Overview
- The 45th edition, held Sunday in Berlin, drew over 40,000 participants from 134 nations across running, inline, wheelchair and handbike races.
- Kenya’s Andrea Kiptoo won the men’s race in 59:11 as designated pacemaker Dennis Kipkemoi astonishingly held on for second, with Germany’s Amanal Petros third in a national record of 59:22.
- Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw won the women’s race in about 1:05:07, and Germany’s Esther Pfeiffer placed fifth with a personal best.
- Cool, windy conditions near 5–9 °C produced fast early splits yet made record attempts harder, which Petros overcame with a late surge down Unter den Linden.
- Organizers staged wave starts (inlineskates 9:15, wheelchairs/handbikes 9:55, runners 10:05), coordinated multi‑day road closures, streamed the race live on YouTube, and added a new family Berlin Mile that drew thousands of children and parents.