From the WHP annual calendar · Sunday, September 26, 2027
Berlin Marathon 2027 - A World-Record Course as a Company Goal
One of the six World Marathon Majors: 42.195 km through the heart of Berlin, finishing at the Brandenburg Gate. A world-record course (Eliud Kipchoge, 2:01:09). For ambitious runners within the company. A marathon relay (5 people at approx. 8.4 km each) as a team alternative. Ballot entry in the fall of the previous year!
Idea to get started
Ballot process: register in October of the prior year (lottery system). Request a company quota directly from the organizer. Offer the marathon relay as a low-barrier alternative (teams of 5 at approx. 8.4 km each). Provide a 5-month training plan. Organize a supporter group of non-runners (cheering along the course in company shirts).
Did you know?
- Eliud Kipchoge's world record (2022)
- 2:01:09
- Tigst Assefa's world record (2023)
- 2:11:53
Thirteen world records have been set on the Berlin Marathon course so far. Most recently Tigst Assefa ran 2:11:53 there in 2023, a year after Eliud Kipchoge's 2:01:09.
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