When is BERLIN-MARATHON 2023 lottery

RACE DATE: September 22, 2022

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 2022 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 $245 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 23. 

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

It’s always a tense day when one of the Marathon Majors announces the results of its ballot. As you open the email, you’ll find out how your upcoming year’s training is going to shape up – have you gained a place or do you have to wait another 12 months?

After London , the Berlin Marathon is popular with Brits wanting to travel to complete another of the six World Marathon Majors. Entry to the 2022 Berlin Marathon is now closed, and on 10 January it announced the results of its ballot.

The good news is that if you didn’t gain a place there’s now a new way to take part in the race. Destination Sport Experiences is a sports travel company that offers runners guaranteed entry into running, cycling and triathlon events across the world, and it's just added Berlin to its roster.

This means you can now get guaranteed entry into the sold-out event on 25 September 2022 through the company.

But, it does require you book three nights of accommodation with them (at a cost of £429), on top of the £180 race entry, which will set you back a total of £609.00 per person (including breakfast and some added extras).

It's certainly not cheap but, if you can afford it, the hotel is in a very handy location – near the event expo and the start and finish lines, so as well as being in the thick of the action you’ll be well-placed to stagger/crawl back after completing the race.

To find out more, visit destinationsportexperiences.com

How do I secure a place?

We'd love you to apply to join #TeamSpinal in the BMW Berlin Marathon and experience a race of a lifetime. Complete our form to tell us why you want to run and how you would reach your fundraising target. We will then be in touch to discuss your application. Successful applicants will be asked to pay the £50 registration fee to confirm their place.

Have your own place?
If you are lucky enough to be allocated a ballot entry, email the Events Team for your running vest and supporter pack. There is no fundraising target with your own running place, we just ask that you raise as much as you can. All sponsorship will help us fund pioneering research across the world into spinal cord injury and its life-changing effects.

What can you expect from us?

  • A dedicated fundraiser
  • A marathon training guide
  • Access to a training Hub
  • A Spinal Research running vest or technical t-shirt
  • Not to mention heaps of encouragement, help and advice

Training support
We are pleased to be supported by GH Training, a service designed to help you train for your event. Run by personal trainer Graeme Hilditch (author of our training guides), GH Training can help you achieve your running goals.

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We can keep you up to date with our work, the latest research developments, and ways you can help change the future of
spinal cord injury.

Is there a lottery for the Berlin Marathon?

Be a Berlin Legend! As for all events of the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series (AbbottWMM), the allocation of the race entries will be conducted by lottery. Registration for the lottery is possible from September 29th to November 17th, 2022.

Is Berlin Marathon easy to get into?

Entry is yet to open for the Berlin Marathon 2023, but based on past editions it will be via a lottery late in 2022. Around 45,000 people take part in the event and it's always oversubscribed, so keep your fingers crossed if you do enter the ballot.

How much does it cost to enter Berlin Marathon?

ENTRY FEE: You may enter the lottery on the 2022 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 $245 USD available along with our travel package.

How many people applied for Berlin Marathon?

The current record was set at the 2022 edition, where Eliud Kipchoge won the men's race in 2:01:09. Tigist Assefa set a new women's course record that same year with 2:15:37. ... .