35th real,- BERLIN-MARATHON, September 27th, 2008

It’s the skaters meeting of the year, the finale of the World Inline Cup, a legendary party, and the entire inline world is visiting in Berlin - the real,- BERLIN MARATHON for inline skaters. The professionals and those skating just for fun race together, making it a worthy season finale for all participants. In addition to the marathon event, a diverse supporting programme at the INLINE VILLAGE fair and at the Brandenburg Gate is offered.

 

Why participate?
Alone the last 500 metres make the event worth experiencing. After passing through the Brandenburg Gate, the packed grandstands provide for a stadium feeling, goose bumps and all, and crossing the finish line becomes a once in a lifetime experience.

Nicolas Iten and Hilde Goovaerts win the 34th real,- BERLIN MARATHON for Inline Skaters

The wet and rainy course could not hinder them: Nicolas Iten from Switzerland and Hilde Goovaerts from Belgium captured victory at the world’s largest inline marathon in Berlin. Despite the pouring rain, about 150,000 spectators lined the course and cheered on the just-for-fun and pro skaters. The race was a success from a medical standpoint as well: There were considerably less injuries than in the years prior. More...

Haile Gebrselassie breaks world record in 34th real,- BERLIN-MARATHON

This was his seventh attempt at the marathon, and Haile Gebrselassie finally succeeded in one of the objectives he set himself when he launched himself into the 42.2k race five years ago. He broke the world record in the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON today, running 2.04.26, taking 29 seconds off the record of friend and rival, Paul Tergat of Kenya, who ran 2.04.55 in this same event in 2003. “This was something special,” said the 34 year old Ethiopian immediately after he emerged from a scrum of photographers, water dripping from his face from the bottle he upended on himself at the conclusion of his run on a cool and overcast Berlin morning. More...

real,- BERLIN-MARATHON: Haile likely

Ambition is a fine thing. And it’s even finer when the person harbouring the ambition has the talent and drive to achieve it. Haile Gebrselassie doesn’t lack any of the aforementioned attributes, but he’s always been cautious about announcing targets in such a precarious event as the marathon, the more so when his record at 42k has been somewhat less auspicious than the rest of his illustrious career. But when the 34 year old superstar turned up in Berlin a few weeks ago to announce the defence of his real,- BERLIN-MARATHON title this Sunday, the diminutive Ethiopian was tempted to reveal something that he has kept to himself until now. More...

Famous pacers at real,- BERLIN-MARATHON

It’s getting so that the pacemakers are as famous as the performers. And when you have Haile Gebrselassie and Gete Wami defending their titles in the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, that’s saying something. When news of Sonia O’Sullivan’s impending retirement from international athletics was announced earlier this year, few expected her to pop up in a marathon at the eleventh hour and 59 minutes. But, if she was going to have a last fling at the 42k, this was the one to do. More...