43rd BMW Berlin Marathon

More than 40,000 athletes from about 120 countries take part at this major road race, encouraged by a million spectators, as well as dance groups and live bands.

The distance is 42.195 (kilometers), set up as a city-wide road race. Professional athletes and amateur runners participate along. There are also separate races for wheelchair users, handbikers, inline skaters and children. Some of these manifestations take place on 24^th of September, a day before the main marathon.

The race starts and finishes near the Brandenburg Gate, after leaving the Brandenburg Gate it passes Charlottenburg, around Tiergarten, along Moabit and Mitte, south to Friedrichshain then between Kreuzberg and Neukölln, through Schöneberg, over to Friedenau and Zehlendorf and finally returns and finishes at the Gate.

Wilson Kipsang and Kenenisa Bekekele are set to join the field on the 25^th September 2016. Wilson Kipsang of Kenya broke the world record in 2003 with a time of 2.03.23.

Being a part of the Berlin Marathon is not only the running race with some of the fastest and most famous runners in the world, but also the strength and the courage of achieving goals. The atmosphere during the marathon is amazing and the experience that people gain in these events is unforgettable and you shouldn’t miss an event like this.

The Berlin Marathon starts and finishes at "Straße des 17. Juni" between Brandenburg Gate and Kleiner Stern. A map of the route is pictured on the Berlin Marathon Website.