Berlin Marathon 2015: Route, Course Map, Times and Event Details
The Berlin Marathon is where world records are broken. It is one of the most high-profile marathons of the year on perhaps the quickest circuit.
The last six times the marathon world record has been broken, it has been in the German capital, most recently in last year's race by Dennis Kimetto.
In 2015, the 42nd running of the city race, Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Emmanuel Mutai will be the men to watch as they look to beat Kimetto's time of 2:02:57.
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Read on for full scheduling information for the race, route details and more ahead of Sunday's proceedings.
| Time (local/BST) | Discipline |
| 8:35 a.m./7:35 a.m. | Wheelchair racers |
| 8:43 a.m./7:43 a.m. | Handbikers |
| 9 a.m./8 a.m. | Runners and Power-Walkers |
Route
The course for the Berlin Marathon, as ever, begins and ends in the shadow of the famous Brandenburg Gate.
Per Bm.RealBuzz.com, that is not the only monument the runners will pass, as the 26.2-mile route also takes in Berlin Cathedral, the State Opera House and Potsdamer Platz.
An interactive map of the route can be found here, while SCC Events provides a video of the course:
Mercifully, and perhaps a key to its world-record-breaking history, the circuit is flat. Kipchoge and Mutai will hope to take advantage of the generous terrain on Sunday.
Kipchoge won the London Marathon back in April and is in flying form heading to Berlin.
While he has remained coy on a potential world record, he has not ruled it out, per Stanley Magut of the Star: "My biggest focus is to improve my personal best time but I have always said anything is possible and if the conditions are good, the record is possible. I know Berlin well as I was second when [Wilson] Kipsang set the world record [in 2013] so, like I said, I’m hopeful things will look up for me."
Mutai will undoubtedly be Kipchoge's biggest challenger on Sunday in Berlin and the pair will likely work together to get the best possible time in the end.
If the two 30-year-olds can stay together until the final stretch, spectators will likely be in for a treat as both men go for the sprint finish.
Mutai came second to Kimetto in 2014's race, and remarkably his time of 2:03:13 was also quicker than the previous world record held by Kipsang.
The Kenyan has come up short a few times in his marathon career, often placing second, with his most high-profile win coming in London in 2011.
He will hope to put that complex to bed on Sunday, but in Kipchoge he faces a fiercely tough challenger.
It is sure to be a fantastic occasion with thousands of amateur runners set to be racing behind the professionals.
With such quality on display, it would be no surprise if the marathon world record was broken once again in Berlin on Sunday.
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