Berlin Half shockers
Kenya’s Andrea Kiptoo won the Berlin Half Marathon in 59:11, while Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw topped the women in 1:05:07 — both headline times from March 29. Germany’s Amanal Petros ran 59:22 to break his national record and move to fourth‑fastest in European history (world-track.org) (european-athletics.com).
The 45th GENERALI Berlin Half Marathon brought a record-scale mass field, with organisers saying more than 40,000 runners registered from roughly 134 nations for the anniversary edition. (yumpu.com) Race weekend also featured the new Garmin BERLIN MILE, which drew about 3,000 starters on the day before the half-marathon. (generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de) A planned pacemaker, Dennis Kipkemoi, kept going after his pacing duties and held on to finish second — an uncommon pivot from pacemaker to podium finisher in elite road racing. (generali-berliner-halbmarathon.de) Amanal Petros lowered his own German half‑marathon record set in Berlin in 2025 (59:31) by nine seconds and races for Hannover 96; he also holds the German marathon best of 2:04:03 from Valencia in December 2025. (leichtathletik.de) (worldathletics.org) The women’s podium was completed by Kenya’s Daisilah Jerono in second and Veronica Loleo in third, while Germany’s Esther Pfeiffer was the top European finisher in fifth with a lifetime best. (watchathletics.com) (world-track.org) Berlin’s race continues as a World Athletics Label Road Race and a member of the SuperHalfs circuit, reinforcing its place as an early-season fast-course target for elite and mass runners alike. (superhalfs.com) (worldathletics.org)
