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RUNNING GERMANY: BERLIN – 100 Miles Berlin – The Wall race on august 13, 2016: Running on the traces of German history
There is hardly any ultramarathon with such a close relationship to the younger German history. This is because the Wall Race leads along the former inner-German border, 100 miles around western Berlin.
There will be hundreds of runners from all over the world, running where once the Wall stretched for miles, in an athletic commemoration of the separation of Berlin and its victims in the years between 1961 and 1989.
The finisher medal will again show the portrait of someone who lost his or her life in an attempt to vanquish the barbed wire and concrete.
The Wall Race is supported – among many others – by the former GDR civil-rights activist Rainer Eppelmann, who is also the patron of the event.
What is there to know about the Berlin Wall Race? It is mostly flat and paved, runs partly through urban areas, but also through forests and along meadows and fields – a course rich in variety.
A specialty: Due to its length and the time limit of 30 hours (for solo runners, 27 hours for relays) the course is not cordoned off, thus encounters with cars, bikes and pedestrians are likely. Due to this reason the Road Traffic Act must be followed at all times!
That a runner can be incredibly fast even with red traffic lights was proven to be true by Markin Perkins in 2014 with a new course record. It took the Brit only 13 hours and 6 minutes to complete the 100 miles!
The popularity of the event, which has been held since 2011, is also due to the 350 volunteers along the course. They do not only supply the runners with drinks and food at 27 aid stations, but are motivation and comfort at the same time. One more reason not to give up along the way!
In 2016 the course will be run clockwise, thus following the Wall Trail to the south after starting at Jahn-Sportpark. Besides that the course will remain nearly unchanged, except for one major point:
In the past years the participants had to run past the Brandenburg Gate (due to other events), and in 2016 it is planned to run through this landmark. But the final permission is still awaited. Keep your fingers crossed tightly!
A unique finisher medal is awarded to everyone who finishes the race within the time limit.
Solo runners, who have completed the 100 Meilen Berlin within 30 hours in 2015 and 2016, will also receive a Back-to-Back Medal. And finishers, who have completed the course successfully within 24 hours, will in addition receive a 100Meilen-Buckle.
Registration is possible until 1 July 2016, or until each registration category is filled. There are starting places for 350 solo runners, 50 4-person relays, and 20 each for 2-person and 10plus relays.
New in this context is the possibility to transfer the starting place to the following year in case an injury or other reason prevents the athlete from participation.
Alexander von Uleniecki
Further information about the race
100 Miles BERLIN – The Wall race
German Road Races e.V. (GRR) auf facebook:
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