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PRESS RELEASE FROM 23.09.2024
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50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON - Berlin celebrates with record participation!
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- 58,212 runners at the start
- Opening ceremony at Brandenburg Gate
- Record number of 161 nation
- Great demand for new 5-km run
The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON moves people - and has been doing so for 50 years! From a popular marathon in Grunewald with 286 participants, the race has developed into a major global event. This year, the event will get more participants moving than ever before! More than 80,000 runners, wheelchair athletes, handbikers and skaters from a total of 161 nations are expected to take part in the various disciplines - another record. The organisers of SCC EVENTS discussed all of these topics with invited guests at a round table today.
A lot has happened since the first edition in 1974 - when 286 runners took part. Jürgen Lock, Managing Director of SCC EVENTS, pointed out a few milestones: ‘The most important thing, of course, was that Horst Milde laid the foundation stone with the first race in 1974. Another milestone was the move from Grunewald to the city in 1981 - at that time still under the Allies. The 1990 reunification race, when the BERLIN MARATHON ran through the Brandenburg Gate for the first time, remains unforgotten. The international development of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON continued with the founding of the Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2006.’
One person who knows the changes of the last 50 years particularly well is Jutta von Haase, who won the first edition in 1974. ‘It was a different world, everything was different. We ran alone, there was hardly anyone there,’ says von Haase. As a running woman, she was ridiculed by many at the time. Snide comments were almost always part of her daily forest runs. Nowadays, the picture is different: this year, 34.6 per cent of participants are female - the proportion has been growing steadily for years.
With a total of 58,212 registered runners, this year's BMW BERLIN-MARATHON has already set a record before the start. ‘Our vision right from the start was to have 50,000 finishers for the anniversary,’ says Lock. Intensive data analysis and years of preparation made this increase possible. After all, the top priority is the quality of the event for the participants, for whom not only optimal medical care is guaranteed, but also no traffic jams should impair the running experience.
Organiser SCC EVENTS has been successfully implementing the high quality standards for years with a large number of reliable partners, above all the Berlin police, the Berlin fire brigade and Johanniter as well as more than 6,000 volunteers.
New features of the anniversary edition include the new course format for the skaters (see details here) and the GENERALI 5K as part of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. This new race will cover the final five kilometres of the marathon course on Saturday and is sold out with 10,000 starters.
Mark Milde, in his role as Race Director of the BMW BERLN-MARATHON, spoke about the broad top of the top athlete fields, which will be presented in their entirety during the upcoming press conferences (see below). Further information on the top athletes can be found here.
Since 17 September, the MOVE at the Brandenburg Gate has been offering great insights into the history of the race as well as a varied sports and cultural programme. You will find a link to the current MOVE programme below. The MARATHON EXPO will open on Thursday at 3 pm at the former Tempelhof Airport. The opening ceremony on Friday evening from 7.30 pm at the Brandenburg Gate will take you through five decades of the BERLIN MARATHON. The event is already fully booked with 14,000 visitors.
MOVE programme:
Here you will find an overview of the MOVE programme.
The next media appointments:
26 September 2024
Press conference elite presentation part 1
Time: 11:00 am
Participants: Elite runners, elite skaters, Jürgen Lock (Managing Director SCC EVENTS), Mark Milde (Race Director)
Topics: Introduction of elite runners and elite skaters, start of the EXPO, outlook on the anniversary weekend, sustainability activities, general information
Venue: Hotel InterContinental, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin
27 September 2024
Press conference elite presentation part 2
Time: 11:00 am
Participants: Elite runners, elite wheelchair athletes, Jürgen Lock (Managing Director SCC EVENTS), Mark Milde (Race Director)
Topics: Introduction of elite runners and elite wheelchair athletes and handbikers, EXPO, outlook on the anniversary weekend, general information, weather
Venue: Hotel InterContinental, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin
28 September 2024
Press conference results inline skating
Time: 15:30
Participants: Winners in inline skating
Venue: Hotel InterContinental, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin
29 September 2024
Press conference results running
Time: 12:30 pm
Participants: Winners: wheelchair, handbike, running
Venue: Hotel InterContinental, Budapester Str. 2, 10787 Berlin
Read the media guide for the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON here.
Photo download:
Photos in high-resolution quality can be used free of charge for editorial purposes, provided the photo source is cited.
Photo 1: Fully occupied ‘Round Table’ as a kick-off media event in the event week of the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Credit: SCC EVENTS/Tom Kettelhut
Photo 2: Jutta von Haase, the first female winner of the 1. BERLIN-MARATHON, with Jürgen Lock (Managing Director of SCC EVENTS, left) and Mark Milde (Race Director of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, right).
Credit: SCC EVENTS/Tom Kettelhut
Photo 3: Jürgen Lock in his function as Managing Director of SCC EVENTS at the ‘Round Table’ for the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Credit: SCC EVENTS/Tom Kettelhut
Photo 4: Jürgen Lock (Managing Director of SCC EVENTS, left) and Mark Milde (Race Director of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, right) provided in-depth insights into the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
Credit: SCC EVENTS/Tom Kettelhut
For questions and further information please contact:
Jochen Schmitz
Team Leader Media Relations & Editorial
SCC EVENTS
Tel. +49-173-9721150
medien@scc-events.com
Robert Fekl
Team Leader Media Relations & Editorial
SCC EVENTS
Tel. +49-178-6829568
medien@scc-events.com
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SCC EVENTS GmbH
Hanns-Braun-Straße/Adlerplatz
14053 Berlin
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Telefon: 030-301 288 10
Telefax: 030-301 288 20
website
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Managing Directors: Christian Jost, Jürgen Lock
Register court: AG Charlottenburg
Register number: HRB 20965 B
VAT No.: DE136599588
Responsible for the content according to § 18 Abs. 2 MStV:
Christian Jost, Jürgen Lock
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