39th BMW BERLIN MARATHON on 30 September 2012

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Participant info

  • Sold Out

    The registration for the 39th BMW BERLIN MARATHON is closed!

    The participation limit of 40.000 was reached on Friday, 9th of December.

    There are a few entries left in connection with travel arrangements at classified travel agents (see www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/service/tour-operators.html).

     

  • Date

    29th - 30th September 2012

  • Competitions

    Saturday, 29th September 2012
    Time Competition
    11:00 a.m. 500 m and 1,000 m Bambini Run (born 2002 or before)
    Registration at the expo BERLIN VITAL, Tempelhof airport
    3:20 p.m. mini-MARATHON
    3:30 p.m. Inline Skating Marathon (see extra information)
     
    Sunday, 30th September 2012
    Time Competition
    8:35 a.m.
    		 Wheelchair competitors
    8:45 a.m.
    		 Hand cyclists
    9:00 a.m.
    		 Runners and Power-Walkers (no Nordic-Walking)

    Times are subject to change!

  • Eligibility

    Anybody 18 and older (born 1994 and earlier). The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is organized according to the international competition regulations (IWB) of the German Athletics Federation (DLV) and the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) under the supervision of the Berlin Athletics Association (BLV). Participation is open to anyone born in 1994 or earlier. The only kind of equipment allowed are hand cycles and wheelchairs. Nordic Walkers are not eligible to compete.

  • Categories

    Category Year of birth
    Junior category 1993 - 1994
    senior category 1983 - 1992
    Master category
    		 1982 and older

    Separate results for men and women. Categories according to the Athletics Regulations (LAO).
    Master categories  starting with W35 / M40 are divided upwards into 5 year steps and will be listed this way in the list of results (not for power walker).
    Participants who compete both in the running and skating marathons: In order to do so, you must fill out both form (running and skating) and send both in by post to the address listed. Please, mark the field "double starter" on both forms. Registration fee for the second event is 35 euro. There will be an extra list of results for double starters.

  • Registration is closed

    The registration is closed since Friday, 9th of December 2011. The participation limit of 40,000 runners has been reached.

     

    We wish all entrants a succesful preparation time! See you in Berlin!

  • Registration confirmation

    Registration confirmations will be mailed to participants in mid-August 2012 irrespective of when the registration form was received. The booking of the registration fee from your account indicates that your registration has been accepted.
    A list of all registered participants can be found online.

  • Registration Fees

    Registration Fee
    1 - 10,000
    		 60.00 euros - Sold Out -
    10,001 - 25,000
    		 80.00 euros - Sold Out -
    25,001 - 40,000

    100.00 euros - Sold Out -
    Double start (2nd participation as skater)
    		 35.00 euros - Sold Out -
    Bambini-Run (Registration on site) 3.00 euros
    adidas Event-Shirt (CLIMACOOL) 30.00 euros
    adidas Finisher-Shirt (100% cotton) 20.00 euros
    Medal engraving
    		 8.00 euros

    Marathon-Package

    (1 race number, 20 min massage (Expo BERLIN VITAL), 1 adidas Event-Shirt, 1 Medal engraving)

    Registration
    		 Fee
    1 - 10,000
    		 106.00 euros - Sold Out -
    10,001 - 25,000
    		 126.00 euros - Sold Out -
    25,001 - 40,000
    		 146.00 euros - Sold Out -

  • Timing

    Times will be measured exclusively using the ChampionChip. The ChampionChip is a plastic transponder that is attached to your running shoe and registers your personal time. The ChampionChip is used to keep times at about half of all running events in Germany and at all of the large marathons throughout the world. 

    The following options may be used:

    1. Chip owners may enter their personal chip numbers on the registration form (a combination of 7 numbers and letters).

    2. Chips may be purchased. Please check the appropriate field on the registration form. The price of the ChampionChip (31 euros) will be deducted from your account before the event, together with the registration fee. You will receive the chip in the mail within 14 days, so that you can also use it for further events. Anyone registering later than 30 days before the event will receive the chip with his/her registration materials.

    3. Chips may be leased with the option to purchase. You may rent the chip and return it undamaged within 2 hours after the end of the event. A rental fee of 6 euros will be charged upon registration.

    You may also simply opt to keep the chip after the event. By registering with the rental option, you have also signed a contract to purchase after the end of the rental period, and after the event your account or credit card will be debited 25 euros, the difference between the rental fee (6 euros) and the cost of purchase (31 euros).This new procedure will end the previous practice of returning the chip deposit on race day. Please fasten the chip to your shoelaces (not with anything metal) – otherwise your time will not be measured.

  • Start and Finish

    Straße des 17. Juni, between Brandenburg Gate and "Kleiner Stern". Finish closes for runners at: 3:15 p.m. (time limit: 6:15 h)

  • Changing tents and showers

    There are tents for changing clothing and showering in the start/finish area.

  • Race Numbers

    Race numbers have to be collected at the BERLIN VITAL Expo from September 27th – until 29th upon presentation of the original registration confirmation. Those who own a ChampionChip must bring it along to be registered and tested. Everyone who ordered extra items (adidas Finisher shirts) will have the respective coupons on their race numbers. The coupons for the adidas shirts must be redeemed during the BERLIN VITAL Expo. It will not be possible at a later date. In addition, each participant will also receive a clothing bag and a sponge. Race numbers will not be distributed on race day.

  • Power-Walking

    Power walkers should take note of the following advice:

    • You must start in the last starting block.
    • This is not a competitive race. The list of results will be in alphabetical order according to finishing times. There will be no ranking list.

    Nordic walking is not allowed!

  • Awards

    All participants will receive a medal at the finish line (until the finish is closed). The booth for the medal engraving will be located near the finish (Ebertstraße). Participants who prepaid the engraving will have a mark on their race numbers. The engraving must take place on race day. Preliminary certificates will also be available at the finish and via Internet. In early December 2011, a personal certificate with the time and placing, as well as a result list will be automatically sent by mail. The winners of each age category can start for free in 2013.

  • Supporting Programme

    • Admission to the BERLIN VITAL Expo is free for participants in the 39th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON and up to two accompanying persons, for participants in the Bambini Run and their families, and for all younger than 18.
    • At BERLIN VITAL expo: Sports medicine exhibition and information
    • Breakfast Run to the Olympic Stadium (6 km), Saturday, 29th September, 9.30 a.m. at Charlottenburg Castle
    • Ecumenical Evening Prayer, Saturday, 29th September, 8 p.m. at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche
    • mini-MARATHON (for school teams), Saturday, 29th September, 3:30 p.m. Potsdamer Strasse near National Gallery
    • Tempelhof Airport, Saturday, 29th September: Bambinilauf – Children´s Run 500 and 1,000 m
    • Award Ceremony at finish line area on Straße des 17. Juni, Sunday, 30th September, betwenn 11.30 and 12 a.m.
    • Marathon Party: Sunday, 30th September, 8 p.m. (destination t.b.a.)

  • Aid stations

    6 Aid Stations are located along the course: at 9 – 15 – 20 – 25 – 30 – 35,8 km. Each Aid Station includes the following beverages in this order: water, sweet tea and, starting at the 9 km station, PowerBar Sports Drinks. Additionally bananas and apples are offered. At the Power Zone at 27,5 km, assorted flavored PowerGels will help you get over "the wall" and energize you to the finish. It is located shortly before a Refreshment Station so that you can swallow the PowerGel along with water (as recommended).
    Additionally to fully equipped Aid Stations there are several Refreshment Stations offering plain water: at 5 – 11,8 – 17,5 – 22,8 – 27,6 – 34,3 - 37,4 and 40 km.
    Aid Stations are approximately 200 metres long and located on both sides of the street at 9 and 15 km. Later on they are located on one side of the street. Refreshment Stations measure approximately 100 metres in length and are located on both side of the street at 5 and 11,8 km. Later on they are on one side of the street.
    Participants are advised to continue moving through the Aid Station if the first tables are too crowded to conveniently obtain fluids. Please, take care on other runners and don´t move sideways rapidly without checking runners coming from behind.

    Medical Aid Stations

    There are Medical Aid Stations at 1 – 10,5 – 15 – 18 – 21 – 22 – 26 – 28 – 30,5 – 33,5 – 34 – 39,5 – 40 – 41 km. Additionally there are doctors and paramedics on bicycles on the course.

  • Medical Care

    The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON medical team in cooperation with a first aid organization is monitoring and providing medical care. The medical staff on duty has the right and the responsibility to remove any participants with signs of injury or excessive strain from the race.

  • Double Start Running/Skating - Ranking method

    For the calculation of the final times for the double starters, the skating time will be weighted more heavily (as the skaters are only underway about half of the time of the runners). Before the running and skating times are added, the skating time will be multiplied by a factor. This factor will be calculated as the quotient of the winning times of the fastest runners (male and female) and the fastest skaters (male and female).

  • BERLIN VITAL Expo

    Around 200 exhibitors from Germany and abroad will be offering all kinds of interesting products and information regarding sports performance, functional wear, lifestyle, health, nutrition, medicine and active tourism. We are expecting about 85,000 visitors. You can pick up your race number from Thursday to Saturday at the BERLIN VITAL, where you can also enjoy a unique array of information, news and products relevant to endurance sports.

    Please use public transportation

    U-Bahn Subway: Line U6 – Stop: Platz der Luftbrücke
    Bus: Lines 104, 248 to the end: Flughafen Tempelhof or Platz der Luftbrücke

    Opening hours:
    Thursday, September 27, 2 – 8 pm
    Friday, September 28, noon – 9 pm
    Saturday, September 29, 9 am to 6 pm

    www.berlin-vital.de

  • BMW BERLIN MARATHON Shop

    Come visit our BMW BERLIN MARATHON Shop.

  • Hotel offers

    You are planning to run the BMW BERLIN MARATHON and are looking for a hotel? Find some special offers here:
    http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/hotelsEN

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