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RUNNING GERMANY - BERLIN - BIG 25 Berlin on 5th May once again finish inside Olympic Stadium ©Victah Sailer
RUNNING GERMANY – BERLIN – BIG 25 Berlin on 5th May once again finish inside Olympic Stadium
Berlin’s traditional 25 k race will once again be the main event of a series of races organised by BERLIN RUNS in the German capital this year. Again runners will have the choice of either competing in the 25 k event or in a half marathon.
On 5th May the finish for both races will be inside the Berlin Olympic Stadium. There is also a 10 k race staged parallel to the other events. Online entry for all races is available on this website.
The BIG 25 Berlin will be started in front of the Olympic Stadium. The course then leads the runners through the city centre of the capital, passing Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Friedrichstraße, Gendarmenmarkt, Potsdamer Platz, the Memorial Church at Kurfürstendamm and the TV tower. The finish will then be on the blue track of the Olympic Stadium.
'For the half marathon runners the course will not lead through the eastern part of the city. By introducing the half marathon distance in 2012 organisers intended to offer all those runners a possibility to run the 21.0975 k who had missed out on a starting place in the Berlin Half Marathon staged at the beginning of April. Once again this race is already sold out.
But it will again be the 25 k event that will take centre stage on 5th May. The BIG 25 Berlin is Germany's oldest big city road race.
The first edition of the 25 k race was started back in the spring of 1981. Today it is the number one 25 k race in the world. In 2010 both world records were broken at this event, which is unique in international road running. This also shows the quality of the course. In 2012 the men’s world record was broken once more in the BIG 25 Berlin.
Apart from the event on 5th May there is one other race that could be interesting for international runners: The ASICS Grand 10 will take place on 13th October. This 10 k race is the fastest of its kind in Germany, boosting a course record of 27:12 minutes. The course leads the runners through the western city centre and partly through the Berlin Zoo!
Online entry for all races is possible on this website.
BIG 25 BERLIN
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