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S 25 BERLIN
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 25.0 km15.5 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 25 km · 5K
- Time limit
- 3 h 15 min
The course
All distances start on the Olympischer Platz and finish on the blue track inside the Olympiastadion, entering from the north side.
- Every finisher on the blue trackThe finish is inside the Olympiastadion.
- The 25 km through the Grunewald25 km through the Grunewald, away from the inner city.
- Germany's oldest city runSince 1981, with a stadium festival around the finish.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseFinishEvery finisher on the blue trackThe finish is inside the Olympiastadion.
The organiser says every runner enters the Olympiastadion by its north side, and that finishers get their medal after the line and fruit and drinks on the upper stadium ring near the Marathon staircase.
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Whole courseLandmarkThe 25 km through the Grunewald25 km through the Grunewald, away from the inner city.
The organiser calls the route a new alternative, mixing nature and sports history. It places 4 to 6 aid stations of 150 metres along the course, with reusable cups at the first two.
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Whole courseCrowdGermany's oldest city runSince 1981, with a stadium festival around the finish.
A festival for the whole family runs on the Olympiastadion grounds around the race, and the kids’ race starts at 10:45 on race day.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Decathlon, Rathaus Passagen, Rathausstraße 5Friday 16 April Bib pickup
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12:0012:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Bib pick-up Decathlon, Rathaus Passagen, Rathausstraße 5. Bibs are handed out on showing the bib number from the start list or the entry confirmation. Groups of 15 or more can collect together.
Saturday 17 April Last bib day
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10:0010:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Bib pick-up Decathlon, Rathaus Passagen, Rathausstraße 5. Bibs are handed out on showing the bib number from the start list or the entry confirmation.
Bib in hand?A number belt holds it without pins through your race top. Clip it on tonight.
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Sunday 18 April Race day
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15:003:00 PM
Event ends About 15:00.
Cut-offs and other races (7)
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09:309:30 AM
5 km start Olympischer Platz, in front of the Olympiastadion. A warm-up in the start corridor is at 09:20. The event grounds open at 08:00. -
10:0010:00 AM
25 km start Olympischer Platz, in front of the Olympiastadion. Every distance finishes on the blue track inside the Olympiastadion. -
10:3010:30 AM
10 km and half marathon start Olympischer Platz, in front of the Olympiastadion -
10:4510:45 AM
Kids' race start Olympiastadion grounds -
Time not published
Time limit, 25 km and half marathon 3 hours 15 minutes to complete the course. -
Time not published
Time limit, 10 km 1 hour 30 minutes to complete the course. -
Time not published
Time limit, 5 km 45 minutes to complete the course.
Times as published by the organiser, in Berlin time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
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.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Berlin time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
3 gels for Berlin, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.1mile 4.4
- km 14.3mile 8.9
- km 21.4mile 13.3
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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