https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There's not only a super election day on Sunday - but also the first Berlin marathon to take place in two years. Here's how organisers are gearing up to welcome 25,000 runners amid the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20210924/how-berlin-marathon-organisers-are-putting-safety-first-amid-covid-fourth-wave Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:55:34 +0200 how-berlin-marathon-organisers-are-putting-safety-first-amid-covid-fourth-wave Organisers hope that up to 35,000 runners can take part in the Berlin marathon this September as part of a pilot project as Germany eases Covid-19 restrictions. https://www.thelocal.de/20210607/berlin-marathon-organisers-hope-for-35000-runners-to-take-part-in-september Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:52:16 +0200 berlin-marathon-organisers-hope-for-35000-runners-to-take-part-in-september The organisers of the Berlin Marathon said Wednesday that they have cancelled the race for 2020 due to problems finding an alternative date due to the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200624/berlin-marathon-cancelled-for-2020-over-coronavirus Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:11:52 +0200 berlin-marathon-cancelled-for-2020-over-coronavirus Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won his second Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours one minute and 41 seconds, just two seconds short of the world record. https://www.thelocal.de/20190930/berlin-marathon Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:37:06 +0200 berlin-marathon Without Haile Gebrselassie chasing the world record this year, the field for Sunday's Berlin Marathon will have a different look as the next crop of stars do battle on the famously fast course. https://www.thelocal.de/20100924/30045 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:01:00 +0200 30045