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Great 10K Berlin
The Great 10K Berlin is a flat course of 10 km with 14.2 m of climbing. Its lowest point is 34 m and its highest 41 m above sea level. Next race: Sunday 10 October 2027.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 2 x 5 km relay · 5K
- Total climb
- 14.2 m47 ft
- Highest point 7 m23 ft above lowest
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe 10K climbs 14.2 m in total and never leaves a band of about 6.6 m, from 34.1 m at 2.4 km to 40.8 m at 8.9 km.
Start, finish
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- Photo: abbilder, CC BY 4.0
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Charlottenburg Palace
The organiser holds the race festival on the forecourt of Charlottenburg Palace, where the 10K starts.
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km 5.5mile 3.4
Berlin Zoological Garden
The organiser's own highlight: the course runs through the Berlin Zoo.
Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 2 4 6 8 10 km
0 2 4 6 mi
- A 10K between 34 and 41 metres above sea level14.2 m of climbing; lowest 34 m at 2.4 km, highest 41 m at 8.9 km.
- Charlottenburg Palace forecourt, and through the zooFestival at Charlottenburg Palace; the route passes through Berlin Zoo.
- Entry prices step up through to September 202710K: 32, 37, 42, 47 euros by date; 55 late; entry while places last.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientA 10K between 34 and 41 metres above sea level14.2 m of climbing; lowest 34 m at 2.4 km, highest 41 m at 8.9 km.
The organiser calls it the fastest city run in Germany. The start is at 36 m and the finish at 38 m.
Measured
Whole courseLandmarkCharlottenburg Palace forecourt, and through the zooFestival at Charlottenburg Palace; the route passes through Berlin Zoo.
The organiser has run the Berlin 10K since 2008 and calls it Germany’s fastest city run. The 2026 race ran on Sunday 11 October with 7,000 runners at the start in front of the palace.
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Whole courseTacticsEntry prices step up through to September 202710K: 32, 37, 42, 47 euros by date; 55 late; entry while places last.
The organiser also offers a 2 x 5 km relay and a 4.2 km short run, and entry is possible only while places last.
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The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile. Berlin stays within 7 m23 ft of height, so they go by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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