52. BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2026

On the Thursday following the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, a group from the organizer SCC EVENTS came together to get active around the start and finish area once more – this time not for work, but for the environment. In what is known as “plogging,” they combined running with collecting litter, ensuring that even the very last bits of waste were removed after the event.

You did it! Despite the extreme conditions of this year’s BMW BERLIN-MARATHON – unusually high temperatures and blazing sun – you ran through the Brandenburg Gate and crossed the finish line. That moment will stay with you forever. Kilometer after kilometer, you faced the challenge, pushing the limits of both body and will. Now more than ever, it’s important to give your body the recovery it needs – and a recovery run can be a valuable tool.

Sabastian Sawe won the BMW BERLIN MARATHON with a world leading time of 2:02:16. Despite very warm conditions with temperatures up to 25 Celsius during the final part of the race the Kenyan clocked the ninth fastest time ever and a „Warm weather world record“ which is of course not an official mark. No-one has run such a fast time in so warm conditions.