Berlin Half Marathon Today
Berlin’s 45th Generali Berliner Halbmarathon is taking over the city today with over 40,000 runners and Mayor Kai Wegner formally starting the race — massive street closures and a city‑wide route are in play. (tagesspiegel.de) Petros set a new course record and the event’s photo galleries are already filling with finish‑line shots and urban scenes from the race. (reutersconnect.com)
Organisers confirmed the 45th GENERALI Berliner Halbmarathon was held on Sunday, 29 March 2026, with the event listing more than 40,000 starters on the official race page. (generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de) Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner officially opened the race by pressing the starter buzzer as thousands of participants set off from the central start zone. (reutersconnect.com) The men’s elite podium was led by Kenya’s Andrea Kiptoo in 59:11, with pacemaker Dennis Kipkemoi recorded the same finish time and Amanal Petros placing third in 59:22. (watchathletics.com) Amanal Petros’s 59:22 was reported as a new German half‑marathon record, shaving nine seconds off his previous national best. (leichtathletik.de) Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw won the women’s race in 1:05:07, while Germany’s fastest woman in the field, Esther Pfeiffer, finished fifth in 1:07:25. (watchathletics.com) The flat 21.097‑kilometre route started on Straße des 17. Juni, ran past landmarks including the Siegessäule (Victory Column) and Checkpoint Charlie, and finished at the Brandenburg Gate, triggering extensive city traffic advisories and road closures for the day. (races.runna.com) Organisers said the race was sold out after record fields in previous years and draws elite athletes plus mass participants from well over 100 nations; international agencies and the event’s photo partners rapidly published finish‑line galleries and DPA/Reuters image sets. (rrm.com)
