Berlin half — record turnout
The 45th Berliner Halbmarathon (Mar 28–29) drew roughly 48,000 runners and walkers — the largest turnout in the event's history. (endurance.biz) Kenya's Andrea Kiptoo won the race, and Germany's Amanal Petros finished third while setting a new national half‑marathon best. (sportschau.de) (laufen.de)
Organisers said the two‑day 45th event drew roughly 48,000 participants in total, with the entry list including about 42,563 runners and a strong turnout of inline skaters and other categories. (endurance.biz) Race-day conditions were described as cold but sunny, and the elite men's finish produced an unusually close timing line with the leading pacemaker recorded with the same finish time as the front runner. (generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de) Several men went under the one‑hour mark on the fast Berlin course; the third‑place performance established a new national benchmark and came nine seconds quicker than the athlete’s previous German record from 2025. (leichtathletik.de) The women’s podium featured a winning time of 1:05:07, with the next two finishers separated by seconds and Germany’s Esther Pfeiffer posting a lifetime best of 1:07:25 among the top European performers. (watchathletics.com) Organisers used the 45th anniversary to launch new race features, including the Garmin BERLIN MILE event and an updated race app with live tracking, while SCC Events streamed live coverage via its YouTube channel. (rrm.com)
