Berlin Marathon

21 editions, 2005–2026 · September

of finishes in an average year had a sustained slowdown

240 ft of climbing

Edition by edition, between 14% (2010) and 39% (2006).

The median finish ranged from 3:59 in 2013 to 4:20 in 2025.

Paced most like Berlin: Eindhoven, Frankfurt and Hamburg.

Of finishes on each goal's pace through 20K in the Berlin Marathon, the share that made the goal
Goal	Made the goal, out of 100 (the other courses ringed)	Made the goal
3:00		23%
3:30		18%
4:00		19%
4:30		14%
5:00		16%
	0%30%

All numbers5 tables

Berlin, the whole course
Finishes	769,273
Editions	21
Median finish, average edition	4:06:34
Sustained slowdown, average edition	25.1%
Second 20K more than 10% slower	40.8%
Median time given back after 20K	+9:25
Climb, whole route	240 ft

Berlin, edition by edition
Year	Race date	Finishes	Median finish	Sustained slowdown	At the start	Dew point	Humidity	Wind	Start time
2005	Sep 25	30,211	4:08:03	32.9%	57°F	54°F	89%	4.8 mph	09:15
2006	Sep 24	30,026	4:13:28	38.9%	62°F	54°F	75%	10.2 mph	09:15
2007	Sep 30	32,344	4:02:08	25.5%	55°F	51°F	84%	10.0 mph	09:15
2008	Sep 28	35,500	4:02:17	21.0%	50°F	48°F	93%	7.2 mph	09:15
2009	Sep 20	34,704	4:09:59	35.2%	57°F	51°F	80%	2.7 mph	09:15
2010	Sep 26	33,816	4:00:56	14.1%	53°F	53°F	99%	6.4 mph	09:15
2011	Sep 25	27,208	4:08:19	25.0%	53°F	50°F	88%	5.5 mph	09:15
2012	Sep 30	34,074	4:01:02	18.8%	50°F	45°F	84%	9.1 mph	09:15
2013	Sep 29	36,283	3:59:36	16.1%	44°F	43°F	94%	7.9 mph	09:15
2014	Sep 28	28,819	4:01:52	24.1%	51°F	49°F	93%	3.5 mph	09:15
2015	Sep 27	36,545	4:01:14	21.1%	51°F	49°F	93%	5.5 mph	09:15
2016	Sep 25	35,821	4:07:11	25.9%	56°F	50°F	80%	5.6 mph	09:15
2017	Sep 24	38,815	4:07:07	19.5%	58°F	56°F	93%	7.2 mph	09:15
2018	Sep 16	40,362	4:13:24	31.4%	58°F	51°F	77%	3.4 mph	09:15
2019	Sep 29	43,691	4:04:39	19.6%	59°F	50°F	73%	11.0 mph	09:15
2021	Sep 26	22,985	4:13:26	37.6%	62°F	58°F	87%	7.3 mph	09:15
2022	Sep 25	34,666	4:05:38	24.5%	53°F	49°F	86%	3.8 mph	09:15
2023	Sep 24	42,182	4:05:02	23.3%	55°F	51°F	86%	5.4 mph	09:15
2024	Sep 29	53,417	4:00:57	17.4%	47°F	41°F	82%	6.8 mph	09:15
2025	Sep 21	47,851	4:20:23	28.0%	68°F	61°F	79%	7.2 mph	09:15
2026	Sep 27	49,953	4:11:18	26.4%	56°F	48°F	75%	7.0 mph	09:15

Berlin, 5K by 5K
Section	Climb	Descent	Net	Pace vs. avg.
0–5K	15 ft	22 ft	−2 ft	−4.8%
5–10K	21 ft	10 ft	+22 ft	−4.0%
10–15K	36 ft	42 ft	−15 ft	−4.3%
15–20K	4 ft	17 ft	−6 ft	−3.0%
20–25K	51 ft	10 ft	+37 ft	−0.8%
25–30K	34 ft	25 ft	−2 ft	+1.6%
30–35K	20 ft	45 ft	−28 ft	+3.4%
35–40K	59 ft	44 ft	+10 ft	+8.3%
40K–finish	0 ft	14 ft	−16 ft	+3.5%

Berlin, goal by goal: finishes on each goal's pace through 20K
Goal	Finishes	Made the goal	Sustained slowdown	Given back after 20K	Median finish	10th–90th percentile
3:00	27,700	23.1%	18.7%	+5:38	3:05:16	2:58:27–3:18:09
3:30	62,567	17.6%	20.9%	+7:07	3:37:01	3:28:34–3:52:22
4:00	83,165	19.2%	28.9%	+10:16	4:09:42	3:57:55–4:30:32
4:30	50,272	14.1%	30.5%	+13:39	4:42:41	4:28:25–5:05:03
5:00	28,130	16.0%	33.0%	+17:04	5:15:03	4:56:59–5:38:55