Our 2024 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON application process opened to Seven Continents Club® Members on Wednesday, Nov 29 at 12:00 PM ET. All others were welcome to submit their application starting Monday, December 4 at 12:00 PM ET. The application process closed on Monday, December 11. Please note that this is NOT on a first-come, first-served basis. All applicants will be notified of their status by December 29.
RACE DATE: September 30, 2024
RACE TIME: 9:15 AM
MINIMUM PACE/CUT-OFF TIME POLICY: 6:15 hours after crossing the Start timing mat.
COURSE: The race starts at the "Kleiner Stern" on both lanes of the boulevard "Strasse des 17 Juni," it goes around the Tiergarten area, passing by the Reichchstag before looping through old East Berlin and continuing through various neighborhoods. It runs along a section of the Kurfurstendamm, past Potsdamer Platz, along the Unter den Linden before running through the Brandenburg and finishing on the boulevard "Strasse des 17 Juni in front of the Soviet monument. The course is flat and fast.
ENTRY FEE: You may enter the lottery on the 2024 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON website and still join our package. Should you get into the lottery, we will remove our race fee from your package invoice. We have guaranteed entry for $315 USD available along with our travel package.
ELIGIBILITY: Marathon Tours & Travel, an authorized tour operator, is required to offer travel arrangements in conjunction with guaranteed race entry. All runners must be residents of the USA, Canada, and/or a Seven Continents Club (SCC) member; and must be 18 years or older on race day to be eligible for our guaranteed entries.
TIME LIMIT: The course is open for 6 hours and 15 minutes.
NUMBER PICKUP: You must pick up your race bib and packet at the Registration & Expo prior to race day. Marathon Tours & Travel has scheduled a stop at the Expo on Friday, September 27.
TEMPERATURE: Average temperatures on race day are between 55 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
AWARDS: Every finisher receives a medal. You do not receive a t-shirt with this event.
DIFFICULTY: Easy