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 The Frankfurt Marathon has become the latest event in Germany to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.de/20200811/frankfurt-marathon-scrapped-in-2020-over-coronavirus-fears Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:05:37 +0200 frankfurt-marathon-scrapped-in-2020-over-coronavirus-fears 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 Where guard towers and barbed wire once stood, runners will this weekend pound the 100-mile (160km) path along the former Berlin Wall in a race with victims of the Cold War relic at its heart. https://www.thelocal.de/20190817/runners-brave-160km-marathon-to-mark-30-years-since-fall-of-berlin-wall Sat, 17 Aug 2019 11:04:39 +0200 runners-brave-160km-marathon-to-mark-30-years-since-fall-of-berlin-wall Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge set a new marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, smashing the previous best as he clocked 2hr 1min 40sec. https://www.thelocal.de/20180916/kenyan-runner-sets-new-world-record-at-berlin-marathon Sun, 16 Sep 2018 14:04:58 +0200 kenyan-runner-sets-new-world-record-at-berlin-marathon Journalist Rachel Stern’s image of Germany before she arrived was comprised largely of sausages and beer. So she was surprised when the environment she found herself in spurred her on to compete in triathlons. https://www.thelocal.de/20180712/how-living-in-germany-turned-me-into-an-athlete Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:19:13 +0200 how-living-in-germany-turned-me-into-an-athlete At the Kassel Marathon last Sunday, things didn't go quite according to plan, as the top five fastest runners went the wrong way, earning themselves disqualification. https://www.thelocal.de/20171005/accidental-detour-means-disqualification-for-top-five-marathon-runners Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:20:35 +0200 accidental-detour-means-disqualification-for-top-five-marathon-runners The current top long-distance runners will clash in Germany's capital on Sunday with a trio, spearheaded by Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge, threatening the world record at the Berlin Marathon. https://www.thelocal.de/20170922/top-athlete-trio-threaten-berlin-marathon-world-record Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:56:22 +0200 top-athlete-trio-threaten-berlin-marathon-world-record Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed out on the world record on Sunday as the Ethiopian won the Berlin marathon ahead of former winner Wilson Kipsang. https://www.thelocal.de/20160925/ethiopias-bekele-nears-record-as-wins-berlin-marathon Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:45:56 +0200 ethiopias-bekele-nears-record-as-wins-berlin-marathon Eliud Kipchoge failed in his bid to set a third straight world record at the Berlin marathon on Sunday after winning in an unofficial time of two hours, 04.01 minutes. https://www.thelocal.de/20150927/berlin-winner-kipchoge-shoes-in-but-misses-record Sun, 27 Sep 2015 19:05:27 +0200 berlin-winner-kipchoge-shoes-in-but-misses-record Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese won the Berlin half marathon on Sunday as African runners dominated the top ten finishers in the men's race. https://www.thelocal.de/20150329/ethiopias-legese-wins-berlin-half-marathon Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:16:58 +0200 ethiopias-legese-wins-berlin-half-marathon UPDATE: Kenya's Dennis Kimetto smashed the world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday as he made history by becoming the first man to break the 2hr 03min barrier. He led a field of 40,000 runners. https://www.thelocal.de/20140929/former-farmer-breaks-marathon-world-record-in-berlin Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:10:00 +0200 former-farmer-breaks-marathon-world-record-in-berlin Germany has rested its hopes on the shoulders of Anna Hahner to take the women's title at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. But Hahner says she's just hoping for a personal best to follow up her win in Vienna. The twin is The Local's German of the Week. https://www.thelocal.de/20140925/run-anna-run-meet-germanys-marathon-hope Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:53:00 +0200 run-anna-run-meet-germanys-marathon-hope Police have charged a man with trespassing at Sunday's Berlin marathon after breaking the finish-tape ahead of winner and new world-record holder Wilson Kipsang. https://www.thelocal.de/20130930/52153 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:36:00 +0200 52153 Kenya's Wilson Kipsang said he was delighted to break the marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday in a time of 2hrs 3 mins and 23 seconds. https://www.thelocal.de/20130929/52149 Sun, 29 Sep 2013 15:03:00 +0200 52149 Kenya's Wilson Kipsang will aim to break the world record at the Berlin marathon on Sunday. The 31-year-old is aiming to beat compatriot Patrick Makau's record of 2hrs 3mins 38 seconds set in 2011 on Berlin’s notoriously fast course. https://www.thelocal.de/20130927/52135 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 18:14:00 +0200 52135 A marathon? Just a warm-up. This weekend a group of hardy runners will take on the whole 160-km Berlin Wall, tracing remains of the Iron Curtain where it surrounded West Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20130813/51369 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:40:00 +0200 51369 Hamburg Marathon organisers have said there are few security fears for Sunday's race, only plenty of solidarity for the victims of the Boston Marathon bomb blast. https://www.thelocal.de/20130420/49257 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:30:00 +0200 49257 Kenyan runners completely dominated the Berlin Marathon on Sunday – taking the top nine spots in the race, while Ethiopian women were first and second in the 39th annual race through the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20120930/45281 Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:16:00 +0200 45281 There was triumph and near-triumph in the world of endurance sports on Saturday as one German athlete won a gruelling 245.3 kilometre ultra-marathon and another just missed out in an Olympic triathlon. https://www.thelocal.de/20120929/45271 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:11:00 +0200 45271 Kenyan runners claimed double victories in the Berlin marathon on Sunday, with Patrick Makau taking the men’s title – and a new world record – and his compatriot Florence Kiplagat winning the women’s race. https://www.thelocal.de/20110925/37809 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0200 37809