Welcome to the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2025
The international spring highlight with record participation
As the organizer of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, SCC EVENTS welcomes you to one of the highlights in endurance sports in spring 2025. With record participation in disciplines such as hand biking, wheelchair racing, skating, and running, over 40,000 participants will gather at the starting line in the vibrant capital of Germany on April 6th. The running boom continues, and we are delighted that this sport holds a significant place in the lifestyle of more and more young people. Here in Berlin, not only personal best times are achieved, but also unforgettable memories are created that inspire and connect.
To make the event even more attractive for both athletes and spectators, the course has been optimized: flatter and straighter, the final 2 km leads straight towards the Brandenburg Gate, along the splendid boulevard "Unter den Linden". Participants and spectators alike will experience an exciting finish with bands and cheering zones. The tension mounts with every step towards the finish line. Last year, over five percent of the runners completed the 21.0975 kilometers in under 1:30 hours. These top performances are expected to be surpassed in 2025.
The event stands not only for athletic achievement but also for the power of movement that connects people and strengthens communities. We are proud to make this event an unforgettable experience for all participants every year – from elite athletes to the famously enthusiastic Berlin audience, creating an electrifying atmosphere along the route. With our consistency as a professional organization and the highest service standards, all participants can focus entirely on their personal goals.
Since 2024, the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON has been part of the SuperHalfs, a collaboration of originally five, now six, renowned organizers of running events. The concept of the series promotes a sense of community and the spirit of achievement. It inspires athletes to reach their full running potential while discovering the culture and people of each host city. Those who finish all six prestigious races of the SuperHalfs series earn the title of "SuperRunner" and they receive an exclusive medal.
The SuperHalfs series is certainly one reason for the numerous international participants. Athletes from over 100 countries will participate in this year's GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. With a female participation rate of over 41 percent, the event in 2024 was one of the running events with the highest percentage of female runners in Germany, a result that fills us with pride and that we aim to expand on.
We would like to highlight our commitment to sustainability under the motto "Follow the GREEN LINE". Visit the GREEN LINE EXPO booth during the HALF MARATHON EXPO to learn more about sustainability initiatives. The expo not only offers an exciting program with many offerings but also opportunities to actively engage and learn more about environmental protection. This year, the HALF MARATHON EXPO will be held at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds and no longer at the former Tempelhof Airport.
SCC EVENTS would like to thank all partners such as Generali and adidas, as well as over 1,500 volunteers, without whom such an event would not be possible. A special thanks goes to the Berlin Senate and authorities for their trust, enabling us to host a peaceful major sports event and represent Berlin internationally. We also extend our sincere thanks to the Berlin Exhibition Grounds for hosting the bib number collection and representation. Without their last-minute assistance, this high-profile event with enormous added value for Berlin would not have been possible.
On behalf of SCC EVENTS, we wish you success in the marathon and plenty of enjoyment surrounding the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Jürgen Lock Christian Jost
Elite race/athlete profiles
All eyes are on the women´s race
The elite fields of the 44th GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON promise thrilling and fast races. Time and again Germany’s major half marathon which is among the biggest races at this distance in the world has produced strong results. It may well be the women’s competition that will create the headlines on 6th April. Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay heads the start list with a sensational personal best of 63:21. She is the third quickest runner ever at the distance. Fellow-Ethiopian Gemechu Dida is the fastest entrant for the men’s race. Germany’s European Marathon Champion Richard Ringer could do very well while steeple chaser Gesa Krause returns to the half marathon distance this spring.
A number of athletes will hope to achieve qualification for the World Half Marathon Championships which will take place at the end of September in San Diego, USA. In contrast the qualifying window for the new European Half Marathon Championships in April has closed.
The Men’s Race
While the favourite comes from Ethiopia there will be a trio of Kenyans who will try to challenge Gemechu Dida. If weather conditions will be suitable a fast race could develop and even the course record might become a target. It was back in 2018 when Kenya’s Eric Kiptanui ran 58:42.
Gemechu Dida knows how to run such a time, since his personal record stands at 58:39. The 25 year-old Ethiopian was fourth in Valencia last year with this PB. Just two months ago Dida confirmed this performance when he was runner-up in the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. Despite windy conditions in the United Arab Emirates he clocked 59:25.
Another runner who will travel to Berlin in fine form is Gideon Kiprotich. The Kenyan achieved a major breakthrough when he took the Rome Ostia Half Marathon recently. The 25 year-old improved his PB by over two minutes and clocked 58:49. Since the slightly descending point to point course in Italy is not record eligible Kiprotich will be eager to confirm this time in Berlin. 21 year-old Richard Etir is also among the favourites. The youngster from Kenya won the Marugame Half Marathon in Japan last year with 59:32. An athlete who could cause a surprise is Robert Koech (also known as Robert Kiprop). The Kenyan was seventh at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON last year with 61:27. But the 28 year-old then improved to 60:56 when he won the Nairobi Half Marathon in September. Since he ran this PB in high altitude he should be able to run considerably faster in Berlin.
National interest in the men’s race will be on the reigning European Marathon Champion Richard Ringer and Berlin’s Johannes Motschmann, who competes for Marathon Team Berlin (SCC Berlin), the club which is behind the race organisation. Ringer has a PB of 61:09 while Motschmann improved to 61:03 at the beginning of the year in Houston.
The Women’s Race
Fotyen Tesfay is the fastest woman ever to appear on a start list of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. When the Ethiopian moved up to number three on the all-time list in Valencia last autumn with 63:21 this was still not enough to win the race. The 27 year-old was runner-up behind Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich who clocked 63:04. Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey is the world record holder with 62:52.
Fotyen Tesfay showed promising form earlier this year when she ran a strong 10k PB of 29:42. The current course record of the GENERALI BERLIN MARATHON will probably be a target for her. Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui holds this mark since 2022 with 65:02. The current world leading time could also be within reach. It was in Barcelona in February where Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei ran the fastest time this year with 64:13.
As it looks Ftaw Zeray might be the only runner who could perhaps challenge Fotyen Tesfay. The Ethiopian has a personal best of 66:04 which she hopes to improve in Berlin. A year ago Ftaw Zeray was runner-up in the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. “I like running in Berlin and when I come back to the race my goal will be to break my PB,“ she said.
Jessica Warner-Judd and Samantha Harrison are two strong British runners who hope to bounce back in Berlin. Warner-Judd suffered of an illness while Harrison was injured last year. Both have very similar personal bests with which they are among the wider European elite. Warner-Judd ran 67:07 and Harrison achieved 67:10 so far.
Gesa Krause is the most prominent and the fastest German athlete on the women’s start list. The two time 3,000 m steeplechase World bronze medallist (2015 and 2019) concentrates on the road this spring. It was back in 2018 when she ran her first two half marathons and clocked 72:16 at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. At the beginning of this March she improved significantly to 69:46 when she was runner-up at The Hague Half Marathon. Coming back to Berlin the goal will be to improve this PB further.
A German athlete who may well challenge Gesa Krause is Esther Pfeiffer. Last year the wife of German 2:07 marathon runner Hendrik Pfeiffer already improved to 69:49. She is one of ten women on the start list who have run sub 70:00. Esther Pfeiffer spent the past month training in Kenya in high altitude. Her goal is to improve her PB.
2001 10.119
2002 13.419
2003 16.194
2004 15.370
2005 16.921
2006 18.338
2007 20.273
2008 20.660
2009 21.725
2010 23.799
2011 25.500
2012 29.246
2013 30.114
2014 30.028
2015 32.025
2016 32.753
2017 34.004
2018 36.001
2019 35.551
2020 - - -
2021 20.774
2022 32.267
2023 34.458
2024 38.712
2025 40.721
Entry figures show half marathon runners only. In 2020 the race was cancelled due to the Corona pandemic.
Men and Women
Position/ Amount
1. 5.000 €
2. 2.500 €
3. 2.000 €
4. 1.500 €
5. 1.000 €
6. 800 €
7. 600 €
8. 500 €
MEN
Name/Nation or Club/Age/Fastest time/PB
Gemechu Dida ETH 25 58:39 4. Valencia 24
Gideon Kiprotich KEN 25 58:49 1. Rom Ostia 25
Richard Etir KEN 21 59:32 1. Marugame / JPN 24
Diego Estrada USA 35 60:49 5. Houston 24
Robert Koech KEN 28 60:56 1. Nairobi 24
Johannes Motschmann SCC Berlin 30 61:03 16. Houston 25
Richard Ringer LC Rehlingen 36 61:09 6. Barcelona 23
Carlos Diaz CHI 31 61:32 33. Gdynia / POL 20
Akira Aizawa JPN 27 61:45 1. Tachikawa / JPN 19
Curtin Fearghal IRL 26 61:45 10. Houston 24
Jonathan Dahlke Bayer Leverkusen 30 62:29 18. Berlin 22
Filimon Abraham LG Telis Finanz Regensburg 32 62:35 14. Neapel 22
Dominik Rolli SUI 29 63:10 10. Kopenhagen 21
Erik Hille TV Burglengenfeld 36 64:29 8. Dresden 20
Marcel Bräutigam GM Rennsteiglaufverein 37 65:06 23. Berlin 15
WOMEN
Name/Nation or Club/Age/Fastest time/PB
Fotyen Tesfay ETH 27 63:21 2. Valencia 24
Ftaw Zeray ETH 27 66:04 3. RAK* /UAE 23
Jessica Warner-Judd GBR 30 67:07 4. Barcelona 24
Samantha Harrison GBR 30 67:10 7. Valencia 23
Caroline Korir KEN 30 67:57 1. Azpeitia / ESP 22
Winnie Kimutai KEN 23 68:41 4. Berlin 24
Diana Chepkorir KEN 22 69:24 15. Houston 25
Martina Strähl SUI 37 69:28 2. Berlin 18
Gesa Krause Silvesterlauf Trier 32 69:46 2. Den Haag 25
Esther Pfeiffer Düsseldorf Athletics 27 69:49 1. Köln 24
Malindi Elmore CAN 45 70:11 4. Gifu / JPN 23
Georgie Grec NZL 31 70:12 18. Valencia 24
Gladys Tejeda PER 39 70:14 9. Cardiff / GBR 16
Meselu Berhe ETH 24 70:21 1. Huangshi / CHN 24
Rabea Schöneborn SCC Berlin 31 70:35 7. Berlin 21
Kristina Hendel SCC Berlin 28 70:38 15. Istanbul 22
Blanka Dörfel SCC Berlin 22 71:54 2. Hamburg 21
Mia Jurenka VfL Sindelfingen 22 71:56 2. Hamburg 24
Jana Soethout Berlin Track Club 35 73:12 18. Kopenhagen 24
Katja Fischer SCC Berlin 33 75:18 1. Köln 19
*RAK=Ras Al Khaimah
1km 5km 10km 15km 18km 20km Ziel
2:41 13:25 26:50 40:15 48:28 53:40 56:37
2:43 13:35 27:10 40:45 49:04 54:20 57:19
2:44 13:40 27:20 41:00 49:22 54:40 57:40
2:45 13:45 27:30 41:15 49:30 55:00 58:01
2:46 13:50 27:40 41:30 49:48 55:20 58:23
2:47 13:55 27:50 41:45 50:06 55:40 58:44
2:48 14:00 28:00 42:00 50:24 56:00 59:05
2:49 14:05 28:10 42:15 50:42 56:20 59:26
2:50 14:10 28:20 42:30 51:00 56:40 59:47
2:51 14:15 28:30 42:45 51:18 57:00 1:00:08
2:52 14:20 28:40 43:00 51:36 57:20 1:00:29
2:53 14:25 28:50 43:15 51:54 57:40 1:00:50
2:54 14:30 29:00 43:30 52:12 58:00 1:01:11
2:55 14:35 29:10 43:45 52:30 58:20 1:01:32
2:56 14:40 29:20 44:00 52:48 58:40 1:01:54
2:57 14:45 29:30 44:15 53:06 59:00 1:02:15
2:58 14:50 29:40 44:30 53:24 59:20 1:02:36
2:59 14:55 29:50 44:45 53:42 59:40 1:02:57
3:00 15:00 30:00 45:00 54:00 1:00:00 1:03:18
3:01 15:05 30:10 45:15 54:18 1:00:20 1:03:39
3:02 15:10 30:20 45:30 54:36 1:00:40 1:04:00
3.03 15:15 30:30 45:45 54:54 1:01:00 1:04:21
3:04 15:20 30:40 46:00 55:12 1:01:20 1:04:42
3:05 15:25 30:50 46:15 55:30 1:01:40 1:05:03
3:06 15:30 31:00 46:30 55:48 1:02:00 1:05:25
3:07 15:35 31:10 46:45 56:06 1:02:20 1:05:46
3:08 15:40 31:20 47:00 56:24 1:02:40 1:06:07
3:09 15:45 31:30 47:15 56:42 1:03:00 1:06:28
3:10 15:50 31:40 47:30 57:00 1:03:20 1:06:49
3:11 15:55 31:50 47:45 57:18 1:03:40 1:07:10
3:12 16:00 32:00 48:00 57:36 1:04:00 1:07:31
3:13 16:05 32:10 48:15 57:54 1:04:20 1:07:52
3:14 16:10 32:20 48:30 58:12 1:04:40 1:08:13
3:15 16:15 32:30 48:45 58:30 1:05:00 1:08:34
3:16 16:20 32:40 49:00 58:48 1:05:20 1:08:56
3:17 16:25 32:50 49:15 59:06 1:05:40 1:09:17
3:18 16:30 33:00 49:30 59:24 1:06:00 1:09:38
3:19 16:35 33:10 49:45 59:42 1:06:20 1:09:59
3:20 16:40 33:20 50:00 1:00:00 1:06:40 1:10:20
3:21 16:45 33:30 50:15 1:00:18 1:07:00 1:10:41
3:22 16:50 33:40 50:30 1:00:36 1:07:20 1:11:02
3:23 16:55 33:50 50:45 1:00:54 1:07:40 1:11:23
3:24 17:00 34:00 51:00 1:01:12 1:08:00 1:11:44
Gemechu Dida
Credit: Management of Gemechu Dida
Personal Best: 58:39
Country: Ethiopia
Age: 25
Career Highlights:
2nd Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 2025 – 59:25
4th Half Marathon Valencia 2024 – 58:39
5th Ethiopian Olympic Trials 10,000m, Nerja / ESP 2024 – 26:42.65
7th 10km, Herzogenaurach / GER 2024 – 27:20
1st 10km Lille 2023 – 27:17
3rd Half Marathon Copenhagen 2023 – 59:31
4th Half Marathon Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 2023 – 59:53
7th 10km Herzogenaurach / GER 2022 – 27:19
2nd Half Marathon Rome-Ostia 2022 – 59:21
Gideon Kiprotich
Personal Best: 60:28
Country: Kenya
Age: 25
Career Highlights:
2nd Half Marathon Rome-Ostia 2024 – 60:57
5th Half Marathon Buenos Aires 2024 – 60:54
4th Half Marathon Prague 2024 – 60:45
5th Half Marathon Naples 2024 – 60:28
9th Half Marathon New Delhi 2023 – 63:51
Gideon Kiprotich has already competed in several half marathons, but the Kenyan is still somewhat of a newcomer to the international road racing scene. His career began in the fall of 2023 in New Delhi, where he finished ninth in a highly competitive half marathon in India. Last year, Kiprotich ran four half marathons and delivered consistently strong performances. He set his current personal best of 60:28 minutes in Naples and achieved his best placement so far in the fall, finishing second in Rome.
Breaking the one-hour barrier is likely his next big goal. Apart from a few cross-country races, he has focused entirely on the half marathon. The fast course in Berlin presents an excellent opportunity for him to at least set a new personal best.
Diego Estrada
Credit: Victor Saler, PHOTORUN
Personal Best: 60:49
Country: USA
Age: 35
Career Highlights:
1st – 25 km Grand Rapids (U.S. Championships) 2024 – 63:09
6th – GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 – 61:05
5th – Half Marathon Houston 2024 – 60:49
20th – Half Marathon Copenhagen 2023 – 62:11
1st – Half Marathon Stockholm 2023 – 63:03
19th – Chicago Marathon 2019 – 2:11:54
8th – Half Marathon New York 2017 – 61:54
5th – Half Marathon New York 2016 – 62:15
1st – Half Marathon Houston 2015 – 60:51
21st – 10,000m Olympic Games London 2012 – 28:36.19
Diego Estrada returns to the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON after securing an impressive sixth-place finish here last year. With a time of 61:05 minutes, he recorded the third-fastest performance of his career in Berlin in 2024. Born in Mexico, Estrada spent many years competing as a long-distance track runner. In 2012, he qualified for the Olympic Games in the 10,000m, representing Mexico in London, where he finished 21st. A year later, he competed at the World Championships in Moscow, but was eliminated in the 5,000m heats. His personal bests on the track include 13:15.33 minutes for 5,000m (2013) and 27:30.53 minutes for 10,000m (2015).
Estrada received U.S. citizenship in 2014 and soon shifted his focus to road racing. In January 2015, he made a spectacular half marathon debut in Houston, winning the race with an impressive 60:51 minutes. In 2016, he attempted to qualify for the Olympics in Rio through the U.S. Marathon Trials, but dropped out of his first 42.195 km race. Later that year, he completed his second marathon in Chicago, finishing in 2:13:56. He also represented the USA at the World Half Marathon Championships in Valencia 2018, finishing 68th.
Estrada’s lifelong dream was to compete for the USA at the Olympics. "But it didn’t work out. At times, I even overtrained," he admitted in an interview. Now, his new goal is to race at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, but to qualify, he would need to significantly improve his marathon personal best of 2:11:54. However, in May 2024, Estrada set a U.S. record in the 25 km event at Grand Rapids (USA), clocking 1:13:09 hours. Not only did he win the race, but he also claimed the U.S. title. "That was a huge success for me—perhaps my best performance ever."
Johannes Motschmann
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 61:03
Club: SC Charlottenburg / Marathon Team Berlin
Age: 30
Career Highlights:
16th – Houston Half Marathon 2025 – 61:03
1st – Las Vegas Half Marathon 2025 – 1:04:13
3rd – Hamburg Half Marathon 2024 – 61:33
1st – Berlin adidas 10K 2024 – 28:51
9th – London Marathon 2024 – 2:10:39
14th – GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 – 62:46
26th – World Championships, Marathon, Budapest 2023 – 2:14:19
16th – European Championships, Marathon, Munich 2022 – 2:14:52
10th – GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2022 – 61:45
11th – Rotterdam Marathon 2021 – 2:12:18
2nd – Valley Cottage Half Marathon / USA 2021 – 62:42
2nd – Vienna Marathon (Austrian Open Championships) 2020 – 2:14:38
1st – Berlin Invitational 10K 2020 – 29:11
1st – Las Vegas Half Marathon 2025 1:04:13
Johannes Motschmann is expected to arrive at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON in top form, as he has had an outstanding start to the year. In January, the Berlin-based athlete from Magdeburg set two new personal bests. First, he clocked 28:13 minutes over 10 km in Valencia. Just a week later, despite freezing temperatures at the Houston Half Marathon, he crossed the finish line in 61:03 minutes, improving his previous best by 42 seconds, which he had set at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON in 2022. With this performance, the 30-year-old became the fourth-fastest German half marathoner of all time.
This new half marathon personal best suggests that he could potentially run a marathon in just over 2:08 hours. However, he has yet to achieve a breakthrough at this level, with his personal best standing at 2:10:39. At the BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2024, he finished in 2:12:02 (33rd place). On April 21, he plans to race the legendary Boston Marathon, where his focus will be on placement rather than time, given the challenging course with many hills. Last year, he surprised many with an impressive ninth-place finish at the London Marathon, setting his current personal best (2:10:39)—the fourth-best placement ever by a German male runner in the race.
Motschmann received a sports scholarship from Iona College near New York, where he studied psychology for five years. When he returned to Berlin in 2019, he joined SCC Berlin / Marathon Team Berlin. Until then, his focus had been on the 3,000m steeplechase, where he holds a personal best of 8:33.12 minutes.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to limited racing opportunities, he decided to debut in the marathon at the Austrian Open Championships in Vienna in December 2020, running 2:14:38 hours—an impressive first attempt. He then continued to improve, lowering his time to 2:12:18 in Rotterdam (2021), which secured his qualification for the European Championships in Munich. There, he finished as the third-fastest German, placing 16th overall. With the German marathon team, he won silver in the team classification (Marathon European Cup).
Motschmann is currently studying medicine at the University of Bochum, but he has prioritized his running career, studying only part-time. He mainly commutes between Berlin and Blacksburg, Virginia (USA), where his girlfriend is studying. He also self-coaches, balancing training between Europe and the U.S..
Richard Ringer
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 61:09
Club: LC Rehlingen
Age: 36
Career Highlights:
14th – Valencia Marathon 2024 – 2:05:46
12th – Olympic Games Paris 2024 (Marathon) – 2:09:18
19th – Valencia Marathon 2023 – 2:07:05
6th – Hamburg Marathon 2023 – 2:08:08
1st – Half Marathon Freiburg 2023 (German Championships) – 61:44
6th – Half Marathon Barcelona 2023 – 61:09
1st – Marathon European Championships Munich 2022 – 2:10:21
25th – Olympic Games Sapporo / JPN 2021 (Marathon) – 2:16:08
17th – Siena Marathon 2021 – 2:08:49
1st – Half Marathon Dresden 2021 – 61:33
1st – Half Marathon Dresden 2020 – 62:27
7th – GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2019 – 62:10
1st – European Cup 10,000m, London 2018 – 27:36.52
3rd – 3,000m European Indoor Championships, Belgrade 2017 – 8:01.01
3rd – 5,000m European Championships, Amsterdam 2016 – 13:40.85
4th – 5,000m European Championships, Zürich 2014 – 14:10.92
7th – Cross Country European Championships, Belgrade 2013
Richard Ringer returns to the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, the very race where he made his debut over the 21.0975 km distance. The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON in 2019 was a crucial milestone on his journey toward the marathon. Just over three years later, he made headlines by becoming the European Champion in the marathon in Munich.
For the first time since 2019, Ringer will race again at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. While the race will be part of his preparation for the Hamburg Marathon (April 27), based on his recent performances, he could still be in a position to significantly improve his personal best of 61:09 minutes.
Ringer has followed the traditional path of a middle-distance runner who transitions to longer distances. The longer the races became, the more successful he became. In 2018, he surprised everyone by winning the European Cup 10,000m in London. This success had only been achieved before by two other German runners: Dieter Baumann (1997) and André Pollmächer (2007). In that race, Ringer improved his personal best by nearly half a minute, finishing in 27:36.52 minutes. Before this, he was known for his 5,000m performances. In 2016, he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in the 5,000m. He also finished third at the European Indoor Championships in 2017 over 3,000m. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Ringer placed 14th in the 5,000m.
Ringer made his marathon debut in December 2020 at the Valencia Marathon, finishing in 2:10:59. He then improved to 2:08:49 in Siena in 2021, qualifying for the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan. In the summer of 2021, he finished as Germany’s best athlete, placing 26th in the Olympic marathon. Three years later, in Paris, he repeated this feat, finishing an excellent 12th place despite a very tough course.
However, Ringer’s greatest victory came at the European Championships in 2022, where he made history in Munich. For the first time in the history of the European Championships, which began in 1934, a German runner won the men’s marathon. In a race marked by extreme heat, he made a phenomenal final sprint to overtake Maru Teferi (Israel) just before the finish line, winning with a two-second lead in a time of 2:10:21.
In December 2023, Ringer improved his personal best again at the Valencia Marathon, clocking 2:05:46. This performance suggests that a significant improvement in his half marathon time is possible as well.
Sebastian Hendel
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 61:52
Club: SC Charlottenburg / Marathon Team Berlin
Age: 29
Career Highlights:
17th – BMW BERLIN MARATHON 2024 – 2:07:33
2nd – 10 km Berlin 2024 – 29:06
1st – Half Marathon Ceske Budejovice 2024 – 63:38
10th – Hamburg Marathon 2024 – 2:08:51
5th – Munich Marathon 2023 – 2:10:14
1st – Half Marathon Usti nad Labem / CZE 2023 – 65:16
1st – Half Marathon Olomouc / CZE 2023 – 63:55
9th – Vienna Marathon 2023 – 2:11:29
11th – GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2023 – 61:52
4th – Munich Marathon 2022 – 2:10:37
1st – Half Marathon Usti nad Labem / CZE 2022 – 62:52
2nd – Half Marathon Hamburg 2021 (German Championships) – 62:28
9th – 10 km Berlin 2021 – 28:35
Berlin has proven to be a successful location for Sebastian Hendel, where he set his personal best in the three major road races. Back in 2021, he ran his current personal record of 28:35 minutes in the 10 km at the third Berlin Invitational, one of the few races that took place worldwide during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Two years later, he improved to 61:52 minutes at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, and in September 2023, he ran the best race of his career at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, clocking 2:07:33 hours. This performance made him the fastest German runner at the event’s 50th anniversary and placed him as the fifth fastest German marathon runner of all time.
Adding to his personal Berlin success story, Hendel has also been competing for Marathon Team Berlin of the event organizer SC Charlottenburg Berlin since the start of 2024.
Hendel’s strengths clearly lie in long-distance road races. The 29-year-old has posted his best career results in the half marathon and marathon. He took the traditional route, progressing from middle and long-distance events on the track to road running. Since 2021, he has increasingly focused on road races. In the fall of 2021, during his half marathon debut, he placed second in the German Championships in Hamburg with an impressive time of 62:28 minutes. It was almost a year later that he competed in his first marathon, where he finished fourth at the Munich Marathon in October 2022, running 2:10:37 hours. He returned to the Munich Marathon in 2023, improving his time to 2:10:14, but was slightly hindered when the lead group took a wrong turn, causing them to run extra distance. He then surpassed the 2:10:00 mark impressively in the spring of 2024 with a time of 2:08:51 in Hamburg.
Sebastian Hendel’s wife, Kristina (née Bozic), is also a long-distance runner from Croatia, and she is competing in the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON as well. The Hendels live with their eight-year-old son in Vogtland near Zwickau.
Filimon Abraham
Personal Best: 62:35
Club: LG Telis Finanz Regensburg
Age: 32
Nachweis: Norbert Wilhelmi
Career Highlights:
18th – Sevilla-Marathon 2025: 2:08:11
26th – BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2024: 2:08:52
22th – Half Marathon European Championships, Rome 2024: 63:09
10.000 m Wassenberg (Dt. Meisterschaften) 2024: 27:59,98
15th – Half Marathon Lisbon 2024: 63:39
10th – Barcelona-Marathon 2023: 2:08:22
5th – Crosslauf-European Championships, Turin 2022
14th – Half Marathon Nepal 2022: 62:35
14th – Crosslauf-European Championships, Dublin 2021
Filimon Abraham's career has fluctuated in recent years. Based on his performances, it is clear that the marathon is his strongest discipline. He has the potential for a significant improvement in the half marathon. His personal best in this event has stood at 62:35 minutes for the past three years. The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, where he competed in 2018 and finished 25th with 67:10 as a non-professional runner, offers Abraham a great opportunity for a personal record with its flat course. However, it will depend on how well he has recovered after the Sevilla Marathon in February, where Abraham ran a personal best of 2:08:11.
After failing to finish his first two marathon attempts, he surprised everyone in Barcelona in the spring of 2023 with a time of 2:08:22, which made him the second-fastest German marathon runner of all time. However, due to injury, Abraham was only able to run another marathon a year and a half later. During the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON last September, he initially ran a pace that was close to the German record of just under 2:05:00. However, it was too fast. Abraham hit the wall but still managed to finish with a time of 2:08:52.
Abraham is originally from Eritrea and grew up there. As a child, he followed the running careers of Ethiopian superstar Haile Gebrselassie and Eritrean Zersenay Tadese through television and newspaper reports. Tadese, among other achievements, became a five-time half marathon world champion and a cross-country world champion. "It was a childhood dream to be as successful as them. These two athletes are still my role models," said Abraham, who fled his homeland in 2014 and eventually ended up in a refugee camp in Chiemgau. He began his running career in Germany. Since 2020, Abraham has held German citizenship.
Fotyen Tesfay
Credit: Management of Fotyen Tesfay
Personal best: 63:21
Nation: Ethiopia
Age: 27
Career Highlights:
3rd, Valencia 10 km 2025 – 29:42
2nd, Valencia Half Marathon 2024 – 63:21
7th, Olympic Games 10,000 m, Paris 2024 – 30:46.93
3rd, 5 km, Herzogenaurach / GER 2024 – 14:41
1st, 5 km, Boston 2024 – 14:45
2nd, 10 km, Castellón / ESP 2024 – 29:54
9th, 10 km, Valencia 2024 – 30:20
1st, Boston Half Marathon 2023 – 68:46
1st, 10 km, Bengaluru / IND 2023 – 31:42
2nd, 10 km, Herzogenaurach / GER 2023 – 30:26
5th, Cross Country World Championships, Bathurst / AUS 2023
11th, Cross Country World Championships, Aarhus / DEN 2019
Fotyen Tesfay arrives as the favorite for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. The 27-year-old Ethiopian is the third fastest woman of all time over the half marathon distance. Additionally, Tesfay ranks eighth on the all-time list for 10 km.
Tesfay began her international career about ten years ago as a middle-distance runner. Subsequently, she leaned more towards 3,000 and 5,000 meters. In 2017, the young Ethiopian placed a strong sixth in the junior race at the Cross World Championships in Kampala, Uganda. Two years later, she finished eleventh in the women's race at these championships. Also in 2019, she made her half marathon debut at the Great North Run in 70:26 minutes. However, her career was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It wasn't until 2023 that Tesfay returned to international races. Immediately, she found success: achieving fifth place at the Cross World Championships, marking her best career performance to date. A year later, she won the Ethiopian Olympic trials over 10,000 meters in Nerja, Spain, with a time of 29:47.71, securing seventh place at the Paris Games. Following an improvement to 14:28.53 (3rd place) in the 5,000 meters in Brussels in late summer 2024, she demonstrated her strong speed endurance at the Valencia Half Marathon in late October: Tesfay finished second and became the third fastest woman of all time over this distance with a time of 63:21, only her third career half marathon. This year started very well for Tesfay: she placed third in Valencia over 10 km and improved to 29:42 minutes.
Tesfay resides in Addis Ababa and is part of what is currently one of the most prestigious marathon training groups globally. Under Coach Gemedu Dedefo, her training partners include, among others, Olympic marathon silver medalist and former world record holder Tigst Assefa, current marathon world champion Amane Beriso, and marathon Olympic champion Tamirat Tola.
Ftaw Zeray
Nachweis: @SCC EVENTS/Petko Beier
Personal Best: 66:04
Nation: Ethiopia
Age: 26
Career Highlights:
4th, Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, UAE 2025 – 67:05
4th, Copenhagen Half Marathon 2024 – 66:21
2nd, GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 – 67:22
6th, Half Marathon World Championships, Riga / LAT 2023 – 68:31
3rd, Prague Half Marathon 2023 – 67:15
3rd, Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon, UAE 2023 – 66:04
3rd, Herzogenaurach Half Marathon 2022 – 67:42
2nd, Naples Half Marathon 2022 – 69:36
5th, GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2021 – 68:30
The half marathon is her specialty: Ftaw Zeray has strongly focused on this distance, achieving by far her best results over 21.0975 km. She is still chasing a major victory, but the 27-year-old Ethiopian has put together an impressive series of top performances. Over the past three years, she has run under 68:00 minutes nine times, including four times under 67:00.
At the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON in 2021, Zeray made a decisive breakthrough: finishing fifth and, for the first time, running under the 70-minute barrier with 68:30. Since then, she has continued to improve. 2023 was her best year so far. First, she placed third in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, against strong competition, setting her current personal best of 66:04. Later that year, she delivered another strong performance, finishing sixth at the Half Marathon World Championships in Riga.
Despite a surprising victory in her marathon debut in Hefei, China, in 2019, where she clocked her still-standing personal best of 2:29:15, she has yet to translate her potential to the classic marathon distance. "I've struggled with stomach issues in the marathon," explains Zeray, who still believes she can achieve times around 2:16 in the future. In the half marathon, she hopes to improve to approximately 63 minutes. “When I return to Berlin, my goal is a personal best.”
Zeray grew up in Kotobe, in eastern Addis Ababa. She has one sister and two brothers, none of whom are runners. Her role model was two-time Olympic 5,000 m champion Meseret Defar (2004 and 2012). "She trained very hard, and that impressed me," says Zeray, who trains in Addis Ababa with Dawit Hiluf’s group. Among her training partners is Tiruye Mesfin, who placed third at the 2024 Valencia Marathon with a top time of 2:18:35.
Jessica Warner-Judd
Credit: Rodrigo Marques
Personal Best: 67:07
Nation: Great Britain
Age: 30
Career Highlights:
11th, Houston Half Marathon 2025 – 69:07
4th, Barcelona Half Marathon 2024 – 67:07
12th, Valencia 10 km 2024 – 30:41
5th, European Cross Country Championships, Brussels 2023
8th, World Championships 10,000 m, Budapest 2023 – 31:35.38
3rd, Houston Half Marathon 2023 – 67:19
8th, European Cross Country Championships, Turin 2022
10th, European Championships 10,000 m, Munich 2022 – 32:23.98
5th, Commonwealth Games 10,000 m, Birmingham 2022 – 31:18.47
11th, World Championships 10,000 m, Eugene 2022 – 30:35.93
12th, World Championships 5,000 m, Eugene 2022 – 15:19.88
4th, European Cross Country Championships, Dublin 2021
17th, Olympic Games 10,000 m, Tokyo 2021 – 31:56.80
6th, European Cross Country Championships, Lisbon 2019
3rd, European Cross Country Championships (Juniors), Samorin / SVK 2017
Jessica Warner-Judd was once regarded as one of Britain’s top middle-distance prospects. At 17, she came close to breaking the two-minute barrier, and two years later, she set her personal best of 1:59.77. However, a muscle injury halted her progress in the Olympic year of 2016. While she was unable to make the expected strides in middle-distance events, she gradually transitioned to long-distance running, helped by her strong background in cross country.
Warner-Judd found significantly more success on longer distances. After qualifying for the 10,000 m at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where she finished 17th, she achieved an impressive 8th place at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest over the 25-lap distance. That same year, she also made a strong half marathon debut in Houston (67:19). A year later, she improved this time to 67:07 in Barcelona.
In June 2024, during the European Championships 10,000 m final, she withdrew 600 meters before the finish. Medical examinations later revealed that Warner-Judd had suffered an epileptic seizure during the race, forcing her to miss the Olympic Games. However, she returned to racing at the end of the year with two 10 km performances. In January 2025, she impressed with a 69:07 half marathon in Houston.
Warner-Judd studied Regenerative Medicine in Loughborough.
Caroline Korir
Credit: Management of Caroline Korir
Personal Best: 67:57
Nation: Kenya
Age: 30
Career Highlights:
3rd, Rome-Ostia Half Marathon 2024 – 69:01
4th, Rome-Ostia Half Marathon 2023 – 67:23
3rd, Venice Marathon 2022 – 2:29:46
1st, Azpeitia Half Marathon, ESP 2022 – 67:57
Caroline Korir ran her first international races in Spain in 2017, but her performances were modest, with 35:35 over 10 km and 73:27 in the half marathon. However, after road racing returned following the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2022, Korir made significant progress, particularly in the half marathon. She improved to 67:57 in Azpeitia, Spain, and also made her marathon debut in Venice, clocking 2:29:46.
Despite her marathon experience, the half marathon remains her strongest event. In 2023, she improved to 67:23 at the Rome-Ostia Half Marathon, though the point-to-point course does not meet record criteria, so her official personal best remains 67:57. In the 2024 edition of the race, she placed third.
Perhaps Korir can deliver a surprise performance at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
Rabea Schöneborn
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 70:35
Club: Marathon Team Berlin, SC Charlottenburg
Age: 31
Career Highlights:
12th European Championships Marathon, Munich 2022 – 2:31:36
2nd Hannover Marathon 2022 – 2:27:35
9th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2021 – 2:28:49
1st German Championships 10,000m, Mainz 2021 – 32:55.96
3rd Enschede Marathon 2021 – 2:27:03
6th Berlin Invitational 10km 2021 – 32:55
17th Valencia Marathon 2020 – 2:28:42
9th Barcelona Half Marathon 2020 – 71:40
Rabea Schöneborn has struggled with injuries over the past two years, affecting her ability to compete for extended periods. The autumn marathon initially planned for 2024 couldn't materialize, and she couldn't participate in any races in the latter half of the year. It remains to be seen in what condition Schöneborn will run the GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON and whether she is fully recovered. If all goes well, this race could mark a return to form for her.
In parallel with her twin sister Deborah, Rabea Schöneborn has shown significant development over the years. In 2020, she was part of the German team that won the bronze medal at the Half Marathon World Championships. She placed 54th individually in that prestigious competition. She then improved her marathon time to 2:27:03 in Enschede in spring 2021. Just nine seconds faster, and she would have displaced her twin sister from an Olympic spot. Instead of competing in Japan, Rabea ran the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, finishing 9th in 2:28:49.
Her career highlight so far came at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where she finished 12th in challenging conditions and won the integrated Europa Cup standings with the German team, which included Deborah Schöneborn. However, the following spring brought a series of injuries. Rabea had foot surgery, which prevented her from qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Rabea comes from a remarkably successful sporting family. Her sister Lena Schöneborn, eight years older, won the Olympic gold medal in Modern Pentathlon in Beijing 2008. Initially, both Deborah and Rabea competed in Modern Pentathlon before fully focusing on running since 2017.
In Berlin, Rabea studied psychology and works 20 hours a week as a consultant for a staffing agency. Her flexible working hours allow her to balance her career with her athletic pursuits.
Kristina Hendel
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 70:38
Club: Marathon Team Berlin, SC Charlottenburg
Age: 28
Career Highlights:
1st Essen Marathon 2024 – 2:34:37
11th GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON 2024 – 72:31
11th Houston Marathon 2024 – 2:30:54
3rd 10 km, Berlin 2023 – 32:29
20th European Championships Marathon, Munich 2022 – 2:35:14
5th Hamburg Marathon 2022 – 2:27:29
15th Istanbul Half Marathon 2022 – 70:38
1st Essen Marathon 2021 – 2:27:31
3rd 10 km, Berlin 2021 – 32:56
10th GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON 2021 – 71:34
Kristina Hendel struggled with injury problems for almost two years and was also set back by illnesses. In early 2024, however, she finally saw an upward trend. For the first time since the European Championships in Munich in 2022, she completed a marathon race in January in Houston. However, she had hoped for more than the 2:30:54 hours and 11th place. She had no chance in the race for Olympic spots. Instead, Hendel returned to the Essen Marathon in the autumn, where she had made her debut in the 42.195 km distance in 2021 with a winning time of 2:27:31. Again, Hendel was the winner in Essen, crossing the finish line in 2:34:37, virtually without competition.
In the earlier part of her career, Hendel primarily competed in long-distance track events. She later achieved better results in long road races. In spring 2022, she set her current personal bests: 70:38 in the Istanbul Half Marathon and 2:27:29 in the Hamburg Marathon. Hendel was then part of the German team that won the gold medal in the European Cup (team competition within the marathon races) at the European Championships in Munich. She finished 20th in the individual rankings.
Hendel is from Croatia and has been eligible to compete for Germany since July 2022. She is married to marathon runner Sebastian Hendel (personal best: 2:07:33), who will also compete in the GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON. The couple has a son and lives in Reichenbach in Vogtland near Zwickau.
Gesa Krause
Credit: Norbert Wilhelmi
Personal Best: 72:16
Club: Silvesterlauf Trier
Age: 32
Career Highlights:
14th 3,000m Steeplechase, Olympic Games Paris 2024 – 9:26.96
2nd 3,000m Steeplechase, European Championships, Rome 2024 – 9:18.06
5th 3,000m Steeplechase, Olympic Games Tokyo 2021 – 9:14.00
3rd 3,000m Steeplechase, World Championships Doha / QAT 2019 – 9:03.30
1st 3,000m Steeplechase, European Championships Berlin 2018 – 9:19.80
9th 3,000m Steeplechase, World Championships London 2017 – 9:23.87
6th 3,000m Steeplechase, Olympic Games Rio 2016 – 9:18.41
1st 3,000m Steeplechase, European Championships Amsterdam 2016 – 9:18.85
3rd 3,000m Steeplechase, World Championships Beijing 2015 – 9:19.25
5th 3,000m Steeplechase, European Championships Zurich 2014 – 9:35.46
7th 3,000m Steeplechase, Olympic Games London 2012 – 9:23.52
3rd 3,000m Steeplechase, European Championships Helsinki 2012 – 9:38.20
6th 3,000m Steeplechase, World Championships Daegu / KOR 2011 – 9:32.74
Gesa Felicitas Krause is Germany's most successful steeplechaser. In this relatively young event for women – the women’s steeplechase became part of the World Championships in 2005 and the Olympics in 2008 – the 32-year-old has won medals at European and World Championships from 2012 to 2024. Twice, Krause was crowned European champion (2016 and 2018), and she earned two bronze medals at the World Championships (2015 and 2019). With her German record of 9:03.30, set at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, she remains among the 20 fastest women of all time (18th) and currently ranks 3rd in Europe.
Under coach Wolfgang Heinig, Krause quickly joined the international elite in the 3,000m steeplechase. As an 18-year-old, she became Junior European Champion and, in the same year, finished an impressive 6th at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, setting a Junior European record (9:32.74). She fulfilled her childhood dream of competing in the Olympics the following year, finishing 7th in London. In 2016, she placed 6th in Rio, and 5th in Tokyo in 2021. After giving birth to her daughter in April 2023, she returned in 2024 as the Vice European Champion in the steeplechase. At the Paris Olympics, she finished 14th in the final.
The GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON is not Krause’s debut at this distance. She had already attempted the 21.0975 km distance in early 2018. However, during her debut in Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates), she did not finish. In a second race a few weeks later in Berlin, she finished 5th with a time of 72:16 minutes. Although Krause has never raced longer than 5,000 meters on the track, she continued to focus entirely on the 3,000m steeplechase, postponing further starts over long road distances.
Her first race after giving birth to her daughter was the Cologne Half Marathon in early October 2024, where she ran 78:41 minutes. Now, Krause, a member of the German Armed Forces sports support group, is making a serious new attempt at this distance. The GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON is intended to be her spring highlight. A few weeks earlier, she had planned to run another race at this distance. A personal best in Berlin will certainly be the goal, and the question will also be whether and how significantly she can break the 70-minute barrier. The result in Berlin could be a turning point for a possible future marathon career.
Esther Pfeiffer
Nachweis: @SCC EVENTS/Petko Beier
Personal Best:
69:49 Club: Düsseldorf Athletics
Age: 27
Career Highlights:
Cologne Half Marathon 2024 69:49
Hamburg Half Marathon (German Championships) 2024 69:51
European Championships, Half Marathon, Rome 2024 71:28
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 72:32
Seville Half Marathon 2024 70:24
Hamburg Half Marathon 2023 76:35
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2023 72:53
Esther Pfeiffer has shown significant progress and now aims to achieve another personal best at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. The 27-year-old, married to marathon runner Hendrik Pfeiffer and formerly known by her maiden name Esther Jacobitz, is among Germany's top athletes in the half marathon distance and is the fastest German woman on the starting list for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON.
General statistics
MEN
WORLD RECORD
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Barcelona 2025
EUROPEAN RECORD
59:13 Julien Wanders (SUI) Ras Al Khaimah/UAE 2019
GERMAN RECORD
60:09 Amanal Petros (Wattenscheid) Valencia 2021
BERLIN RECORD
60:59 Amanal Petros (Marathon Team Berlin) Ras Al Khaimah /UAE 2023
COURSE RECORD
58:42 Eric Kiptanui (KEN) 2018
WORLD LEAD 2025
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Barcelona 16.2.
GERMAN LEAD 2025
61:03 Johannes Motschmann (Marathon Team Berlin) Houston 19.1.
WOMEN
WORLD RECORD
62:52 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) Valencia 2021
EUROPEAN RECORD
65:15 Sifan Hassan (NED) Kopenhagen 2018
GERMAN RECORD
65:18 Melat Kejeta (Laufteam Kassel) Gdynia / POL 2020
BERLIN RECORD
67:58 Uta Pippig (SCC Berlin) Kyoto / JPN 1995
COURSE RECORD
65:02 Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui (KEN) 2022
WORLD LEAD 2025
64:13 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) Barcelona 16.2.
GERMAN LEAD 2025
69:09 Miriam Dattke (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Houston 19.1.
All statistical data was last edited on 16 February 2025. Please check the press centre for further information. Only times from courses that fulfil the international requirements for the recognition of best times are listed.
MEN
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo UGA Barcelona 2025
57:30 Yomif Kejelcha ETH Valencia 2024
57:31 Kiplimo (2) Lissabon 2021
57:32 Kibiwott Kandie KEN Valencia 2020
57:37 Kiplimo (3) Valencia 2020
57:40 Kandie (2) Valencia 2023
57:41 Kejelcha (2) Valencia 2023
57:41 Hagos Gebrhiwet ETH Valencia 2023
57:49 Rhonex Kipruto KEN Valencia 2020
57:50 Selemon Barega ETH Valencia 2023
57:56 Kiplimo (4) RAK*/UAE 2022
57:59 Alexander Munyao KEN Valencia 2020
58:01 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN Kopenhagen 2019
58:05 Sabastian Sawę KEN Kopenhagen 2024
58:07 Abel Kipchumba KEN Valencia 2021
58:09 Kipruto (2) Valencia 2021
58:09 Kiplimo (5) Kopenhagen 2024
58:10 Kandie (3) Valencia 2022
58:10 Isaia Lasoi KEN Kopenehagen 2024
58:11 Philemon Kiplimo KEN Valencia 2020
58:17 Daniel Mataiko KEN Valencia 2024
58:21 Lasoi (2) Valencia 2024
58:23 Zersenay Tadese ERI Lissabon 2010
58:24 Sabastian Sawę KEN Prag 2024
58:26 Mataiko (2) Valencia 2021
58:28 Kennedy Kimutai KEN Valencia 2021
58:29 Sawe (2) Valencia 2024
58:30 Rodgers Kwemoi KEN RAK/UAE 2022
58:31 Tadese (2) Lissabon 2011
58:32 Kejelcha (3) Valencia 2022
WOMEN
62:52 Letesenbet Gidey ETH Valencia 2021
63:04 Agnes Ngetich KEN Valencia 2024
63:21 Fotyen Tesfay ETH Valencia 2024
63:32 Lilian Rengeruk KEN Valencia 2024
63:51 Yalemzerf Yehualaw ETH Valencia 2021
64:02 Ruth Chepngetich KEN Istanbul 2021
64:13 Joyciline Jepkosgei KEN Barcelona 2025
64:14 Girmawit Gebrzihair ETH RAK*/UAE 2022
64:14 Ejgayehu Taye ETH Valencia 2024
64:22 Hellen Obiri ETH RAK*/UAE 2022
64:22 Yehualaw (2) Larne / GBR 2022
64:29 Jepkosgei (2) Barcelona 2024
64:31 Ababel Yeshaneh ETH RAK*/UAE 2020
64:36 Sheila Chepkirui KEN RAK*/UAE 2022
64:37 Irene Kamais KEN Barcelona 2023
64:37 Sutume Kebede ETH Houston 2024
64:40 Yehualaw (3) Istanbul 2021
64:40 Senbere Teferi ETH Barcelona 2024
64:46 Yehualaw (4) Neu-Delhi 2020
64:46 Jepkosgei (3) Barcelona 2023
64:46 Margaret Kipkemboi KEN Valencia 2023
64:48 Obiri (2) Istanbul 2022
64:49 Brigid Kosgei KEN RAK*/UAE 2020
64:51 Jepkosgei (4) Valencia 2017
64:51 Obiri (3) Istanbul 2021
64:52 Jepkosgei (5) Prag 2017
64:52 Fancy Chemutai KEN RAK*/UAE 2018
64:53 Irine Cheptai KEN Valencia 2023
64:54 Chepkirui (2) Valencia 2021
64:55 Mary Keitany KEN RAK*/UAE 2018
As of: 16.2.2025
MEN
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Barcelona 16.2.2025
57:30 Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Valencia 27.10.2024
57:31 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Lissabon 21.11.2021
57:32 Kibiwott Kandie (KEN) Valencia 6.12.2020
58:01 Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) Kopenhagen 15.9.2019
58:23 Zersenay Tadese (ERI) Lissabon 21.3.2010
58:33 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) Den Haag / NED 17.3.2007
58:53 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) RAK* / UAE 9.2.2007
58:55 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Tempe / USA 15.1.2006
59:16 Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) Rotterdam 11.9.2005
59:17 Paul Tergat (KEN) Mailand 4.4.1998
59:47 Moses Tanui (KEN) Mailand 3.4.1993
60:10 Matthews Temane (RSA) East London / RSA 25.7.1987
60:55 Mark Curp (USA) Philadelphia /USA 15.9.1985
61:14 Steve Jones (GBR) Birmingham 11.8.1985
WOMEN
62:52 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) Valencia 24.10.2021
64:02 Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) Istanbul 4.4.2021
64:31 Ababel Yeshaneh (ETH) R.A.Khaimah/UAE 21.2.2020
64:51 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) Valencia 22.10.2017
64:52 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) Prag 1.04.2017
65:06 Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) Ras Al Khaimah/UAE 10.02.2017
65:09 Florence Kiplagat (KEN) Barcelona 15.02.2015
65:12 Florence Kiplagat (KEN) Barcelona 16.02.2014
65:50 Mary Keitany (KEN) Ras Al Khaimah/UAE 18.02.2011
66:25 Lornah Kiplagat (NED) Udine /ITA 14.10.2007
66:44 Elana Meyer (RSA) Tokio 15.01.1999
67:59 Elana Meyer (RSA) East London / RSA 18.05.1991
68:31 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) New Bedford /USA 19.03.1989
As of: 16.2.2025
MEN / WOMEN
BERLIN
58:42 Eric Kiptanui (KEN/2018)
65:02 Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui (KEN/2022)
BARCELONA
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA/2025)
64:13 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN/2025)
VALENCIA
57:30 Yomif Kejelcha (ETH/2024)
62:52 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH/2021/WR)
LISBON
57:31 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA/2021/WR)
65:30 Almaz Ayana (ETH/2023)
RAS AL KHAIMAH/UAE
57:56 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA/2022)
64:14 Girmawit Gebrzihair (ETH/2022)
COPENHAGEN
58:01 Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN/2019)
65:11 Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN/2024)
ROME-OSTIA
* 58:02 Sebastian Sawe (KEN/2022)
66:03 Irene Kimais (KEN/2022)
PRAGUE
58:24 Sabastian Sawe (KEN/2024)
64:52 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN/2017)
DEN HAAG
58:33 Sammy Wanjiru (KEN/2007)
66:56 Lornah Kiplagat (KEN/2000)
LARNE / GBR
58:36 Daniel Mateiko (KEN/2023)
64:22 Yalemzerf Yahualaw (ETH/2022)
PHILADELPHIA
58:46 Mathew Kisorio (KEN/2011)
67:11 Kimberley Smith (NZL/2011)
HERZOGENAURACH / GER
58:58 Abel Kipchumba (KEN/2021)
66:52 Brenda Jepleting (KEN/2021)
NEW DEHLI
58:53 Amedework Walelegn (ETH/2020)
64:46 Yalemzerf Yehualew (ETH/2020)
GRANOLLERS / ESP
58:55 Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH/2023)
66:41 Tigist Gezahagn (ETH/2023)
NEWCASTLE
* 58:56 Martin Mathathi (KEN/2011)
64:28 Brigid Kosgei (KEN/2019)
MANAMA / BRN
58:58 Sebastian Sawe (KEN/2022) 65:28
Brigid Kosgei (KEN/2019)
SEVILLA
59:02 Sabastian Sawe (KEN/2022)
67:18 Rebecca Chelangat (UGA/2025)
LILLE
59:05 Ezekiel Chebii (KEN/2012)
66:57 Zenebu Fikadu (ETH/2022)
BUENOS AIRES
59:05 Bedan Karoki (KEN/2019)
65:58 Ruth Chepngetich (KEN/2024)
SANTA POLA / ESP
59:09 Alexander Munyao (KEN/2020)
67:07 Kidman Alema (ETH/2025)
MAILAND
59:12 James Wangari (KEN/2016)
67:28 Gladys Cherop (KEN/2023)
MALAGA
59:13 Geoffrey Toroitich (KEN/2023)
65:58 Loice Chemnung (KEN/2024)
MARUGAME / JPN
59:16 Alexander Munyao (KEN/2025)
66:05 Dolphine Omare (KEN/2025)
HOUSTON
59:17 Addisu Gobena (ETH/2025)
64:37 Sutume Kebede (ETH/2024)
NEW YORK
* 59:24 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH/2007)
67:21 Hellen Obiri (KEN/2023)
CARDIFF
59:30 Leonard Langat (KEN/2019)
65:52 Edith Chelimo (KEN/2017)
ISTANBUL
59:35 Kibiwott Kandie (KEN/2021)
64:02 Ruth Chepngetich (KEN/2021)
PARIS
59:38 Roncer Konga (KEN/2023)
66:01 Sheila Chepkirui (KEN/2023)
Stand: 16.2.25
MEN
UGA Jacob Kiplimo 56:42 Barcelona 2025
ETH Yomif Kejelcha 57:30 Valencia 2024
KEN Kibiwott Kandie 57:32 Valencia 2020
ERI Zersenay Tadese 58:23 Lisbon 2010
BRN Abraham Cheroben 58:40 Copenhagen 2017
SSD Dominic Lobalu 59:12 Copenhagen 2022
SUI Julien Wanders 59:13 Ras Al Khaimah/UAE 2019
USA Conner Mantz 59:17 Houston 2025
TAN Gabriel Geay 59:18 Houston 2025
SWE Andreas Almgren 59:23 Barcelona 2024
ITA Yemaneberhan Crippa 59:26 Nepal 2022
JPN Tomoki Ota 59:27 Marugame / JPN 2025
MAR Mustapha El Aziz 59:29 Valencia 2016
RWA Dieudonne Disi 59:32 Udine 2007
GBR Mo Farah 59:32 Lisbon 2015
BRA Marilson dos Santos 59:33 Udine 2007
RSA Stephen Mokoka 59:36 Gdynia / POL 2020
ESP Carlos Mayo 59:39 Valencia 2023
FRA Morhad Amdouni 59:40 Gdynia / POL 2020
POR Samuel Barata 59:40 Valencia 2023
DJI Irahim Hassan 59:41 Lisbon 2021
NZL Zane Robertson 59:47 Marugame/JPN 2015
NOR Sondre Moen 59:48 Valencia 2017
TUR Kaan Kigen Özbilen 59:48 Ras Al Khaimah/UAE 2019
BEL Bashir Abdi 59:51 Gent/BEL 2023
AUS Brett Robinson 59:57 Marugame / JPN 2020
GER Amanal Petros 60:09 Valencia 2021
LES Tebello Ramakongoana 60:17 Duluth / USA 2024
CAN Cameron Levins 60:18 Vancouver 2023
NED Abdi Nageeye 60:21 Den Haag 2024
ZIM C. Nyasango/T. Chimusasa 60:26 Udine 2007 / Grevenmacher (LUX) 1995
QAT Nicholas Kemboi 60:27 Rabat/MAR 2013
MEX German Silva 60:28 Oslo 1994
SVK Robert Stefko 60:29 Malmö 2000
IND Avinash Sable 60:30 New Delhi 2020
WOMEN
ETH Letesenbet Gidey 62:52 Valencia 2021
KEN Agnes Ngetich 63:04 Valencia 2024
NED Sifan Hassan 65:15 Copenhagen 2018
GER Melat Kejeta 65:18 Gdynia / POL 2020
BRN Violah Jepchumba 65:22 Prague 2017
GBR Eilish McColgan 65:43 Berlin 2023
TAN Jackline Sakilu 66:05 Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 2024
ISR Lonah Chemtai Salpeter 66:09 Prag 2019
USA Weini Kelati Frezghi 66:09 Houston 2025
UAE Alia Saeed Mohammed 66:13 Valencia 2018
TUR Yasemin Can 66:20 Gdynia / POL 2020
JPN Hitomi Niiya 66:38 Houston 2020
NOR Ingrid Kristiansen 66:40 Sandnes / NOR 1987
RSA Elana Meyer 66:44 Tokyo 1999
ROU Joan Melly 66:58 Paris 2024
NZL Kimberley Smith 67:11 Philadelphia 2011
AUS Isobel Batt-Doyle 67:17 Marugame / JPN 2025
UGA Rebecca Chelangat 67:18 Sevilla 2025
NAM Helalia Johannes 67:49 Gqeberha / RSA 2022
CHN Deshun Zhang 67:55 Meishan / CHN 2024
RUS Yelena Korobkina 68:07 Yaroslavl / RUS 2021
SWE Sarah Lahti 68:19 Valencia 2021
ITA Nadia Ejjafini 68:27 Cremona / ITA 2011
und Sofiia Yaremchuk 68:27 Nepal 2024
SUI Fabienne Schlumpf 68:27 Dresden 2021
POR Ana Dulce Felix 68:32 Lisbon 2011
MAR Asmae Leghzaoui 68:34 Marrakech 1999
und Rahma Tahiri 68:34 Marrakech 2024
FRA Christelle Daunay 68:34 Reims 2010
KOR Kyungsun Choi 68:35 Marugame / JPN 2020
LAT Jelena Prokopcuka 68:43 Bristol 2001
CZE Moira Stewartova 68:44 Valencia 2024
AZE Mare Dibaba 68:45 New Delhi 2009
BDI Francine Niyonsaba 68:45 Lisbon 2023
RWA Salome Nyirarukundo 68:48 Barcelona 2018
ESP Laura Luengo 68:50 Valencia 2024
BEL Marleen Renders 68:56 Den Haag 2002
HUN Aniko Kalovics 68:58 Mailand 2007
As of: 16.2.25
MEN
59:13 Julien Wanders SUI Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 2019
59:23 Andreas Almgren SWE Barcelona 2024
59:26 Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA Nepal 2022
59:32 Mo Farah GBR Lisbon 2015
59:39 Carlos Mayo ESP Valencia 2023
59:40 Morhad Amdouni FRA Gdynia / POL 2020
59:40 Samuel Barata POR Valencia 2023
59:41 Pietro Riva ITA Valencia 2023
59:42 Thierry Ndikumwenayo ESP Valencia 2024
59:46 Jimmy Gressier FRA Riga /LAT 2023
WOMEN
65:15 Sifan Hassan NED Copenhagen 2018
65:18 Melat Kejeta GER Gdynia /POL 2020
65:41 Konstanze Klosterhalfen GER Valencia 2022
65:43 Eilish McColgan GBR Berlin 2023
66:09 Lonah Salpeter ISR Prague 2019
66:20 Yasemin Can TUR Gdynia /POL 2020
66:25 Lornah Kiplagat NED Udinese 2007
66:40 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR Sandnes/NOR 1987
66:47 Paula Radcliffe GBR Bristol 2001
66:55 Karoline Grovdal NOR Copenhagen 2024
As of: 16.2.2025
MEN
60:09 Amanal Petros (TV Wattenscheid) Valencia 2021
60:34 Carsten Eich (SC DHfK Leipzig) Berlin 1993
61:02 Kurt Stenzel (ASC Darmstadt) Grevenmacher/LUX 1988
61:03 Johannes Motschmann (SCC Berlin) Houston 2025
61:09 Richard Ringer (LC Rehlingen) Barcelona 2023
61:14 Stephan Freigang (LC Cottbus) Berlin 1992
61:15 Simon Boch (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Hamburg 2024
61:17 Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu (Silvesterlauf Trier) Rome 2024
61:18 Michael Fietz (LG Ratio Münster) Kosice/CZE 1997
61:20 Homiyu Tesfaye (Eintracht Frankfurt) Den Haag 2018
WOMEN
65:18 Melat Kejeta (Laufteam Kassel) Gdynia/POL 2020
65:41 Konstanze Klosterhalfen (Bayer Leverkusen) Valencia 2022
67:58 Uta Pippig (SCC Berlin) Kyoto/JPN 1995
68:26 Eva Dieterich (LG Stadtwerke Tübingen) Valencia 2024
68:42 Alina Reh (SCC Berlin) Sevilla 2023
68:45 Sabrina Mockenhaupt (Kölner V. f. Marathon) Berlin 2009
68:51 Irina Mikitenko (TV Wattenscheid) Paderborn 2008
69:09 Miriam Dattke (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Houston 2025
69:15 Katrin Dörre-Heinig (SC DHfK Leipzig) Grevenmacher/LUX 1998
69:32 Fabienne Königstein (MTG Mannheim) Warschau 2024
As of: 16.2.2025
MEN
56:42 Jacob Kiplimo UGA Barcelona 16.2.
58:44 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN Barcelona 16.2.
59:16 Alexander Munyao KEN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
59:17 Addisu Gobena ETH Houston 19.1.
59:17 Conner Mantz USA Houston 19.1.
59:18 Gabriel Geay TAN Houston 19.1.
59:19 Emmanuel Maru KEN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
59:20 Jemal Mekonen ETH Houston 19.1.
59:20 Alex Matata KEN Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:25 Gemechu Dida ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:26 Isaia Lasoi KEN Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:27 Tomoki Ota JPN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
59:28 Chimdessa Debele ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:30 Kotaro Shinohara JPN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
59:33 Vinicent Nyageo KEN Sevilla 26.1.
59:35 Gerba Dibaba ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:40 Samwel Mailu KEN Barcelona 16.2.
59:45 Nibret Melak ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
59:52 Yemaneberhan Crippa ITA Barcelona 16.2.
59:53 Hillary Kipkoech KEN Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
WOMEN
64:13 Joyciline Jepkosgei KEN Barcelona 16.2.
65:52 Ejgayehu Taye ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
66:05 Senayet Getachew ETH Houston 19.1.
66:05 Dolphine Omare KEN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
66:09 Weini Kelati Frezghi USA Houston 19.1.
66:25 Gladys Chepkurui KEN Barcelona 16.2.
66:34 Judy Kemboi KEN Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
66:48 Buze Diriba ETH Houston 19.1.
66:53 Jesca Chelangat KEN Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
66:58 Calli Hauger-Thackery GBR Marugame / JPN 2.2.
67:05 Ftaw Zeray ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
67:07 Kidsan Alema ETH Santa Pola / ESP 19.1.
67:14 Gete Alemayehu ETH Ras Al Khaimah / UAE 1.2.
67:17 Isobel Batt-Doyle AUS Marugame / JPN 2.2.
67:18 Rebecca Chelangat UGA Sevilla 26.1.
67:33 Pauline Kamulu KEN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
67:34 Mulat Tekle ETH Santa Pola / ESP 19.1.
67:35 Amanda Vestri USA Houston 19.1.
67:53 Rika Kaseda JPN Marugame / JPN 2.2.
67:56 Grace Nawowuna KEN Hong Kong 5.1.
As of: 16.2.2025
MEN
2025
61:03 Johannes Motschmann (Marathon Team Berlin) Houston 19.1.
61:39 Davor Aaron Bienenfeld (SSC Hanau-Rodenbach, Houston 19.1.
61:51 Amanal Petros (Hannover 96) Barcelona 16.2.
2024
60:56 Amanal Petros (Marathon Team Berlin) Lisbon 17.3.
61:15 Simon Boch (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Hamburg 15.9.
61:17 Samuel Fitwi (Silvesterlauf Trier) Rome 9.6.
61:33 Johannes Motschmann (Marathon Team Berlin) Hamburg 15.9.
61:45 Davor Aaron Bienenfeld (SSC Hanau-Rodenbach) Valencia 27.10.
62:01 Richard Ringer (LC Rehlingen) Valencia 27.10.
62:42 Filmon Teklebrhan-Berhe (LAC Freiburg), Warschau 24.3.
62:47 Haftom Welday (TB Hamburg Eilbeck) Hamburg 30.6.
WOMEN
2025
69:09 Miriam Dattke (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Houston 19.1.
69:57 Domenika Mayer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Sevilla 26.1.
2024
67:07 Konstanze Klosterhalfen (Bayer Leverkusen) Valencia 27.10.
67:26 Melat Kejeta (Laufteam Kassel) Berlin 7.4.
68:26 Eva Dieterich (LG Stadtwerke Tübingen) Valencia 27:10.
69:32 Fabienne Königstein (MTG Mannheim) Warschau 24.3.
69:46 Domenika Mayer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Warschau 24.3.
69:51 Esther Pfeiffer (TK Hannover) Hamburg 15.9.
69:58 Katharina Steinruck (Eintracht Frankfurt) Den Haag 10.3.
71:01 Miriam Dattke (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) Berlin 7.4.
As of: 16.2.2025
Event Statistics
MEN
58:42 Eric Kiptanui KEN 2018
58:55 Alex Kibet KEN 2022
58:56 Patrick Makau KEN 2007
58:57 Felix Kipkoech KEN 2021
59:00 Sabastian Sawe KEN 2023
59:07 Paul Kosgei KEN 2006
59:11 Alex Kibet KEN 2023
59:14 Dennis Kimetto KEN 2012
59:14 Leonard Komon KEN 2014
59:14 Abraham Cheroben KEN 2014
(10)
59:15 Wilson Kiprop KEN 2012
59:22 Ezekiel Chebii KEN 2012
59:22 Bravin Kiprop KEN 2023
59:25 Pius Kirop KEN 2012
59:26 Francis Kibiwott KEN 2007
59:29 Evans Cheruiyot KEN 2006
59:30 Daniel Ebenyo KEN 2024
59:34 Bernard Kipyego KEN 2009
59:36 Sammy Kosgei KEN 2009
59:36 Jacob Kendagor KEN 2013
(20)
59:38 Wilson Kiprotich KEN 2009
59:40 Josphat Tanui KEN 2021
59:42 Amos Kurgat KEN 2024
59:45 Birhanu Legese ETH 2015
59:46 David Kogei KEN 2015
59:47 Isaia Lasoi KEN 2024
59:48 Evans Cheruiyot KEN 2007
59:49 Abraham Cheroben KEN 2015
59:52 Fabián Roncero ESP 2001
59:53 Paul Kipchumba KEN 2012
(30)
WOMEN
65:02 Sheila Kiprotich Chepkirui KEN 2022
65:15 Joyciline Jepkosgei KEN 2021
65:21 Nancy Meto KEN 2021
65:43 Eilish McColgan GBR 2023
65:45 Sifan Hassan NED 2019
65:50 Joyce Chepkemoi KEN 2022
66:13 Tsigie Gebreselama ETH 2023
66:27 Yalemget Yaregal ETH 2023
66:34 Irene Kimais KEN 2022
66:48 Viola Chepngeno KEN 2022
(10)
66:53 Tekle Muluat ETH 2024
67:16 Edith Masai KEN 2006
67:17 Samantha Harrison GBR 2023
67:22 Ftaw Zeray ETH 2024
67:26 Melat Kejeta GER 2024
67:32 Valary Aiyabei KEN 2021
67:34 Deena Kastor USA 2006
67:54 Helah Kiprop KEN 2013
68:01 Philes Ongori KEN 2013
68:05 Nigsti Haftu ETH 2021
(20)
68:12 Samantha Harrison GBR 2022
68:20 Ludwina Chepngetich KEN 2023
68:22 Joyce Chepchumba KEN 2000
68:22 Peninah Arusei KEN 2008
68:25 Philes Ongori KEN 2012
68:26 Helah Kiprop KEN 2012
68:27 Helen Tola ETH 2021
68:28 Benita Johnson AUS 2007
68:30 Bezabeh Ftaw ETH 2021
68:36 Caroline Chepkwony KEN 2012
(30)
Eric Kiptanui Chepkirui
(KEN / 2018)
| Distance | Time |
| 1km | 2:34 |
| 2km | 5:27 |
| 3km | 8:12 |
| 4km | 10:56 |
| 5km | 13:32 |
| 6km | 16:22 |
| 7km | 19:06 |
| 8km | 21:56 |
| 9km | 24:42 |
| 10km | 27:32 |
| 11km | 30:17 |
| 12km | 33:10 |
| 13km | 36:02 |
| 14km | 38:54 |
| 15km | 41:36 |
| 16km | 44:41 |
| 17km | 47:17 |
| 18km | 50:05 |
| 19km | 52:58 |
| 20km | 55:43 |
| Goal | 58:42 |
Sheila Kiprotich
(KEN / 2022)
| Distance | Time |
| 1km | 3:05 |
| 2km | 6:07 |
| 3km | 9:10 |
| 4km | 12:16 |
| 5km | 15:19 |
| 6km | 18:24 |
| 7km | 21:25 |
| 8km | 24:25 |
| 9km | 27:30 |
| 10km | 30:33 |
| 11km | 33:37 |
| 12km | 36:37 |
| 13km | 39:41 |
| 14km | 42:47 |
| 15km | 45:55 |
| 16km | 49:00 |
| 17km | 52:11 |
| 18km | 55:19 |
| 19km | 58:26 |
| 20km | 61:34 |
| Goal | 65:02 |
The combined winning times (men and women) in 2024 were 2:06:23 hours (0:59:30 + 1:06:53).
You can find the winning times from previous years here. (PDF)
You can read about the development of the Course records here. (PDF)
You can read the lists of winners of the Berliner Friedenslaufes from 1981 (East) here. (PDF)
You can read the lists of winners of the BERLINER HALBMARATHON (West Berlin) starting 1984 here. (PDF)
Sunday, 7 April 2024
MEN
1. Daniel Ebenyo KEN 59:30
2. Amos Kurgat KEN 59:42
3. Isaia Lasoi KEN 59:47
4. Benard Biwott KEN 60:21
5. Bravin Kiprop KEN 60:29
6. Diego Estrada USA 61:05
7. Robert Koech KEN 61:27
8. Victor Kimutai KEN 61:29
9. Samuel Fitwi GER 61:33
10. Selvarolo Pasquale ITA 61:57
WOMEN
1. Tekle Muluat ETH 66:53
2. Ftaw Zeray ETH 67:22
3. Melat Kejeta GER 67:26
4. Winnie Kimutai KEN 68:41
5. Lauren McNeil GBR 70:10
6. Clara Evans GBR 70:11
7. Miriam Dattke GER 71:01
8. Eva Dieterich GER 71:15
9. Lelise Wakweya ETH 71:59
10. Philippa Bowden GBR 72:15
The top 10 rankings from previous years can be found here
History of the BERLIN HALF MARATHON
Warm weather ruined hopes for records
Kenya’s pre-race favourite Daniel Ebenyo and Ethiopia’s youngster Tekle Muluat took the 43rd edition of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. In very warm weather with temperatures well over 20 Celsius any hopes for records did not materialize.
Tekle Muluat (ETH) wins the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 in 66:53 minutes. Credit: SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc Wiesner
Ebenyo led a Kenyan clean sweep with a winning time of 59:30. In the first part of the race he ran world record pace, however there was no chance to keep that attempt going in high temperatures during the second half of the race. Amos Kurgat and Isaia Lasoi took second and third with 59:42 and 59:47 respectively.
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo (KEN) wins the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024 in 59:30 minutes. Proof: SCC EVENTS / Jean-Marc Wiesner
19 year-old newcomer Tekle Muluat became the surprise women’s champion with 66:53. Fellow-Ethiopian Ftaw Zeray was second in 67:22 and Germany’s Melat Kejeta took third place (67:26). For the first time in its history the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON registered more than 30,000 finishers (30,905).
You can read more about the history of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON here (PDF)
The Course
Click herefor the route map, the interactive map and the maps of the start and finish areas.
About 150 meters after passing the Brandenburg Gate, the finish line comes into view, turning it into an unforgettable running experience for the half marathon finishers. The 21.0975 km course through Berlin makes this sightseeing tour very special. It takes you past some of the most iconic landmarks of the German capital at a running pace. The historical and cultural monuments you spot within such a short time are unmatched by any city bus tour.
Passing Numerous Capital Highlights
From the start, in the first few meters you see the Siegessäule in front and the Brandenburg Gate behind you. The route passes by the Technical University (2 km) and Ernst-Reuter-Platz (2.3 km) before continuing straight along Otto-Suhr-Allee toward Charlottenburg Palace (4.2 km). Here, you turn sharp left into Schlossstraße and continue straight to Kurfürstendamm, which is reached by turning left near the Schaubühne, one of Germany's most renowned spoken theater companies (6.7 km). Now on the famous West Berlin promenade, we head east past Café Kranzler to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (9 km), where we make a slight right turn onto Tauentzienstraße, passing Wittenberplatz (9.8 km) with its historic subway station (on the right, Kaufhaus des Westens, aka KaDeWe), and following Kleiststraße, which leads to Bülowstraße at Nollendorfplatz (10.5 km; on the right: historic Metropol building). The left turn onto Potsdamer Straße at kilometer 11 is traditionally a crowd favorite, with enthusiastic spectators loudly cheering the beginning of the second half of the race.
Historic Places and Routes of the Past
Passing by the National Gallery (Mies van der Rohe, on the left/12.2 km) and the State Library (on the right), Potsdamer Straße turns slightly to the right, and we soon see the striking yellow building of the Philharmonie on the left (12.5 km), before reaching Potsdamer Platz, a historically significant highlight in Berlin’s East-West history. At Leipziger Platz (13 km), the route continues along Leipziger Straße into the former eastern part of the city. At the 14 km mark, we turn left into Markgrafenstraße, leading us past Berlin’s most beautiful historical square (German Cathedral, Concert Hall, French Cathedral). After a right turn, we pass the Foreign Ministry (on the right) and then the Humboldt Forum (on the left, 15.2 km). This is a nod to the history of the race, which had its start and finish area on Karl-Marx-Allee for many years before moving to Brandenburg Gate in 2019.
The Grand Finale with Brandenburg Gate and Finish Line
We pass Spandauerstraße and Grunerstraße, passing the Red Town Hall (on the left) and, at kilometer 16.4, the former parade boulevard of the DDR capital. Shortly after kilometer 17, we turn around and run past the Red Town Hall again (18.5 km), before heading into the final two kilometers, where one landmark follows another along the “Unter den Linden” boulevard: Berlin Cathedral (on the right/19.3 km), Lustgarten with the New Museum (on the right), Kronprinzenpalais (on the left), Neue Wache and the German Historical Museum as well as Humboldt University (on the right), and the State Opera and Bebelplatz (on the left). At the Friedrichstraße intersection, the Brandenburg Gate is already visible. Before reaching it, we pass the massive building of the Russian Embassy on the left, then the Hotel Adlon on the same side, before reaching Berlin's landmark, the Brandenburg Gate. From here, it’s just a few meters to the finish line.
The HALF MARATHON EXPO
This year the HALF MARATHON EXPO will NOT take place at the former Tempelhof Airport, but on the grounds of Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, South Entrance (Jafféstraße).
All further information about the HALBMARATHON EXPO can be found here.
Making the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON sustainable is a top priority for SCC EVENTS. Together with the title sponsor GENERALI and all our partners, we are committed to sustainability. Further information and plenty of examples of our sustainable behaviour can be found here.
At the HALF MARATHON EXPO, our visitors will also find a comprehensive range of information on the topic of sustainability at the SCC EVENTS information stand under the motto "GREEN LINE".
SCC EVENTS
Marathon Team Berlin now with Sebastian and Kristina Hendel
Germany's fastest marathon couple has been running for Marathon Team Berlin since the beginning of the year: Sebastian and Kristina Hendel switched from LG Braunschweig to the capital club SC Charlottenburg, which arranges events like the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON and the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, organised by SCC EVENTS. The past year brought the team's biggest championship success in its young history. At the European Championships, Amanal Petros won the bronze medal in the half marathon. However, once again, several athletes struggled with injuries.
After Amanal Petros set a German record in the men's race of the BMW BERLIN- MARATHON in 2023 (2:04:58), he won the bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. However, Petros had bad luck before the year's highlight, the Olympic Games in Paris. An infection weakened him, forcing him to abandon the Olympic marathon. Injuries also marred 2024 for Alina Reh, who had to postpone her half marathon and marathon ambitions once again. Both Petros and Reh have not been running for Marathon Team Berlin since the beginning of the year.
Deborah and Rabea Schöneborn also faced injury setbacks and were unable to start as planned at the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in the second half of the year. They were unable to participate in other marathon races in the following months. Deborah Schöneborn improved her time to 2:24:54 at the Houston Marathon in January 2024, narrowly missing out on Olympic qualification. However, she suffered foot problems for a long period afterward. Rabea Schöneborn may possibly start at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2025.
Johannes Motschmann has consistently shown strong performances. His highlight last year was the London Marathon in April, where he improved to 2:10:39 and finished ninth. This is the fourth-best placement ever achieved by a German male runner in the London race. He hasn't yet achieved his target time of under 2:10:00, but it seems to be only a matter of time and the right race. Johannes Motschmann has had a promising start to 2025, achieving personal best times of 28:13 in the 10 km and 61:03 in the half marathon in January. The GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2025 will be an important race for him in preparation for the Boston Marathon on April 21.
The two new additions, the Hendel couple, have shown different performance trajectories recently. Initially, Kristina Hendel had slightly more success compared to her husband. Coming from Croatia, she acquired German citizenship in time to qualify for the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where she was part of the German team that won the marathon team event. Her personal best time over the classic distance stands at 2:27:29. However, since summer 2022, Kristina Hendel has struggled with injuries, while Sebastian Hendel embarked on a successful marathon career. After his debut in Munich in 2022, he recently improved to 2:07:33 at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. This places him fifth in the list of fastest German runners of all time. Both Kristina and Sebastian Hendel plan to participate in the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2025. For more details on Kristina and Sebastian Hendel, read here.
Further information about Marathon Team Berlin can be found here
Sports & Medicine
Medical care at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON 2024
From minor to emergency care - the medical department of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON is prepared for everything. All medical support systems will be activated before the start in order to provide competent assistance as quickly as possible in the event of any complaints or emergencies on the course and at the finish. As in previous years, medical care for the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON has been planned on the basis of a comprehensive concept which, as part of the safety concept for the event as a whole, provides in particular for networking with all systems and institutions in the state of Berlin.
The "Medical Team" of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON
The running course is entered into the Berlin fire brigade's emergency rescue system to the metre, so that the coordination and control centre can guarantee the fastest possible arrival time so that medical measures can be implemented with pinpoint accuracy. The locations of the stationary units are indicated by signs and so-called "beach flags" labelled "First AID / First Aid Station". In addition, Johanniter Unfallhilfe (JUH) will ensure a high density of medical care along the route with mobile teams on motorbikes ("first responders") as well as with vehicles. The emergency services are always positioned at the roadside and are easily recognisable. The high standard is also maintained in the finish area, where, according to data collected in recent years, over two thirds of all assistance was provided. Specialists from intensive care and rescue medicine are also deployed here under the direction of experienced emergency doctors and sports physicians from the organiser, the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Medical Team.
Medical coordination centre of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON
The medical aspects of the event will be managed by the organiser's medical board (medical operations management), the Berlin fire brigade/emergency rescue service and the medical service via a medical coordination centre (KOMED). All other aspects will be managed by a central coordination centre (KOST) outside the event site with the involvement of all institutions (police, fire brigade, rescue services, security service, authorities, traffic management, organiser). Here, all situations, from severe weather to potential major incidents on the weekend of the event, can be managed quickly and in a structured manner and, for example, the quickest possible changes to the deployment strategy can be decided and implemented if necessary.
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Medical Team
Around 350 medical staff on duty
- 100 employees, including 30 emergency physicians, emergency doctors (internists, anaesthetists, cardiologists), orthopaedists, trauma surgeons and sports physicians, 50 nurses and intensive care nurses from Berlin hospitals
- 4 emergency (rea)teams from the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Medical Team
- 30 employees as a medical triage team in the immediate post-finish area
- Approx. 100 medical massage assistants (course and finish) Medical service on the course and in the finish area (Johanniter Unfallhilfe and partners)
- 1 medical centre with intensive care areas and ice baths in the finish area
- 4 first aid stations in the finish area with the possibility of intensive medical care
- approx. 16 partly mobile first aid stations along the route
- 150 paramedics, rescue assistants and helpers
- 4 first responder teams on motorbikes (emergency teams)
- 20 ambulances on duty on the day of the event in 8 fire stations in the immediate vicinity of the event site, 1 emergency ambulance + 6 ambulances (RTW), additionally included in the requirements by the Berlin fire brigade
GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON Doping Tests
The first three men and women will be tested. Additionally up to 50 men and 30 women can be tested. The lottery will be carried out by World Athletics (WA) or by a responsible person of the National Anti Doping Agency Germany (NADA). The doping tests will be carried out by an institution, which is certified and licensed by the NADA and WA. The doping tests include pre-competition tests (blood tests) and in-competition tests (urine).
The SCC EVENTS medical team offers an easy-to-perform health test that anyone can easily undergo. The so-called PAPS test can be carried out here, but it is also offered as part of the registration process for SCC EVENTS events. The test allows you to find out how healthy you are and to what extent you are able to exercise. Depending on the results of the test, behavioural advice is given.
When registering for an SCC EVENTS event, this PAPS test must be completed before registration can continue.
Partner
Experience your "made it moment“ with ERDINGER Alkoholfrei - the ritual after sports
The German capital is in running fever again! As a loyal partner, ERDINGER Alkoholfrei will of course be there again this year on April 6. at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON. Behind the finish line, the isotonic thirst quencher provides all athletes with an unforgettable finish in both John-Foster-Dulles-Allee and Paul-Löbe-Allee. Together they toast to their achievements and celebrate their successes - because there are thousands of rituals before sport, but only one after: ERDINGER Alkoholfrei. Isotonic, vitamin-rich, calorie-reduced.
One team, one passion: The ERDINGER Active TEAM
Whether young or old, professional or beginner - the ERDINGER Active TEAM is a community that connects, welds together, and provides plenty of fun, motivation and inspiration. They all share a passion for sports and, of course, for the ERDINGER Alkoholfrei after the sports session.
You can see just how active the community is on our social media channels (@erdingeralkoholfrei.de). Under the #erdingeractiveteam, team members are busy posting here.
Exclusive service for members
Relaxed and without competition stress, all members of the team can look forward to the big day. In the team lounge at the "HALF MARATHON EXPO Berlin 2025" they have the opportunity to recover from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair, exchange ideas and get some last tips. On the day of the race, they will also have access to an exclusive service area in the immediate vicinity of the start and finish areas. Drop by!
Premium and Basic Membership
In the ERDINGER Active TEAM, everyone finds their athletic home: An amazing community makes exercise fun, motivates you to get started and to chase new best times - team spirit is lived here! With strong partner offers, the Active.Point bonus program, exclusive team articles and free starting places at numerous events, members benefit from a whole host of advantages.
Detailed information about the team and the different memberships can be found at
Generali Deutschland AG has been the title sponsor of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON for 7 years
Generali Deutschland assumes social responsibility and relies on the integrative and challenging power of sport. At the same time, Generali is convinced of the positive effect of sport in health prevention and wants to motivate people to live a health-conscious life as a Lifetime Partner.
With its "Generali moves Germany" initiative, the company is committed to running nationwide. As a partner of major city marathons, including in Cologne and the Berlin Half Marathon, Generali Germany literally sets thousands of people in motion every year. In the meantime, it has developed into one of the largest and most important sponsors in the German running scene. As a premium partner of the German Tennis Association, Generali also supports the world's largest tennis association and, together with Deutsche Vermögensberatung, is involved as a national sponsor of the Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe.
Collaboration with its partners is a central part of the holistic 'Ecosystem Sport' initiative, with which Generali actively supports both top-level and grassroots sport. Sport has an important role model function in society, which is manifested in various ways. Top-class sport – but also popular sport – have the ability to connect people across all social, cultural and national differences and at the same time create both physical and mental challenges.
By motivating people to lead a health-conscious lifestyle and at the same time creating space for fair and performance-oriented cooperation, Generali contributes to inclusive social coexistence together with its partners.
Generali in Germany
Generali Deutschland is one of the leading primary insurance groups in the German market with premium income of around €14.8bn and more than 9 million customers. As part of the international Generali Group, Generali Germany is active in the life, health and property/casualty insurance segments with the Generali, CosmosDirekt and Dialog brands. Generali's goal is to be a lifelong partner for its customers, offering innovative, individual solutions and services thanks to an excellent sales network in exclusive and direct sales as well as in the brokerage channel.
Press contact:
Tina Mirzai-Spitzer, Head of Communications, T.: +49 (0) 1511 4725191
Jörg Linder, Head of Media Relations, T.: +49 (0) 241 456 56 64
Mail: presse.de@generali.com
Berlin runs on hydrogel.
As the official Hydrogel Sports Fuel Partner of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, Maurten will be on-course, fueling runners all the way to Brandenburg Gate. Maurten Hydrogel Fuel Depots will be located at km 5 and 17 with Drink Mix 160 and km 12 with Gel 100.
Fueling is a race day essential — but athletes need to get used to it first. During training is the time to practice the art of fueling with Maurten Gels and Drink Mix — based on Hydrogel Technology — the same fuel that is available on-course during race day.
It’s simple. Carbohydrates are the currency of fueling — to sustain performance, athletes need to consume them when training and racing. They improve performance and you recover faster. By fueling different tempos and intensities, your body adapts more quickly to becoming a half-marathon runner and tolerating more carbohydrates.
But carbohydrates can cause stomach issues for many athletes — meaning you need to practice carbohydrate intake during training.
That’s where Maurten comes in. Using Hydrogel Technology, carbohydrates are encapsulated in a hydrogel and carried through the stomach to be absorbed — making fueling for sports easier.
Maurten has fueled the fastest times in history — this is your time.
www.maurten.com/events/berlin-half-marathon
Contact Maurten press:
Christina Gustavsson
christina.gustavsson@maurten.com
+46 72-142 77 14
Messe Berlin is a proud partner of the GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON
In 2025, the accompanying expos for the GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON in early April and the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON in September will take place at the Berlin ExpoCenter City. Before the starting shot is fired for the GENERALI BERLINER HALBMARATHON and the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, around 70,000 guests will receive their start numbers for the races at the Berlin ExpoCenter City. The expo provides information and offers on the latest trends from the world of running.
Berlin has been a trade fair venue for over 200 years, and for many decades one of the most important worldwide. As the trade fair company owned by the capital, every year Messe Berlin conceives, markets and organises hundreds of live events. It aims to be an outstanding host for visitors to every event, to give individuals an optimum boost for their business and ensure fair conditions for everyone. This approach is reflected in the company’s slogan ‘Messe Berlin – Hosting the World’.
YoPRO – High Protein for the step to your personal best at the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON
On April 6, 2025, thousands of runners will take to the streets of Berlin – and YoPRO will be right there with them! As a proud sponsor and official protein partner of the GENERALI BERLIN HALF MARATHON, we support you on your way to achieving your personal best.
YoPRO is your ideal companion for peak performance and an active lifestyle. Our creamy skyrs and delicious drinks are packed with high-quality protein and contain magnesium to support muscle function¹. Plus, YoPRO provides vitamin B9, which helps reduce fatigue² – all with 0% fat and no added sugar! Whether for post-run recovery or as a daily protein source, YoPRO has you covered.
Exclusive at the Event: Try YoPRO & Grab Cool Goodies!
Visit us at the HALF MARATHON EXPO or along the course and discover the benefits of YoPRO! Learn more about the power of protein, magnesium, and vitamin B9, and grab exclusive goodies.
And the best part? Be one of the first to try our brand-new YoPRO product – before the official launch!
¹ Protein contributes to the maintenance and growth of muscle mass. Magnesium supports normal muscle function.
² Vitamin B9 (folate) helps reduce fatigue and exhaustion.