Contemplative
21.1 km
5:40 /km
Tiergarten loops.
Photo · Berlin Marathon Race Library
Berlin, Germany·Europe·SeptemberWorld Major
BMW Berlin Marathon
City, flat, fast.
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- Official distance
- 42.195 km
- Elevation gain
- +78m
- Mindful tempo
- 5:00 /km — flowing
- Character
- City, flat, fast
The world's fastest course — most modern world records were set here. From Tiergarten to the Brandenburg Gate.
Because uninterrupted rhythm is medicine — this course lets the body forget the clock.
Wide boulevards ask for a repeated inner cue every 5 km — a single word, held gently.
Course
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Course line · live Xymove map
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
42.195 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom52.516, 13.378
Elevation profile
+78 m gainPeak 78 m · 42.195 km
Elevation profile: total gain 78 metres, peak 78 m above start, low 0 m.A gentle profile — the course rewards patience rather than power.
Berlin52.516, 13.378
Race Day
Practical & atmospheric notes
Kind shoulder-season conditions — mild mornings, arm-sleeves off by kilometre eight for most runners.
A Major start line: elite corrals, live broadcast helicopters overhead, a hundred thousand hearts syncing. Arrive early, breathe long, let the noise be weather rather than pressure.
World-class crowd support — dense from start to finish, with famous cheer corners that will lift you when the legs won't.
A quieter stretch usually opens up between km 17 and km 23 — an interior mile to return to yourself before the final push.
Sealed city tarmac — closed to traffic on race day
The official road is fully sealed and step-free on race day. Handcyclists routinely start with the elite wave; strollers welcome in the shakeout events.
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Recovery
Spree walk, warm apfelstrudel, sauna evening.
Along the line
Course imagery
Soul-Tuned Variations
One race, three ways to run it.
Recovery echo
6 km
6:30 /km
Around Tempelhof Field.
Stronger
42.195 km
4:10 /km
Even PR attempt.
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