So
Renato Canova has also played
a part in Amanal Petros’ recent
successes.
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THE WOMEN‘S RACE
A third course
record in a row?
Will the women‘s course
record be broken for the
third time in a row at the GE-
NERALI BERLIN HALF MARA-
THON? In 2019, Sifan Hassan
of Holland ran in 1:05:45, and
last August Joyciline Jepkosgei
(Kenya) lowered the mark to
1:05:15. Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui’s
PR is even faster. The Kenyan
improved her time to 1:04:36
in Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab
Emirates) in February, making
the 31-year-old the seventh-fastest
female half marathon runner
of all time. And her new PR
naturally gives hope for another
strong race in Berlin and a
course record. While Sheila Kiprotich
Chepkirui is considered
the favourite due to her current
form, a compatriot could pose
a challenge: Joyce Chepkemoi
also has a first-class personal
best of 1:06:19. The Swedish
half marathon record holder
Sarah Lahti, who recently improved
her time to 1:08:19 and
has consistently shown strong
performances, could also be a
contender.
Four German women with
chances for top placings
Four German runners will be at
the start at the GENERALI BER-
LIN HALF MARATHON with good
prospects: Katharina Steinruck
(Eintracht Frankfurt) and Laura
Hottenrott (PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel)
are the fastest German runners
on the start list with PRs of
1:10:43 and 1:10:49 respectively.
Katharina Steinruck was the
fastest German marathon runner
last year. She won the
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The 10 fastest times in Berlin
Time Runner Country Year
1:05:15 Joyciline Jepkosgei KEN 2021
1:05:21 Nancy Meto KEN 2021
1:05:45 Sifan Hassan NED 2019
1:07:16 Edith Masai KEN 2006
1:07:32 Valary Aiyabei KEN 2021
1:07:34 Deena Kastor USA 2006
1:07:54 Helah Kiprop KEN 2013
1:08:01 Philes Ongori KEN 2013
1:08:05 Nigsti Haftu ETH 2021
1:08:22 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 2000

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Laura Hottenrott is the
second fastest German
runner on the start list
Enschede Marathon in 2:25:59.
Laura Hottenrott was part of
the German half marathon team
in 2020 that surprisingly won
the bronze medal at the World
Championships.
Is Blanka Dörfel
good for a surprise?
With Deborah Schöneborn and
Blanka Dörfel, two promising
athletes from Marathon Team
Berlin are also taking part.
Deborah Schöneborn, who
surprised everyone with a
strong 18th place finish in the
Olympic marathon in Japan, is
using the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON as a training
race for her start at the Hamburg
Marathon on April 24th.
She will enter the race with a
PR of 1:11:37. Blanka Dörfel, a
great up-and-coming German
long-distance runner, will be
starting at the GENERALI BER-
LIN HALF MARATHON for the
first time. Only 19 years old,
she already has a best time of
1:11:54 hours, making her one of
the fastest juniors worldwide.
Blanka Dörfel could be good
for a surprise at the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
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THE FAVOURITE
SHEILA KIPROTICH CHEPKIRUI
Track star.
Mother.
World record holder?
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Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui
grew up in a farming family
with three brothers. Like many
world-class Kenyan athletes,
she laid the foundation for her
career unwittingly: every day
she ran to her primary school,
three kilometres each way.
Barefoot, Sheila Kiprotich
Chepkirui thus completed a
distance of six kilometres per
day. Even as a teenager, her
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talent was obvious. And at the
age of 15 in 2005, she competed
in the 1500m at the
World Youth Championships in
Marrakech and won the gold
medal. Twelve years later, Sheila
Kiprotich Chepkirui was part
of the Kenyan team for the
World Championships in London,
where she finished seventh
in the 5000m final. After
initially concentrating on the
long-distance track events, she
ran the 10K on the road for the
first time in 2017. The Kenyan
debuted with a world-class
time of 30:28 minutes in Prague,
finishing third.
However, this was followed by a
break in her career due to her
pregnancy. After the birth of
her daughter in May 2018, Sheila
Kiprotich Chepkirui made
her international return in
September 2019. She ran in the
10K race in Prague again and
won, improving to 29:57, which
at the time was the second
fastest time ever run. From
then on, it was clear that road
races would play a much bigger
role for her in the future.
The Kenyan, who is coached
by Ikaika Sports Management
in Prague, followed up with a
series of world-class performances:
First, she improved to
29:46 over 10K as the Valencia
2020 winner, missing the
then world record by just three
seconds. Then followed several
very strong half marathon
races. These included a secondplace
finish in Valencia in 2020
(1:05:39), a third-place finish at
the same race in 2021 (1:04:54)
and then another third-place finish:
In February 2022, she became
the seventh fastest female
half marathoner of all time in
Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab
Emirates) with a time of 1:04:36.
Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui, who
holds the rank of corporal in the
Kenyan army, dreams of one day
running a world record. Her motto
is: Never give up before it‘s
really over.
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THE GERMAN HOPEFUL
KATHARINA HEINIG
She hopes to crack
the 70-minute mark
Following the best year of her
career, Katharina Steinruck
wants to build on her strong
performances at the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON and
will be chasing her own personal
record. In 2021, the 32-year-old
improved her time to 70:43 minutes
for the 21.0975-km distance,
and now her goal is to beat
the 70-minute mark.
Last year, the daughter of former
world-class marathon runner
Katrin Dörre-Heinig achieved
her biggest career goal:
competing in the marathon at
the Olympic Games. In extreme
weather conditions with very
high temperatures, she finished
31st last summer in Sapporo,
Japan. It was delayed satisfaction
for Katharina Steinruck to
be able to compete at the Olym-
pics. Five years earlier, she had
been in a good position to qualify
for the Games in Rio. But unusual
weather conditions at the
2016 Zurich Marathon made
qualification impossible. Freezing
cold and snowfall forced
Katharina Steinruck to abandon
the race.
Her greatest victory
on an airfield
The year 2021 had already started
out well. In Dresden, Katharina
Steinruck ran a 10-km best
time, staying under 32 minutes
(31:59) for the first time to win
the race. Then came the biggest
victory of her career: the Frankfurt
native triumphed at an elite
marathon on Twente Airfield
near Enschede in the Netherlands,
improving her time to
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Top Female Runners Berlin 2022
Runner Country Year
Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui KEN 1:04:36
Joyce Chepkemoi KEN 1:06:19
Sarah Lahti SWE 1:08:19
Samantha Harrison GBR 1:10:05
Katharina Steinruck GER 1:10:43
Laura Hottenrott GER 1:10:49
Giovanna Epis ITA 1:11:00
Bojana Bjeljac CRO 1:11:12
Agnes Ngolo KEN 1:11:19
Deborah Schöneborn GER 1:11:37

2:25:59. With an improvement
of almost one and a half minutes,
she moved a good chunk
closer to the personal best of
her mother (2:24:35), who is
now also her coach.
A big question mark
behind Munich
The Enschede time put Katharina
Steinruck in the position of
the fastest German female marathoner
of the year in 2021 for
the first time – and she is virtually
assured a nomination for
the European Championships
in Munich and the World Championships
in Eugene (USA), respectively,
both of which will
take place in the summer.
“At the end of April, I will decide
whether I will compete at
the European Championships
or the World Championships,”
says Katharina Steinruck. “Of
course, I would prefer to run at
the European Championships
in Munich.” But the problem is
that, unlike the World Championships
organisers, the European
Championships organisers
have set unusually late
start times, threatening athletes
with a health-risky heat
race in midsummer. “I am not
a heat runner,” says Katharina
Steinruck. “Actually, we would
have a very strong German
team that could run at the top
of the team classification. But
these start times weaken us,
because some will then prefer
to run at the World Championships
instead.”
Campaign against a
possible heat marathon
The athlete, in association with
the other top German runners,
is therefore campaigning hard
for the start times in Munich to
be changed. In the meantime, a
petition has also been started
to get the organisers to rethink
their decision. This can be supported
at www.change.org.
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A winners’ photo with running legend Eliud Kipchoge: Katharina Steinruck
was able to fulfill this dream after her triumph in the elite marathon
at Twente Airport near the Dutch city of Enschede.
High summer heat will certainly
not be an issue at the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
“The conditions have always
been good in Berlin. That’s why
I believe that with proper preparation
a time under 70 minutes
should be possible,” says Katharina
Steinruck, who almost a
year ago in Sapporo where she
ran her half marathon best time
in an Olympic test race was severely
limited in the days leading
up to the start due to the
pandemic. “Training was only
possible in the hotel corridor!”
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LOCAL HEROES
MARATHON TEAM BERLIN
© Michael Romacker
The twins Deborah and
Rabea Schöneborn are the
new figureheads of
Marathon Team Berlin.
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Strong for
the new season
As many as seven runners
from Marathon Blanka Dörfel, who last ran for
as Philipp Pflieger. In addition,
Team Berlin will start at the SCC Berlin, now officially will
GENERALI BERLIN HALF be starting for Marathon Team
MARATHON. Three of them
we would like to introduce
Berlin. Johannes Motschmann
(best time: 1:02:42 hours), Philipp
Pflieger (1:02:50), Fabian
on the next pages. The team
of the race organiser SCC Clarkson (1:05:52), Deborah
EVENTS, which was previously Schöneborn (1:11:37), Blanka
Dörfel (1:11:54), Christina
known as SCC EVENTS PRO
TEAM, was strengthened once
again at the turn of the year. The
new additions include Deborah
and Rabea Schöneborn as well
Gerdes (1:16:28) and Katja Fischer
(1:15:18) will all participate
in the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON.
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LOCAL HEROES
BLANKA DÖRFEL
Blanka Dörfel represents
the original philosophy of
Marathon Team Berlin like no
other. The goal of head coach
Dieter Hogen is to promote and
develop young talents in order
to lead them first to the national
and then, if possible, to the international
elite. After setting
personal best times in all the
distances she ran in 2021 for
the fourth year in a row, Blanka
Dörfel, who is only 19 years
old, was named Young Runner
of the Year in the German Road
Races (GRR) poll, which was
supported by the online running
platform laufen.de. “I was
really happy about that. With
an award like this, I always look
back` and think about what I
imagined when I was little,” says
Blanka Dörfel, adding, “It’s nice
when my training pays off.” Her
best results came in 2021 over
the half marathon distance.
First, she improved to 72:31 in
Dresden, then followed it up
with 71:54 in Hamburg. Both
were German records in her
age group, and worldwide
Blanka Dörfel was even the second-fastest
junior (under 20)
in 2021.
From trampoline
gymnastics to athletics
Blanka Dörfel started out, however,
with a completely different
sport: trampoline gymnastics.
She got into athletics
through an elementary school
friend. “Then I was asked if I
wanted to take the entrance
exam for the sports school in
Cottbus. I had to make a decisi-
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Jumps in performance
without
a trampoline

LOCAL HEROES
BLANKA DÖRFEL
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on: trampoline or athletics—but
the choice was very easy for
me. It was always clear to me
that I wanted to run. And since
my best performances were
with running, I simply didn’t
want anything else.” Since the
age of twelve, Blanka Dörfel
has lived at the sports boarding
school in Cottbus.
After graduation, things will
get even more professional
She is currently about to graduate
from high school. “Everything
is going well - Blanka is
healthy, is enthusiastic and has
fun,” says her coach Dieter Hogen.
“After that, when she finishes
school in April, she will
certainly have the opportunity
to prepare more professionally
for competitions and train
more specifically, which hasn’t
been the case at all so far. But
we’re not stressing about it at
all now,” says the coach, who
led a number of athletes to
major international marathon
victories in the 1990s.
Running in Berlin
however it feels right
Blanka Dörfel can thus start at
the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON relaxed and without
pressure. “She didn’t do any
special preparation for this race
and there is also no time target,”
says Dieter Hogen. The 19-year-old
should simply run as she
feels comfortable. That already
worked well last year. After her
German junior record in the half
marathon in Dresden, Blanka
Dörfel said: “The record was not
the goal. I just ran by feel and
didn’t even use a watch.”
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LOCAL HEROES
DEBORAH SCHÖNEBORN
Deborah Schöneborn will be
competing at the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON for
the second time. In 2019, the
Berliner ran a personal best of
73:00 minutes for seventh place
at the race, but in 2020 and
2021, the now 27-year-old – parallel
with her twin sister Rabea
– made remarkable developments
with surprisingly strong
results.
Two years ago, Deborah Schöneborn
finished eighth in the
Barcelona half marathon, running
her still current best time
of 71:37 minutes. After being
part of the German team that
sensationally won the bronze
medal at the World Half Marathon
Championships together
with her sister, she improved to
2:26:55 hours at the Valencia
Marathon in December 2020.
That should be enough for a
start at the Olympic Games,
although she almost lost the
ticket to Japan in April 2021 to
her twin sister. Rabea Schöne-
born ran 2:27:03 in the Enschede
Marathon, and only eight seconds
separated the siblings in
the quest for the third German
starting spot.
A very strong performance
in the Olympic marathon
In Sapporo, where the Olympic
marathon races were held,
Deborah Schöneborn had the
best race of her career last
summer. The Berlin native has
a very strong 18th-place finish
in extremely high temperatures,
making her the fifth fastest
European. And the Olympic marathon
was only her third time
racing the 42.195 km distance.
However, the Olympic high was
followed by an injury-induced
low in the fall. Problems with the
back of her leg muscles made
running almost impossible and
for three months could only do
rehab. “It was the first time I
had been injured for so long,”
says Deborah Schöneborn, who
cautiously started normal run-
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New
start
after
Olympic
high
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LOCAL HEROES
ning training again at the end of
January. In the meantime, she
and her sister moved from LG
Nord Berlin to Marathon Team
Berlin and from Detlef Müller to
their new coach Tobias Singer.
“It’s getting better from week
to week,” Deborah Schöneborn
said of her form at the beginning
of March. “I really feel like
running the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON now.”
Given the situation, she doesn’t
have a concrete time goal. “But
I would like to run the second
half faster if possible,” says Deborah
Schöneborn, for whom
the Hamburg Marathon on April
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»
I really feel like
running the
half marathon now
DEBBIE SCHÖNEBORN
24 will then be her spring highlight.
“My goal is to qualify for
the European Championships in
Munich this summer. Since the
race in Hamburg is one of the
last in the qualification period,
I will pretty much know exactly
what time I have to run to make
it.”
Deborah and Rabea Schöneborn
belong to a very sporty
family. Their grandfather played
tennis, their father has a marathon
best time of 2:42 hours,
and their sister Lena, eight years
older, is the 2008 Beijing
Olympic champion in the modern
pentathlon.
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LOCAL HEROES
JOHANNES MOTSCHMANN
Magdeburg, New York, Berlin
and Bochum – these are
the important stations in the life
of Johannes Motschmann. The
27-year-old long-distance runner
originates from Magdeburg,
studied psychology at Iona College
north of New York City on
a sports scholarship, now competes
for Marathon Team Berlin
and is in the fourth semester of
his medical studies at Bochum
University. He spends most of
his semester breaks in New
York because that’s where his
girlfriend lives. “Running and
studying – it’s pretty exhausting,”
Johannes Motschmann
said during a phone call from
New York.
A book set him on
the path to the team
The fact that he found his way
from New York to Marathon
Team Berlin, which was then
called SCC EVENTS PRO TEAM,
as he was completing his first
academic degree was by ran-
dom chance. Three years ago,
his girlfriend’s grandparents
gave Johannes Motschmann
a book, Running with the Legends.
“One chapter was about
Uta Pippig and Dieter Hogen.
Shortly after I read it, I
saw an article about the Berlin
Pro Team and read that Dieter
is the head coach there,” Johannes
Motschmann recounts.
“After that, it was clear to me
that when I returned to Germany,
I wanted to join Dieter Hogen’s
team.”
Technique not good enough
for a steeplechase career
When Johannes Motschmann
came to Berlin, the 3,000 m
steeplechase was his main
distance. “But that didn’t really
fit, because his technique
wasn’t good enough,” says
Dieter Hogen. And the runner
adds, “Compared to amount of
effort put into training, it went
poorly.” Before the collaboration
could really begin with a
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Between
New York, Bochum
and Berlin
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new goal toward the marathon,
Johannes Motschmann was
admitted to medical school in
Bochum. He now lives there
during the semester, as long
as the courses are not held online
due to the Corona pandemic.
In 2020 and 2021, that was
the case, so Johannes Motschmann
temporarily moved
back home to Magdeburg with
his mother.
Strong marathon debut
during the pandemic
There, in turn, he trained with
marathon runner Frank Schauer
(best time: 2:16:30). “Actually,
I wanted to compete in a few
cross-country races, but they
were all cancelled due to the pandemic,”
Johannes Motschmann
recounts. “I always had it in my
head that one day I would run a
marathon. That became a new
challenge in the fall of 2020.”
He ran his debut in Vienna in December
2020 with a convincing
time of 2:14:38 hours. In October
2021, Johannes Motschmann
then improved his time to 2:12:18
in Rotterdam, having previously
improved his half marathon best
to 1:02:42 in Valley Cottage (New
York).
European Championships
as the big goal
In the meantime, he is largely
in charge of his own training.
“If I have questions, I
can turn to Dieter at any time.
But I also have the national
coach Tono Kirschbaum and
his group of runners on site
in Bochum,” says Johannes
Motschmann, who wants to
run a personal best time at
the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON as well as at the
following Hamburg Marathon
on April 24. Competing at either
the European or World Championships
in the summer is his
big goal for the season. “Johannes
is a very good competitor
who is very goal-oriented and
reliable,” says Dieter Hogen.
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BERLIN, BERLIN!
Beyond the
race course
This fascinating city, where everybody can do his thing, has so much
excitement and entertainment to offer: show and history, nightlife,
theatre, pubs, cabaret, jazz clubs, restaurants, urban neighborhoods
and green islands, museums, monuments and sights, shopping malls
and art markets. We show you where to go.
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SIGHTSEEING
Aquarium Berlin
www.aquarium-berlin.de
Where you can watch piranhas at feeding time, graceful jellyfish as they
dance weightlessly or alligators digesting as they sleep. You can admire
this fascinating world of marine animals, reptiles and amphibians up
close at the aquarium, which was opened in 1913.
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SIGHTSEEING
Berlin,
mauermuseum.de
Checkpoint Charlie
© Adobe Stock/Jiortola
The most well-known border crossing point between West and East, represents
significant events in world history, secret agent whodunnits,
tragic escapes and joyful moments. Discover the whole story in the Mauermuseum
– Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie.
Museumsinsel
museumsinsel-berlin.de
The island in the middle of the
city‘s historic quarter, one of the
most important museum complexes
in the world. In the Old National
Gallery, the Old and New Museum,
the Bode Museum and the Pergamon
Museum, there is something
for every museum lover.
© Tom Schulze
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Gendarmenmarkt
gendarmenmarkt.de
© Adobe Stock/Waldteufel
Berlin‘s most beautiful square, with an ensemble of buildings comprising
the German Cathedral, the French Cathedral and the Konzerthaus
concert hall, home to many classical concerts. For the half-marathon
runners, it is the highlight just before the Brandenburg Gate on the
home stretch.
olympiastadion.berlin
Olympic Stadium
A professional guide
takes you on a 60-minute
tour of the stadium,
to areas not otherwise
open to the
public.
Berlin!
© Camera4/Wiedensohler

SIGHTSEEING
Berlin,
© Adobe Stock/Kreativ4insider.com
gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
The historic church and the remains of the tower that was destroyed in
World War II are a world famous monument to peace.
brandenburg-gate.de
Brandenburg Gate
The 20-meter triumphal
gate is considered
a symbol of reunified
Germany. The border
between East and West
Berlin ran through here
during the division of
Germany.
© Adobe Stock/Sborisov
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© imago images/Eventpress
Route 100 double-decker bus
Go on a journey of discovery through the city centre with the Route 100
double-decker bus. On the route between Zoologischer Garten and Ale-
Berlin!
xanderplatz, the highlights line up like a string of pearls. The box seats
with the best view are the window seats on top at the very front.
EVENT TIPS CULTURE
Thursday, March 31
Comedy: Quatsch Comedy Club | Quatsch Comedy Club (8:00 pm)
Theatre: Mord im Orientexpress | Komödie am Kurfürstendamm
im Schiller Theater (8:00 pm)
Show: FLYING DREAMS – Variety meets Street Dance
Wintergarten Varieté (3:30 pm)
Friday, April 1
Show: Blue Man Group | Bluemax Theater (8:00 pm)
Theatre: Mord im Orientexpress | Komödie am Kurfürstendamm
im Schiller Theater (8:00 pm)
Show: FLYING DREAMS – Variety meets Street Dance
Wintergarten Varieté (3:30 pm)
Saturday, April 2
Show: Blue Man Group | Bluemax Theater (5:00 pm | 8:30 pm)
Museum: Computer Games | Karl-Marx-Allee 93A (10:00 am - 12:00 am)
Architektur & Design: How to Dior – Christian Dior and his successors |
Kulturforum Kunstgewerbemuseum (starts 10:00 am)
Theatre: Mord im Orientexpress | Komödie am Kurfürstendamm
im Schiller Theater (8:00 pm)
Show: FLYING DREAMS – Variety meets Street Dance
Wintergarten Varieté (3:30 pm)
Sunday, April 3
Show: Blue Man Group | Bluemax Theater (6:00 pm)
Theatre: Mord im Orientexpress | Komödie am Kurfürstendamm
im Schiller Theater (8:00 pm)
Show: FLYING DREAMS – Variety meets Street Dance
Wintergarten Varieté (3:30 pm)
Monday, April 4
Theatre: Mord im Orientexpress | Komödie am Kurfürstendamm
im Schiller Theater (8:00 pm)

SHOPPING
Berlin,
© Adrian Schulz
Mall of Berlin
mallofberlin.de
The heart of the heart - the highly prominent location in the city of Berlin
is absolutely unique and offers huge potential. A touristic highlight
and a Mecca for fashion and lifestyle.
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© Adobe Stock/Robepko
KaDeWe
kadewe.de
The Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe) is one of the most famous shopping
paradises in the world. You will find things here that you cannot
find anywhere else - especially in the gourmet department.
© imago images/Matthias Koch
EVENT TIPS: SPORTS
Berlin!
Friday, April 1
Soccer Bundesliga
1. FC Union Berlin vs. 1. FC Köln | Berliner Olympiastadion (8:30 pm)
Sunday, April 3
Basketball Bundesliga
Alba Berlin vs. Medi Bayreuth | Mercedes-Benz Arena (3:00 pm)
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FOOD & MORE
Berlin,
lon-mens-noodle-house.business.site
Lon Men´s Noodle House
Small snack restaurant with that
certain something. Noodles, tofu
and meat specialities from Taiwan.
Always well frequented, but
somehow there‘s always a free
table. You can also find the best
Asian soups in Berlin here.
El Reda
el-reda-restaurant.com
Very authentic Lebanese restaurant on the outskirts of Moabit, the part
of Berlin with the highest percentage of immigrants. The diversity of
the diners is unsurpassed, as are the dinners, either plated or handheld
shawarma in bread.
rueyamdoener.de
Rüyam Gemüse Döner
Very trendy & fantastically delicious,
guests even accept a halfhour
wait. Word of the quality
has gotten around, and the walls
are inscribed with notes of gratitude.
mutterhoppe.de
Mutter Hoppe
Big plates, honest beers. If you
love German and regional cuisine,
Mother Hoppe‘s in the Nikolai
Quarter in the heart of Berlin
is the place to go. Also ideal for
larger groups, preferably with advance
booking.
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TIP
mommsen-eck.de
Mommseneck - the house of 100 beers
Your jaw will drop when you see the list of famous guests who have dined
here. The traditional Charlottenburg pub, which opened in 1905, has hosted
such illustrious guests as Franz Kafka, Bertold Brecht, Marlene Dietrich,
Robert Koch, Romy Schneider, Udo Jürgens and many other German
icons. Draft beer bubbles out of 15 taps, and German specialties from
Berliner Eisbein (pork knuckles) to Königsberger Klopsen (meatballs) are
on a menu filled with hearty regional cuisine. This treasure is just off the
course of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, so foot-weary halfmarathon
finishers can treat themselves to a delicious pork knuckle and
a frothy beer after the race. Cheers!
© Adobe Stock/Hanohiki
Berlin!
Lost something?
→ Berlin‘s municipal
lost property
Tempelhof, Platz der Luftbrücke,
to the right of the
main entrance to the former
Tempelhof airport
where the HALF MARA-
THON EXPO takes place
+49 (0) 30 902 773 101

FAMILY
Berlin,
© SDTB/Hattendorf
Technikmuseum
technikmuseum.berlin
The colourful world of technology is brought to life here. The urge to
explore can be satisfied to one‘s heart‘s content. Discovering and experimenting
is also the motto for adults.
visitsealife.com/berlin
Sea Life & Aqua Dom
Dive into the magical
underwater world right
in the middle of the city,
where you can experience
the lives of the sea
dwellers up close.
© Adobe Stock/Rkbox
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SCC EVENTS would like
to thank its official
sponsors and partners
for their kind support
Der Polizeipräsident in Berlin | Berliner Feuerwehr
Der Tagesspiegel | Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
ADAC | | Mall of Berlin | WWF
Bezirksamt Mitte von Berlin
Berliner Tiefbauämter: Mitte-Tiergarten, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf,
Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain
Renault Retail Group Deutschland GmbH Niederlassung Berlin
Höffner Möbelgesellschaft GmbH & Co. KG
Senatsverwaltung für Inneres und Sport
Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt Abt. III — Geoinformation
Berliner Leichtathletik Verband e.V. | alle Medien

Who‘s that
running?
MARCEL SANDOW
The family man from
Zehdenick loves to walk
and swim through the
Brandenburg countryside.

Texte: Christian Ermert & Anja Herrlitz
The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2022 is one of the biggest half
marathon events in the world. We would like to introduce you to three of
the approximately 25,000 people who will be at the starting line on the
grand boulevard Straße des 17. Juni. One of them is a tough Brandenburger
who even runs and swims in the winter in the forests and lakes
north of Berlin. Marcel Sandow is a SwimRunner at heart. Nevertheless,
he can’t wait for the 21.1 kilometres through the capital.
Texte: Christian Ermert | Fotos: privat
Picture winter. Outside it’s
sub-freezing temperatures.
You’re sitting inside with your
family, enjoying a cup of coffee.
And suddenly you glimpse out
the window a couple of guys
running through the frost, soaking
wet and in wetsuits. Did
you really see that? Or was
that some kind of mirage?
That’s what Marcel Sandow
was thinking as he sat at the
coffee table with his parents
in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, on
that winter day in 2021. And he
recognized one of the wet runners.
It was Michael Gerlach,
whose wife works as a kindergarten
teacher in the kindergarten
that Marcel Sandow’s
children attend. “I immediately
approached him the next time I
met him at the children’s pickup,”
Marcel Sandow recalls,
“and he explained to me that
what I had seen was a Swim-
Run. I found it interesting and
I joined the group.”
Since then, Marcel Sandow has
also been out and about every
Sunday in the water-rich region
on the Havel River, about 60 kilo-
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WHO‘S THAT RUNNING?
metres north of Berlin. Together
with his colleagues from the club
Kreuz & Quer - SwimRun e.V., he
runs through the woods and
swims through the many former
clay pits in the area, which are
now filled with water.
Swimming in
former clay pits
In the 19th century, huge clay
deposits were discovered
around the small town of Zehdenick
with its 13,000 inhabitants,
which were mined and
used to produce bricks. These
pits have since become lakes
and ponds that, together
with the Havel River, form a
landscape ideal for combining
swimming and running. Such
SwimRuns originated in Scandinavia
and are now trending
in Germany as well.
“It’s just fun, healthy and a
great nature experience, because
we’re outdoor fans and
run off the beaten track on
small paths,” enthuses Marcel
Sandow. In the summer, he loves
the cool-down that swimming
provides after running.
“And in the winter, it toughens
you up.” The wetsuit, however,
makes the cold bearable, he
says. And when it’s really cold,
the SwimRunners warm up
from the irritated looks of those
out walking, who can hardly
believe what they are seeing.
SwimRunning
with the whole family
The fact that Marcel will be
running something as normal
as a half marathon in Berlin
on April 3 also has to do with
his hobby. The founder of the
Kreuz & Quer - SwimRun e.V. is
Michael Gerlach. He is a full-time
employee at SCC EVENTS
and naturally always does a bit
of promotion for their events
in his network., Marcel Sandow
has already experienced firsthand
how motivating the SCC
events are at the SwimRun
in Rheinsberg. “Now everyo-
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Marcel Sandow participates in
many running events with his
colleagues from „Kreuz & Quer
SwimRun e.V.“. And now he often
competes at SwimRuns with the
whole family.
ne in my family is a member
of Kreuz & Quer and everyone
participates in SwimRuns
in the summer.” Marcel trains
four times a week for his hobby:
on weekdays, it’s usually
a mix of Cross-Fit and circuit
training with kettle bells, then
on Sundays, the long run and a
swim are on the agenda.
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WHO‘S THAT RUNNING?
A half marathon and
marathon in two days
The fact that he trains so regularly
is still somewhat new
for him. For a long time, he
was a kind of “on-off runner”:
“Sometimes I ran almost every
day for a quarter of a year,
but then I didn’t run at all for a
few months,” recalls the family
man, whose children are seven
and five years old and whose
job it is to help ensure that the
waterways around Berlin are
in perfect condition. However,
he has always been quite persistent,
which he proved eight
years ago: In 2014, Zehdenick
started a campaign to become
the “Most Sporty City in
Germany”. To achieve this, the
people of Zehdenick were to
run as many kilometres as possible
in 29 hours. Marcel made
a big contribution to the town’s
goal: On the first day of the
campaign he ran a half marathon
and on the second day he
ran a marathon.
He has also participated in the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MA-
RATHON before. In 2019, however,
he had to start at the back
of the field due to inexperience
and push his way through half
the field to the front.
In Berlin, he has
set his goals at 1:35
He reached the finish line after
1:48 hours – a time that he
clearly undercut a year later
at the virtual half marathon
in 1:35:44 hours. And that’s
the direction he wants to go
in on April 3 – if he’s not slowed
down by knee problems,
which have been giving him
some issues during training
lately.
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Elmina Saksi will be travelling from
Sweden to try to finish in 1:20
hours at the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON. But that’s not
the only reason she is coming. After
two years of Corona days, she
and two friends finally want
to celebrate running together
again and enjoy the running
capital of Berlin.
Efficiency and fun
combined in one woman

WER WHO‘S LÄUFT THAT DENN RUNNING? DA?
Running teaches efficiency.
Anyone looking for proof
of this thesis should meet Elmina
Saksi. The 42-year-old from
Norrköping, Sweden, works as
a teacher at a high school, has
three children aged nine, eleven
and thirteen, and also runs her
own company as a nutritionist
and personal coach to help others
become fitter and healthier.
And as if all that were not
enough, she also can run a marathon
in 2:50 hours. Which, of
course, you can‘t do without almost
daily training. Her succinct
comment: “I always have a lot to
do, but running also helps me to
be more efficient.”.
Running helps to
be more efficient
And as if all that were not
enough, she also can run a marathon
in 2:50 hours. Which, of
course, you can‘t do without almost
daily training. Her succinct
comment: “I always have a lot
to do, but running also helps me
to be more efficient.” She is coming
to Berlin on the first weekend
in April to try to run the half
marathon in 1:20 hours. Most recently,
she won the marathon in
Antalya, Turkey, in early March.
In 2:59:01 hours. So her form
is right on target. „Maybe I can
also run a little faster,“ she hopes.
Coming to Berlin to fully
enjoy her favorite city
But anyone who now might think
that Elmina Saksi is completely
zoned in on performance and
hardly interested in anything
else is completely wrong. She
is also coming to Berlin to fully
enjoy her favorite city, even outside
of the race. After the long
isolation during Corona time,
she is starved for shared experiences
– both with running and
aside from it. „The best part of
running, after all, is doing it together,“
she says, looking back
on her Swedish COVID life. „I did
participate in a few races, but

that was when we simply met up
with 50 others in an industrial
area. Sure, we could run, but it
was pretty boring.“
Now she is looking forward
to the atmosphere in Berlin –
especially since in the winter in
her Swedish homeland people
are rarely out and about, even
without Corona looming. „And
that‘s completely different in
Berlin. There are people everywhere.
Most of them are in
a good mood. The city is just
cool and so lively,“ she says.
And she knows what she‘s talking
about. Her parents have
an apartment in the Wilmersdorf
district, which they often
use to visit Berlin. She has very
special memories of the 2018
BMW Berlin Marathon: At the
© Norbert Wilhelmi
ELMINA SAKSI
The Swedish woman recently won
the marathon in Antalya, Turkey.

very front, Eliud Kipchoge ran
a world record in 2:01:39 hours.
Less than an hour later, Elmina
Saksi also crossed the finish
line. In 2:58:39 hours, she managed
to run her first marathon
under three hours. „That
was my most beautiful running
experience,“ she says with shining
eyes and goose bumps on
her arms. „It was my goal for
so long to keep it under three
hours. To have done that gave
me wings for months afterward.“
wanted to know what something
like that felt like. And it felt good.
Damn good, in fact.
Since then, she has steadily increased
her running workload,
trains with a coach and is getting
faster and faster. She credits this
careful build-up for the fact that
she has so far been spared injuries.
She now trains six times a
week. Around her hometown of
Norrköping there are great landscapes
with forests, Baltic bays
and lakes, but Elmina Saksi still
She didn’t discover her
talent until she was over 30
She didn‘t start running until
she was already in her 30s. And
it was by pure chance. „I had
won a race entry for a women‘s
race,“ she says. „Until then I
didn‘t even know that running
was my thing or that I had any
talent for it.“ Before that, she
had trained mostly at the gym.
At the women‘s run, she went to
the start line because she just
WHO‘S THAT RUNNING?

almost always runs in the city.
„Open the front door and go – it
saves time,“ she says. And there
it is again, efficiency.
Celebrating running
with two friends
She usually runs early in the
morning, when her children are
still asleep. „Then we all have
breakfast together and it‘s the
perfect start to the day.“
She is travelling to the GENE-
RALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON
together with two friends who
also run. But that isn’t their
only reason for coming. „We
also plan on going sightseeing,
shopping, and eating delicious
food and drinking beer.“ They
will stay in the city for three
days and will take it in with all
their senses – and finally be
running fast again together
with others and sharing common
experiences in a city that
is one of the world capitals of
running.
Sweden‘s nature is magnificent.
Nevertheless, Elmina Saksi
usually trains in the city.
It‘s just faster.

WHO‘S THAT RUNNING?
Christian Giza loves competing
in big running events.
But the 45-year-old copywriter
has found it even better to
run in front of everyone else
and all alone on Berlin’s streets
when they are blocked off for
events in which he is not even
participating. At least that’s
the impression you get when
he recounts one of his most
memorable
running experiences.
It
was an early Sunday morning,
and he was, as so often, on
one of his running expeditions
through Berlin, where he
likes to drift past one historical
sight to the next. This time, his
path led him towards the Brandenburg
Gate. And as he turned
onto “Unter den Linden,”
CHRISTIAN GIZA
he suddenly registered that
the major street was closed to
cars. In a few minutes, the field
of big road race would be starting.
And so Christian Giza had
the whole grand boulevard to
the Brandenburg Gate and further
on down the Strasse des
17. Juni along the Tiergarten
park all to himself. „That was
amazing,“ he enthuses, although
of course he knows that
such a coincidence will and
must remain the exception.
He decides spontaneously each
Sunday what part of Berlin he
wants to explore during his long
run. He almost always prefers
running in the city to in nature.
“I live in Charlottenburg, and
the road to reach the Grunewald
forest is too far for me, so I prefer
to run to Alexanderplatz to
Participating in running events is the best according to Christian
Giza. Even when he just happens to be out on the course and
didn’t intend to participate at all.

A real event lover
Bei Lauf-Events mitzumachen ist
für Christian Giza das Größte. Sogar
dann, wenn er zufällig auf die
Strecke gerät und die Teilnahme gar
nicht beabsichtigt war.
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see what’s going on there, or to
Checkpoint Charlie for a change,
if I haven’t been there for a long
time.” He moved from Kiel to
Berlin 16 years ago and has by no
means had his fill of the capital’s
highlights.
Becoming a
„real“ runner
He usually has a half marathon in
his legs afterwards. He is proud
to have become a “real” runner
in recent years. And what is that,
a real runner? “Well, one who
participates in events and for
whom ten kilometres are no longer
a challenge, but the right distance.”
In the past, he recalls, he
would send a photo from every
5K run to his brother, but those
days are over now.
He runs three to four times a
week, always at least ten kilometres,
and on weekends does a
longer run through the city. In addition
to a few 10K races, he has
also participated in the GENE-
RALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Last summer, he participated in
the “Restart Run” after the long
break due to COVID. “And I did
everything wrong right away,”
he says, laughing. He charged off
at a much too fast pace, drank
too much at all the aid stations
and a whole banana was also
too much of a good thing on the
21.1-kilometre distance, which he
actually wanted to complete in
two hours. “From kilometre 17 on,
it was torture,” he recalls of the
run, which he eventually finished
in 2:16 hours.
WHO‘S THAT RUNNING?
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And yet, on those tough last
four kilometres, he had one of
his best experiences as a runner.
During a walking break, he met
another runner who was struggling
with knee problems. They
spurred each other on to keep
moving and to run a little bit further.
At some point, they both
saw the Brandenburg Gate and
looked into each other’s eyes.
And agreed: “Now we have to
run through the middle.” They
made it and were at the finish
line shortly thereafter. Christian
Giza is visibly moved at the memory
of it.
Goosebumps
before the start
Nevertheless, he wants to spare
himself such a difficult final
phase at the race on April 3. He
has trained well and will take it
easy. “Sweat and effort are part
of it,” he says, “and at the end
the legs may burn quietly, but I
don’t have to suffer such a collapse
as I did 2021 again.” And
then he looks forward to enjoying
the experience in the finish
area behind the Brandenburg
Gate.
Just like he will savour the
moments before the start,
which he is already looking
forward to so much. The excitement
starts the day before
the run upon arrival in the fantastic
buildings of the former
Tempelhof Airport: With the
so many and always friendly
people, with the feeling of holding
the race number in your
hands. Then getting ready for
the race the night before. The
right breakfast. The trip to
the start. The check-in at the
starting area on the Strasse
des 17. Juni. The loud announcements,
the rhythmic clapping.
“I’m getting goosebumps
already.” It somehow sounds
as if it is more fun for him after
all to experience events
together with thousands of
others than alone on already
blocked-off streets ...
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Christian Giza prefers to do his long runs through the middle of Berlin.

BEHIND THE SCENES
The
medal
man

Restart Running - that was the motto of the Generali Berlin
Half Marathon as well as the BMW Berlin Marathon,
which SCC successfully implemented, thus ushering a return
to running events in the fall of 2021 after a long break
due to COVID. This was only possible because the many
volunteers also returned and contributed to their success
before, during and after the race. Whether at the aid stations
or the race kit distribution, along the course or at
the finish line handing out medals, the volunteers ensured
that the athletes could really enjoy their race. One of them
is Dirk Richter. We would like to introduce the man who
makes sure that everyone who reaches the finish line
receives the much-coveted finisher medals.
Text: Vincent Dornbusch | Photos: SCC EVENTS

Dirk Richter is 39 years
old, an IT specialist and a
family man. At the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON, he
is the team leader responsible
for the area where the medals
and the foils to protect the runners
from getting chilled are
handed out. He has been with
the team since 2006 and in his
current position of responsibility
for about ten years.
The medal mission
starts super early
On the day of the event, everything
has to fit together: The
many volunteers have to be in
position and all the materials
must be in the right place so
that things can be carried out as
planned. Accordingly, such a day
starts early for Dirk—very early,
sometimes between five and six
in the morning. The area at the
finish line has to be prepared,
checked to make sure all the medals
are there and that the foil
packages are in the right places.
Dirk first sets up the area and
gets everything organised. When
the team arrives, he can immediately
provide the briefing and
needed supplies to the other volunteers.
The medals are unpacked
and hung on medal stands.
The helpers—on marathon day
around 90 to 100 people in Dirk‘s
team—have to understand the
procedures. There can be no
traffic jams in the corridors at
the finish line. The finishers get
corralled into lanes and have to
move on quickly after the medals
have been handed out. Another
point to pay attention to: There
are always people who want to
snag two medals, one for their
grandma, for example. Of course,
that is not included in the calculations.
Goosebumps
at the finish line
Only when the medals are hanging
and rattling from the volunteers‘
arms ready to be placed
around the finishers’ necks
can Dirk relax for a moment.
By that point, most of the hard
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This is what the medal looks like that Dirk Richter‘s
team will award to everyone who finishes the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON on April 3, 2022

When running
dreams ...
work has already been done.
Then, it is all about the goosebumps,
as the moment the
runners receive their medals at
the finish line is a very special
one. Some are pretty exhausted,
but most are just incredibly
happy.
How did Dirk decide to become
a volunteer in the first place? It
was at a soccer match, he recalls,
here in Berlin. In the stadium, he
became aware of the volunteers
and started to take an interest in
such a job. His first assignment,
Dirk laughs, was the Airport Run
2006, which had to be canceled
right away because of the heat.
But that didn‘t discourage him—
on the contrary.
There are many reasons for volunteering.
Dirk‘s answer: „It‘s a
good advertisement for the city
of Berlin when an event goes
well and people say after the
event, ‚Wow, the Berlin Mara-

thon really was exciting!’. When
people at the finish line say:
‘You volunteers did a really good
job again’. When the runners
say: ‘Man, Berlin was really fun
again’.“
And the runners show their gratitude:
especially after COVID,
everyone was very grateful that
the volunteers had now also
thrown themselves back into
the middle of things and made
the race possible. During the
half marathon in August 2021
and the marathon in September,
you could sense how the
runners and volunteers really
wanted to get back out there.
It was an emotional moment,
for Dirk and his team, too. All
the volunteers felt like: “Hey,
we were able to organise a marathon
from the Majors Series
under such difficult conditions,
and that is a really, really great
accomplishment.”
... come true

ON JULY 30TH

The
fastest night in
Berlin turns
30
Those who have experienced it once want to do it again and again! At
the finish line of the adidas Runners City Night, the happiness hormones
simply rush through the bodies of the athletes. The brightly and sparkling
finish gate, the iconic Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church as a backdrop,
enthusiastic spectators, that summer feeling, samba bands and cheerleaders
and all that with the famous shopping boulevard Ku‘Damm under
the soles of the shoes on the feet flying over the asphalt. Something like
this has addictive potential! Anyone who ends up here is sure to return.
Text: Vincent Dornbusch | Photos: SCC EVENTS

On July 30, 2022, the traditional
event in City West
will celebrate a big anniversary.
The 30th edition is coming up
and it is time to celebrate! The
adidas Runners, who have been
supporting the race since 2016
and keep adding to its appeal,
know this too. Since then, the
entertainment program on Breitscheidplatz
has reached new dimensions:
The cool stage, groovy
vibes from hip DJ‘s, food &
drinks galore, interesting offers
and many attractions in the party
village between the Memorial
Church and the Europa Center
are all the rage.
A colourful and
international mix
There will also be a vibrant
sporting event. The classic 10K
run will kick off at 8:30 pm.
That is exactly 32 minutes be-
fore the sun will sink below the
horizon. The journey into the
long dark night can begin. Those
who want to go shorter or
faster can try the 5K and 10K
inline skating events earlier in
the evening.
adidas Runners
set the mood
Since the adidas Runners
joined the event, the field of
participants has also become
both increasingly female and
international. This is a very
positive effect, which SCC
EVENTS welcomes, as it fits
in with the increasingly diverse
appearance of all events in
Berlin.
Would you also like to be inspired
by this very special
feeling of the adidas Runners
City Night? Then register here
now! www.berlin-citynight.de
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R E G I S T E R
JULY 30, 2022
ADIDAS RUNNERS
CITY NIGHT
N O W
Where the photos shine most brightly
The first glow-in-the-dark medal is not only perfect for adidas Runners
City Night, it also lends itself to the perfect finisher selfie. Whether solo or
with other night runners, whether with the church or the asphalt of the
Ku‘Damm in the background, this is a very special photo that should quickly
be shared with the enthusiastic running community.

HIGHLIGHTS 2022
Must Runs
D
L
H
B
Berlin
(& Rides)
by
Brandenburg

MAY 14, 2022
Die wichtigsten
Lauf-Events in der
Hauptstadt und im
Brandenburger Umland
By strong women,
for strong women
berliner-frauenlauf.de
18.000 women celebrate their special party at
Germanys biggest womens run in the heart of Berlin.
Distances
10 km (Running, Walking, Nordic Walking)
5 km (Running, Walking, Nordic Walking)
500 m/1,000 m Kid‘s Run

JUNE 9, 2022
Easy done!
Run in a team of 4 on a wonderful lap through
the historic city Brandenburg an der Havel.
The special team event in the middle of the summer.
Distances
4x5 km Relay
500 m/1,000 m Kid‘s Run
teamstaffel-brandenburg.de
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JUNE 26, 2022
Refreshingly
different!
www.swimrun-rheinsberg.de
Running across the forest or passing the castle Rheinsberg
and swimming through the cristal-clear lakes of the
surroundings – that is the ultimate experience of nature!
Distances
21,4 km SwimRun | 11,3 km Sprint SwimRun
4,4 km SuperSprint SwimRun (for Newbies)
0,9/1,8/2,7 km Youth SwimRun
500 m/1,000 m Kid‘s SwimRun

JULY 2/3, 2022
We ride
Berlin!
velocity.berlin
The exciting premiere of the new bicycle race on
Berlins big boulevards, passing the big sights of the
capital and finishing near the famous Brandenburg Gate.
Distances
60 km Bike Race City
120 km Bike Race City
Youth- and Kid‘s Race
42,195 km Bike Race Fixed42
VeloCity

Die
AUGUST 28, 2022
General
probe
The half marathon with the special atmosphere is taking place
in Berlins residential area. It has a long tradition and many
runners use it as a rehearsal (“Generalprobe“) for the highlight of
the year four weeks later, the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Distances
21.0975 km | 10 km | 500 m/1,000 m Kid‘s Run
FURTHER SCC EVENTS
berliner-generalprobe.de
Berliner Wasserbetriebe 5x5 km TEAM-Relay June 15 – 17, 2022
GERMAN MANAGEMENT RUN June 15, 2022
adidas Runners City Night July 30, 2022
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON September 24/25, 2022
Berlin New Year‘s Eve Run December 31, 2022

SUSTAINABILITY
7 steps for
environmental
protection

© iStock/Paolo Cipriani
Running without intact nature? That is a scary thought
for most of us. Those who want to run a half marathon
usually like to do some of our training in nature. Even if
we are drawn to the asphalt of the big city for the race –
endurance sports impact the environment. Protecting the
environment and keeping our impact on it to a minimum is
not only consistent with our beliefs and sensible, it is also
a matter close to our hearts. Environmental protection is
not a burden, but rather a task for everyone, which in part
is easier to realise than many assume. Here you can read
what steps will be implemented on the first weekend of
April in Berlin.

1 2
Thinking
in cycles
With around 35,000 participants,
the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON is one of
the largest events of its kind
in the world. The annual festival
of athletes requires not
only smooth organisation for
the participants, but also strategies
for avoiding waste and
conserving resources. In this
respect, too, all systems are
constantly optimised, including
thinking in terms of raw
material cycles.
Dealing
with water
Water is considered one of
the most valuable goods
in the world, after all, it
is the basis of all life. The
organisers of the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON
are well aware of this fact.
They therefore frequently
consider the handling of
precious water. Conserving
groundwater as well as a
sustainable use of drinking
water has top priority.
No long run is possible without water. The city‘s drinking water
network supplies almost all of the water for the race.
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© imago images/Sebastian Wells

Travel by bus and train is the most
environmentally friendly way to get
here, and in town participants can use
their race number for the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF-MARATHON as a BVG
ticket for free travel on public transit.
3 4
Green electricity as Reducing
an energy sourcee emissions
The topic of energy transition
is omnipresent in the
context of the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON. That
is why the organisers are in constant
exchange with partners and
service providers, with the aim of
using innovative energy concepts
during and around the event. For
example, since 2020 they have
exclusively been using green
electricity at all of the power
points. Certainly, the near future
will offer even more solutions for
efficient energy sources.
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The journey to and from the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON is one of the biggest
challenges in reducing
emissions. The organisers are
currently developing possible
concepts for this, for which
they are dependent on the
cooperation of the athletes.
Locally in Berlin, the runners
can use their race number for
the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON as a BVG ticket
for free travel on public transit.

The heat foils are not tossed out after use, but rather pressed into bales. The
raw material obtained in this manner can be used to make new foils.
5Conserving
The
resources
The organisers conserve resources
and avoid unnecessary
CO2 emissions. In all their processes,
they consider their actions
in order to protect the environment.
For some time now,
they have been producing the
event and finisher magazines
for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON only in digital format.
This saves paper and also
eliminates shipping, which has a
sustainable impact.
6
baling press
as an example
A good example of how
resources are conserved and
waste is reduced the baling
press. At the GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON 2022, a baling
press will be used for the first
time to press the heat foils that
are distributed in the post-finish
area into bales. They will then be
returned, and new heat foils can
be produced from the recovered
raw materials.
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In the past, each poncho was
packaged individually. Now,
they ship in batches of 100.
This reduces waste.
7Reducing
waste
Avoiding waste at the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON is one
of the most important goals in
terms of environmental protection.
A suitable example of this
are the ponchos, which used to
be individually packaged and are
now supplied in 100-piece bulk
packaging.

PERFECT PREPARATION
Your training is complete. You are waiting for the
race to finally get started. So here are a few good
tips for you for the final 72 hours before the
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Countdown
to the start
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The countdown begins with a lot of rest
THURSDAY, MARCH 31
In the last week of preparation, you should have already reduced your
training volume significantly. No new changes now. This is also called
the “tapering phase”. This will not only give your head a break, but resting
will also increase your performance. When you shift down a gear
after a hard workout phase, you increase the storage of carbohydrates
in your body. Your body can then recover. Your psyche is ready to do
great things. Any hard training just before the race would lower your
performance. Now the countdown to the start begins.
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12:30 p.m.: For lunch, it’s time to
start increasing your carbohydrate
intake once again in order to arrive
at the starting line with a full carb
load. Preferred foods from now on
should be pasta, rice or potatoes.
Full storage in your muscles and
liver will increase your endurance.
In addition to the increased carbohydrate
intake, you should also increase
your fluid intake in the last
few days before the half marathon.
A balanced water intake is one of
the keys to a successful race.
7:30 p.m.: For dinner you should have something tasty again with lots of
carbohydrates. And preferably with water or a fruit spritzer. It is time
now to avoid any alcoholic beverages.
10:00 p.m.: In the last week before the competition, you should try to get
enough sleep and rest. So go to bed early and sleep in!
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Arrive and take care of all formalities at the Expo
FRIDAY, APRIL 1
7:00 a.m.: Early Friday morning is the ideal time for those arriving by
car to make their way to Berlin. Weekend traffic jams usually don’t start
until around noon. Those who can get here early will save themselves a
lot of stress and can start the half marathon weekend more relaxed.
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2:30 p.m.: Now is a good time to
pick up your race documents and
take care of your corona protocol
at the expo. Very important in this
COVID year: you will get a wristband
with which you can prove
that you have been tested, vaccinated
or recovered. After that, you
can leisurely enjoy the expo.
7:30 p.m.: Treat yourself to a delicious, carbohydrate-rich meal at one of
Berlin’s beautiful restaurants. You’ll find a few tips here in this EVENT
Magazine. And then get to bed early: The second to last night before the
race is crucial to be fresh on day X. Get a good night’s sleep.
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Stretch your legs and plan your race
SATURDAY, APRIL 2
9:00 a.m.: Start the last day before the race with a hearty breakfast, and
then stretch your legs a bit - it doesn’t matter whether you jog three
kilometres or just go for a walk. But it shouldn’t take longer than 20 to
30 minutes, otherwise you’ll burn up energy that you won’t have on race
day.
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2:30 p.m.: Take a little siesta or a
moment to plan your race. First
of all, if you haven’t already done
so, you should calculate a realistic
finish time. This works well with
the formulas that the U.S. training
scientist Pete Riegel created
in the 1970s on the basis of empirical
studies. You can calculate
realistic target times for the half
marathon based on your current
times for shorter distances.
5,000-metre time x 4.667
10,000-metre time x 2.223
Once you’ve set your goal time,
define the split times you want
or the heart rate zone you want
to run at. Many runners “race”
best at a steady pace as much as
possible. However, during a half
marathon or marathon, it’s not always
easy to maintain your target
split times in the first few miles.
Take this into account when planning
your run and allow for slower
times for the first few kilometres.
After a few thousand metres, the
field has usually already spread
out considerably, and you can run
your own race without any problems.
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Pasta party and setting the alarm clock early
SATURDAY, APRIL 2 & SUNDAY, APRIL 3
7:00 p.m.: Even if you’ve been eating a high-carb diet for a few days - the
classic pasta the night before the race is both good for you and fun. But
of course it can be potatoes, rice or bread again, if you prefer. You can
also treat yourself to a beer or a glass of wine if you like. Some people
find this helps them to relax before an exciting day.
11:00 p.m.: Would you like to sleep, but can’t? Don’t worry: The last night
before the race is not the most important. Very few people are able to
sleep for seven or eight hours straight. There is nothing you can really
do about the anticipation. In addition, the alarm clock will be going off in
the early hours of the morning as the race starts at nine o’clock.
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8:00 a.m.: Depending on the length
of your journey to the start, set
off now in the direction of Tiergarten.
By public transport, of course.
Take a sports drink, a banana or a
muesli bar with you to replenish
your energy.
8:45 a.m.: A tricky issue on race
day is going to the bathroom. The
line in front of the port-a-potties
in the starting area is often
long. At the same time, everyone
is on edge because no one wants
to hear the starting shot be fired
while still at the porta-potties.
The ideal situation would therefore
be to take care of your business
in peace and quiet at home or in
the hotel. But that doesn’t always
work - especially since you will be
hydrating before the race. So plan
a pit-stop buffer time of 15 minutes
before the start.
7:00 a.m.: Get up at least three
hours before the start, as that’s
how long your body needs to be
fully functional.
7:30 a.m.: Even if you’re not a
breakfast person, you should still
eat something light and rich in
carbohydrates. Classics: wholegrain
toast with honey or muesli
with a few fruits - basically, eat just
as you would before a normal training
session.
9:00 a.m.: Time to gradually make
your way to the starting blocks. If
you want to warm up, it is better to
do so before you enter the fenced
in area, where there‘s more space.
10:05 a.m.: The race starts with the
shot of the starting gun, but your
net time is not taken until you
cross the starting line. So there’s
no need to be overly hectic when
you start running. Just remember
to start your watch when you cross
the starting line. Let’s go, have fun!
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The
Skaters’
Race

Spring vibes
on wheels
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Finally, we can get going again!
Look forward to spring fever pure
at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON.
With the milder temperatures,
the fast-paced
roller sport is awakening from
hibernation and reclaiming the
streets. When the first starting
shot is fired for the inline
skaters 9:30 a.m. on Sunday
morning, there will be no stopping
them! The wheeled masses
will set off from the middle of
the Tiergarten on the grand
boulevard Strasse des 17. Juni.
From here, the spectacular tour
passes numerous highlights: the
Victory Column and Charlottenburg
Palace, along the famous
Ku‘damm shopping street, the
grand squares Potsdamer Platz
and Leipziger Platz, along the
historic Gendarmenmarkt to
the finish line just behind the
Brandenburg Gate.
#RESTARTSKATING
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INLINE SKATING
HALF-MARATHON EXPO
at Tempelhof Airport
As usual, check-in for the race
will take place at the former
Tempelhof Airport. All participants
will receive their race
kits there. Of course, all while
keeping a safe distance and in
compliance with all necessary
hygiene safety measures.
Kids Skating
for the youngsters
After a break due to COVID, the
HALF MARATHON EXPO will
finally be back for the youngest
skaters, too. On Saturday
A P R I L 2: K I D S
STARTING AT:
1:00 P.M.
REGISTRATION
ON SITE
ENTRY FEE:
5 EURO
S K AT I N G
afternoon, Kids Skating offers
races for children and youth
not older than 13 years, in agedependent
distances from 500
to 2,000 metres. All kids can
join in, even beginners are welcome,
because the most important
thing is to have fun on
wheels! Everyone who wants
to get a taste of competition
without any pressure can start
relaxed in the „Beginner“ category
without timekeeping.
Scooter racing
for all!
Whether on a kickboard or
scooter, whether with two or
three wheels - everything is
allowed in the scooter race. A
double start is also possible:
first on skates, then on a scooter.
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GERMAN INLINE CUP:
Now with a new team classification
The GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON is also the traditional
start of the GERMAN INLINE
CUP (GIC), the most important
European race series. And it‘s
not just for the pros. Fitness
skaters can also get their money‘s
worth at the five races in
Germany and Austria and can
collect points for the overall vic-
tory with every start. This year,
for the first time, there will also
be a team classification in both
the speed and the fitness division,
in which women‘s, men‘s,
and mixed teams can compete.
The grand finale of the GIC is, as
always, at the BMW BERLIN-MA-
RATHON, this year on September
24, 2022.
EVENTS
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INLINE SKATING
Course records Men: Bart Swings 29:38 (2021) | Women: Sandrine Tas (BEL) 36:12 (2021)
Pure excitement
among
the elite
skaters
In 2021, Bart
Swings and Felix
Rhijnen were the
first inline
skaters to stay
under 30 minutes
on the half
marathon distance
in Berlin. Both
finished in exactly
29:38 minutes, but
because the Belgian
Swings crossed the
finish line first,
he is listed as the
sole course record
holder.

In the men‘s race, all eyes will
be on Felix Rijhnen, who has
switched back to skates after
his surprise start at the Beijing
Olympics. Together with Bart
Swings, he set a new course
record at last year‘s GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
With their shared time of 29:38
minutes, both stayed under the
magic limit of 30 minutes for
the first time. On April 3, Rijhnen
will compete without his
Powerslide Racing teammate
Swings, but he will be backed
up by promising youngsters
Jason Suttels (BEL) and Valentin
Thiebault (FRA). Team EOSkates
is sending Frenchmen
Nolan Beddiaf (European Marathon
Champion 2021 and
runner-up at the BMW Berlin
Marathon 2019) and Martin
Ferrie to Berlin. The Rollerblade
team will be attending
with Matteo Barison (ITA) and
Doucelin Pédicone (FRA), third
in the 2021 GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON, as well as
Quentin Gidaudeau (FRA) and
Dane Viktor Thorup, who also
skated in Beijing. They will all
be fighting for spots on the
podium.
Katharina Rumpus is the
favourite under a new name
In the women‘s race, Katharina
Rijhnen (née Rumpus) from
Darmstadt and Josie Hofmann
from Erfurt of the Powerslide
Racing team will be favourites
at the start. Katharina Rijhnen
has already won the GENERALI
BERLIN HALF MARATHON four
times under the name Rumpus.
After her marriage with
Felix Rijhnen, she now is starting
under a new name. The
biggest competition comes in
the form of Alicia Delhommais
(FRA) and the Italian Veronica
Luciani from Team Rollerblade,
as well as last year‘s European
marathon champion Marine
Lefeuvre (FRA) from EOSkates.
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REVIEW OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
© imago images/Belga
S A V E
T H E
APRIL 2, 2023
GENERALI BERLIN
HALF MARATHON
REGISTRATION
STARTS ON
APRIL 7, 2022
D AT E !

Swings with
Golden Wings!
BART SWINGS
Born: 1991
Residence: Herent (Belgium)
Team: Powerslide Racing
Greatest successes on the ice
Olympics 2018: Silver (mass start)
Olympics 2022: Gold (mass start)
Greatest successes on the road
Winner BMW BERLIN MARATHON
2013-2018 and 2021
Winner GENERALI BERLINER
HALBMARATHON 2012 and 2021
Several athletes who were successful in speed skating at the
Olympic Winter Games in Beijing will now compete on inline
skates in Berlin. The star on ice was Bart Swings from Belgium,
who has dominated the scene on wheels for years and
won the BMW BERLIN MARATHON seven times. Now the exceptional
athlete has finally arrived at Olympus on ice as well.
Gold for Bart Swings in the mass start! Tactically clever, he
initially held back in the final race and then flew away from
the competition in the decisive sprint to the finish.

REVIEW OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
FELIX RIJHNEN
Born: 1991
Residence: Darmstadt
Team: Powerslide Racing
Club: ERSG Darmstadt
Profession: Police Superintendent
Greatest successes on the ice
3rd World Cup 2021 (mass start)
Participation
Olympic Games Beijing 2022
Greatest successes on the road
World Champion Marathon 2018
Winner
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2019
Winner GENERALI BERLIN HALF
MARATHON 2014/2015
© imago images/Xinhua
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» Thrilled by the
Olympics
31-year-old Felix Rijhnen from Darmstadt is considered
the most successful German inline skater.
After six years of solely competing on wheels, he
took his skates out of the closet again in 2021 and
surprisingly qualified for Beijing. Here he describes
his experiences.
»
“The first few days in Beijing
in particular were a real thrill
for me. It was simply impressive
to see how big sport can
be, what a huge stage you get
as an athlete at the Olympics,
all the attention and appreciation,
that was a very nice experience.
Of course, it was also
three very long and intensive
weeks, also due to the fact that
there was a very concrete dan-
ger from COVID for us. From a
sporting point of view, I am satisfied,
at least with the 5,000
metres (13th place). In the mass
start it didn‘t go quite as well
as I had hoped. But that‘s how
it is in sport.
I trained a lot with Bart in Beijing;
we did the entire preparation
for the mass start together.
And the fact that he
won the Olympic gold medal
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REVIEW OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
in the end was just fantastic.
I could only watch the race
from the stands, but I was really
proud of him. He skated a
really strong race. I was super
happy that I could be there
live. It‘s not every day that
one of my best friends becomes
an Olympic champion. It
was very emotional and very
beautiful. There is no one I
would have wished this on
more and who deserved this
victory more.“
Last year Felix Rijhnen and Bart Swings rolled across the finish line together,
setting a fantastic new course record with their time of 29:38 minutes

Natur, Sport und
Kultur vor den
Toren Berlins
Auf rund 230 Kilometern verläuft die Flaeming-Skate
durch Wälder, Wiesen und Felder, fernab von störendem
Straßenverkehr. Die zwei bis drei Meter breite Bahn aus
feinstem Asphalt führt vorbei an idyllischen Dörfern und
Städten im Niederen Fläming und Baruther Urstromtal.
Unweit von Berlin kann man hier in der Natur aktiv
Urlaub machen und die Freizeit genießen.
www.aeming-skate.de

INLINE SKATING
Finally
back in
Berlin
Josie Hofmann, 25, from Erfurt,
is a successful inline skater who
also dreams of competing in the
Olympic Games in speed skating.
She explains the different
challenges of both sports.
JOSIE HOFMANN
Born: 1996
Residence: Erfurt
Team: Powerslide Racing
Club: ESC Erfurt
Profession: Student of Prevention and
Health Management
Greatest successes on the ice
German Champion 2020 (mass start)
Participation Neo-Senior World Cups 2019/20
Greatest successes on the road
World Champion Relay 2016,
3rd European Championships Marathon 2019
Participation in the World Games 2017

This is how the inline
season will continue in Berlin
We have rarely seen you in Berlin in
the past few years. Now you will be
at the start of the GENERALI BER-
LIN HALF MARATHON with your new
team Powerslide Racing. How did
this development come about?
I have always trained a lot on inline
skates, but both the half marathon
and the marathon often
didn‘t fit in with the ice training.
I have strictly separated ice and
inline training in the past years
and was exclusively on the ice
from September to April.
How does the training for the two
sports differ?
Interval training is important for
inline skaters because the races
are very tactical and the pace
changes constantly. It‘s about
winning and not so much about
the time. On the ice, on the other
hand, it‘s about covering a
distance in the fastest possible
time. And that means being able
to skate as fast as possible at a
steady pace. Accordingly, we often
train close to competition
speed on the ice as well.
July 30, 2022
adidas Runners City Night
The fastest night in Berlin
Register now!
Known as „Ku‘damm without a
speed limit“, the adidas Runners
City Night is a very special summer
highlight. The 10-kilometre race
takes place on Berlin‘s most popular
shopping street. Fitness skaters
can use the race as a relaxed introduction
to the sport, while the pros
will be fighting for strategic positions
and high-speed duels.
September 24, 2022
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
The world‘s largest inline marathon
Register now!
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON offers
a perfect stage for different
ambitions. While serious skaters
hunt for new personal best times,
fitness skaters can simply take it
easy and enjoy the sightseeing tour
through the capital. The most important
thing to know is that there
are still starting spots available—in
contrast to the runners‘ marathon,
which is already fully booked.

INLINE SKATING
The mass start on the ice seems to
be a perfect format for inline skaters.
Why?
Yes, that‘s right. Here we can
skate in the field instead of alone
against the clock. When our
opponents are around us, we
can use all our tactical knowhow
from the road races. We
have to keep a close eye on
what the opponents are doing
at all times, position ourselves
optimally in the field and be able
to react quickly on the track or
in the sprint to the finish.
What tips do you have for the start
of the half marathon season? Especially
for those who have not been
able to train as much on wheels in
recent weeks?
Just have fun and enjoy the
special atmosphere in Berlin,
no matter what the clock
says. There is no other city
where every event is so fantastic.
Get back the joy and
motivation of skating and
then you can step on the
gas at the BMW BERLIN
MARATHON in the fall.
Here Josie Hofmann leads the field at the German Championships
© imago images/Ernst Wukits

EQUIPMENT
Energy for
your training
May we introduce you to the new Solarglide 5 from adidas? It is a reliable
all-around running shoe with an environmentally conscious design
that provides runners with optimal energy return. It supports you when
training for the half marathon and all other distances.

PRODUCT NOVELTY: THE SOLARGLIDE 5 FROM ADIDAS
WOMEN‘S VERSION
The latest addition to adidas‘
popular Solarglide product
family puts regular running first.
The adidas Solarglide 5 is designed
to provide runners with the
perfect fit. As with the Ultraboost
22, the women‘s model of
the Solarglide 5 has been explicitly
adapted to the specifics of
the female foot anatomy.
The midsole of the running shoe
has been completely redesigned
compared to the previous
Solarglide 4. The new model is
equipped with a double bubble
boost midsole in the forefoot
and rearfoot. This consists of
hundreds of fused capsules that
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provide the necessary energy
boost with every step. A fully
featured EVA platform, called
the Control Platform, allows for
smooth transitions in motion.
Between the Bubble Boost midsole
and the Control Platform
is an advanced LEP 2.0 system,
where LEP stands for „Linear
Energy Push.“
This provides additional support.
In addition, the newly designed
crash pad in the heel
area optimises the landing with
every step. The interaction of
all midsole elements provides
an outstanding running feel in
the €140 shoe. The proven Continental
outsole remains the
first choice in the new style. The
running shoe has a 10mm heelto-toe
drop and weighs 335
grams in the sample size.
The environmentally conscious
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design of the Solarglide 5 includes
a knit Primeblue upper that
is partially made from Parley
Ocean Plastic. This material is
made from processed plastic
waste collected from remote
islands, beaches and coastal
areas before it enters the ocean.
The Solarglide 5‘s step-in comfort
has been optimised, with
materials that provide greater
comfort and a softer feel in the
heel and tongue areas.
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Organisation
Promoter
Sport-Club Charlottenburg e.V.
Organiser
SCC EVENTS GmbH
Olympiapark Berlin
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14053 Berlin
Tel. 030 – 301 288 10
Fax 030 – 301 288 20
www.scc-events.com
Management & Team Leading
Managing Directors
Christian Jost, Jürgen Lock
Race Director
Mark Milde
Operations Director
Carsten Humrich
Leading Participant Management
Antje Jüntgen
Team Leading Media Relations & Editorial
Robert Fekl, Jochen Schmitz
Team Leading Operations
Michael Gerlach
Team Leading Sponsoring
Jennifer Barthel
Team Leading Participant Management
Judy Kumutat
Organisational team
GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON
Participant Management
Sylvia Ackermann, Linda Baumgart,
Dominic Beblie, Mareike Dehmel, Anika Günther,
Miriam Halbach, Sarah Hecker, Fredericke Klee,
Janine Kumutat, Jasper Lock, Tjada Lock,
Anja Lüthke, Anja Reisner, Britt Munzlinger,
Frederick Niemand
Athlete Hospitality
Nadine Mietke
EXPO
Sven Alex, Oliver Simon, Aleksandra Brevda,
Christian Heidrich
Broom Wagon
Christian Löw
Family Gathering Point
Bastian Klemke
Driving Service
Gabi Mahn, Mario Mahn, Hendrik Hübscher
Grüne Linie
Wolfgang Weising
Green Line
Ulrich Anke
Volunteer Management
Ralf Burzlaff, Sonja Glauert, Vivian Schneider
Inline Skating
Gerte Buchheit, Rick Gaedke
Clothing Drop-Off
Peter Fielhauer, Yves Imbert
Poncho hand-out
Vivien Wichert
Media Relations & Editorial/Media Center
Antonia Böhme, Gerte Buchheit,
Vincent Dornbusch, Robert Fekl, Isabel Krüger,
Diana Putzu, Jochen Schmitz, Thomas Steffens,
Frauke Constantin, Jakob Wartchow, Jörg Wenig

Sponsoring
Nicole Altenhof, Dominique Schwarz,
Ines Rentsch, Frauke Binder, Lara Vogel,
Vivian Wolf, Dominik Rosenau, Pablo Haigis
Massage Services
Matthias Vogel
Office
Aike Fokkena, Antonella Giglio, Sandra Kinkel,
Yvonne Meissner, Monika Nagel
Sports & Medicine
Angela Hänsel, Fabian Köppe,
Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Matthias Krüll, Dr. med.
Margit Lock, Simone Salzger, Felix Scholkmann,
Medical Team SCC EVENTS
Music/Course
John Kunkeler
Police Head of Operations
PD Drechsler, Leiter Abt. Verkehr
Protocol/VIP
Monika Nagel, Rotraud Zylka, Marion Strolz
Announcer
Jonas Frank, Dr. Karsten Holland
Start
Maureen Kirner, Marcel Heß, Steffen Kirner,
Roland Winkler, Achim Rau, Odin Reinhardt
Course
Gregor Pfennig
Course Measuring
John Kunkeler, Gregor Pfennig
Aid Stations
Max Roy
Operations
Oliver Bach, Ümit Cakmak, Christian Fahr,
Michael Gerlach, Daniel Hoppe,
Carsten Humrich, Robert Müller, Achim Rau
Medical Service
Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V.
Aid Stations
5 km: Nordberliner Lauffreunde
Leading: Jörg Busche
10 km: SCC-Langstreckler
Leading: Detlef Kinski
14 km: Betriebssportverband Berlin e.V.
Leading: Antje Köhler
17,5 km: Birkenheide
Leading: Gunter Gerstenberger
Finish: ABC Zentrum Berlin
Leading: Kai-Thomas Arndt
Medal hand-out: Dirk Richter
IMPRINT
Event Magazine
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON
Publisher
SCC EVENTS GmbH
Responsible for Content
Christian Jost, Jürgen Lock
Production
DLM RunMedia GmbH, Köln
Editorial Team
Vincent Dornbusch, Jochen Schmitz,
Christian Ermert, Jörg Wenig,
Carsten Drecoll, Gerte Buchheit
Graphics
CNG sports & media GmbH, Köln
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