Overview

• More than 37,000 registrations set a new Cologne record as Esther Pfeiffer won the half marathon in 1:07:28, lowering the event mark and moving to No. 3 on Germany’s all-time list.
• Kenya’s Barnaba Kipkoech won Cologne’s marathon in a course-record 2:06:53, while Ethiopia’s Fantu Shugi took the women’s race in 2:29:11.
• Germany’s Jonathan Dahlke was seventh in Cologne in 2:18:09 as rain and wind accompanied large crowds and forced prior-day cancellations of a kids’ run and a shake-out event.
• Bremen’s 20th edition drew about 11,000 participants, with Recep Arslan declared the marathon winner in 2:33:54 after chip data confirmed he started with the marathon field despite a 10 km bib; Tineke Kuphal won the women’s race in 3:06:49.
• Both cities implemented extensive street closures and transit changes through the afternoon, with Cologne warning of disrupted lines until roughly 18:45 and cleanup preceding road reopenings.