RUNNING GERMANY: BERLIN – Only 14 days until the 40th BERLIN MARATHON

Time is flying by like the wind. Only 14 more days until the starting shot for the 40th BERLIN MARATHON is fired at 8:45 am on September 29, on the grand boulevard, Straße des 17. Juni.

For this week’s training it would be a good idea to get a feel for the marathon pace (see our training tip below). For anyone who, for whatever reason, was not able to train as planned over the past 2-3 weeks, please heed this advice: stay calm and don’t try to make up for the missed training by overtraining—that can easily backfire.

    

    CONTENTS     

        
    
1.     Several new changes at the 40th BERLIN MARATHON
2.     Hello, I am Fridolin Flink – the official mascot for EVENTS GmbH!
3.     What`s your guess? An adidas promotion
4.     The shopping marathon has begun
5.     TCS App for BERLIN MARATHON
6.     During training: Effective recovery with ERDINGER Alkoholfrei
7.     Block of hotel rooms are reserved
    
    
1.     Several new changes at the 40th BERLIN MARATHON
    
  There will be a few new changes at the 40th BERLIN MARATHON. In addition to moving the starting time up to 8:45 am, every participant must now pick up his or her own race materials in person (with an ID), and there will be new controls in the event area (start/finish area). All of the changes can be found here.

     
2.   Hello, I am Fridolin Flink – the official mascot for EVENTS GmbH!
    
 
I’ve already completed my first few days of work, and I am now really looking forward to getting to know you all in person! I’ll be fittingly making my first public appearance at the 40th anniversary BERLIN MARATHON. Despite my impressive height of 2.25m, I am really a nice and friendly guy, who likes to play around with kids and adults, and most of all, to enthusiastically motivate all athletes and spectators.

 

Even if some people say I may be a little bit impertinent, I always help everyone to have a good time. If you want to find out more about me, keep your eyes and ears open and stop by my Facebook page and say hi! (www.facebook.com/fridoflink)!

I am looking forward to meeting you all,
Your friend, Frido

     
3.     What do you guess?
    
    
A message from adidas:

At a marathon everybody runs for himself, but we all have the same opponent – the time. Some have the goal to stay below 5 h, others are aiming to finish below 3 h 30. But which runner predicts his race time the most adequately? At the marathon expo and on www.facebook.com/adidasrunning we are searching for the “best guess”- meaning the person that can estimate his race time the best. Join in and become part of our big running community on www.facebook.com/adidasrunning.

   
    
4.  The shopping marathon has begun
    
    
It is time to start shopping for everything you need for the 42.195 kilometres! The collection for the 40th BERLIN MARATHON has arrived in full colour: pink and purple meet green and blue! But there is something for everyone, not only for the athletes.

This anniversary year there are plenty of souvenirs available for your friends, families and fans: for instance, a medal to present to your personal support team. That and many more items are now available in our shop.

    
    
5.  TCS App for BERLIN MARATHON
    
    
A message from Tata Consultancy Services:

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) developed a perfect app for the event. It enables viewers to locate their favorite runners live on the route. Push-notifications and a tracking function keep the user up-to-date on current placements in the top flight. Athletes profit from the app, too: they can create an individual training schedule.

Download the smart phone app here.

    

6. During training: Effective recovery with ERDINGER Alkoholfrei

A message from ERDINGER Alkoholfrei:

With two weeks to go, all that the participants for the BERLIN MARATHON can think about is training, training, training. With all of the fun and hard work you are putting in, you have to remember not to forget the breaks, too! With a fresh ERDINGER Alkoholfrei you can really enjoy the recuperation phase.

A nice ERDINGER Alkoholfrei after the race also does the job to quench your thirst. If you are already thirsty of a cool alcohol-free drink before the race, stop by the ERDINGER Alkoholfrei booth at the BERLIN VITAL Expo.

Team members will find their accustomed service in the team lounge. www.erdinger-alkoholfrei.de

 www.erdinger-alkoholfrei.de
    
7.    Block of hotel rooms are reserved
    
    
Once again this year, we have reserved a block of rooms at special rates at various hotels in Berlin for participants in the 40th BERLIN MARATHON.

 

If you are still looking for accommodations for the marathon weekend, click here.

 

You can check out all of the available rooms and then book your accommodations either by phone or book your room online. Important: To get the special rates, be sure to use the key word: "SCC Events".

 

Source: BERLIN-MARATHON