Berlin Marathon 2026
The gist
Tigst Assefa chases the women's world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 27.
Her 2:11:53 mark and a thin men's field make Berlin the weekend's headline race.
How it unfolded
- 2022Eliud Kipchoge set the current men's course record of 2:01:09 in Berlin.
- 2023Tigst Assefa ran 2:11:53 in Berlin, taking two minutes and 11 seconds off the women's world record.
- 2025Sabastian Sawe ran 2:02:16 at the 2025 Berlin Marathon; Rosemary Wanjiru won the women's race in 2:21:05.