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Berlin Marathon

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

Epic · held by 195 collectors

The Berlin Marathon is the world's fastest marathon course — a 42.195-kilometre race held annually in late September on a route through central Berlin whose flat profile and typically cool autumn temperatures have produced more marathon world records than any other course: Eliud Kipchoge's 2:01:09 (2022, current world record), Tigst Assefa's 2:11:53 (2023, women's world record), and the majority of sub-2:03 marathon performances in history have been set on the Berlin course. The course's speed characteristics — minimal elevation change (net 11-metre loss, with a maximum single-kilometre gain of under 10 metres), a route through the former border zone between East and West Berlin (whose wide post-reunification boulevards provide optimal wind shielding), and the Brandenburg Gate finish (whose symbolic weight as the site of German reunification adds motivational significance to the race's final metres) — make Berlin the destination of choice for elite marathon runners targeting records and competitive athletes pursuing personal bests.

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