Overview

• The Kenyan surged through halfway in 1:00:16 and ran alone for much of the race before the roughly 24°C temperatures slowed his pace after 35 kilometers.
• Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's race in 2:21:05, edging Ethiopia's Dera Dida by three seconds.
• Eliud Kipchoge’s Berlin course record of 2:01:09 and Kelvin Kiptum’s world record of 2:00:35 stayed out of reach.
• Organizers bolstered security with more than 800 police deployed and bicycle escorts positioned near the lead pack.
• Roughly 55,000 runners started the World Athletics Platinum Label event through central Berlin.