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 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 Police in Denmark have required participants in an amateur running event that crosses the Danish-German border to carry passports or other valid travel documents. https://www.thelocal.de/20170829/athletic-runners-asked-to-carry-passport-while-crossing-denmark-germany-border Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:29:02 +0200 athletic-runners-asked-to-carry-passport-while-crossing-denmark-germany-border More and more companies across Germany are taking part in so called "Firmenläufe" - company runs – as a way to bring colleagues together and give everyone a chance to show the boss who's boss. https://www.thelocal.de/20150622/how-germany-fell-in-love-with-the-company-run Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:11:13 +0200 how-germany-fell-in-love-with-the-company-run Long-distance runner Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel has broken so many world records she's stopped counting. And at the age of 85 she's not lowering her sights. https://www.thelocal.de/20150506/racing-against-time-at-85 Wed, 06 May 2015 13:59:32 +0200 racing-against-time-at-85 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 Berlin's new BER airport may not be ready for planes, but a British runner flew around the runway on Saturday, winning one of the country's more unusual races - the Airport Run half marathon. https://www.thelocal.de/20130429/49423 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:13:00 +0200 49423 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday expressed her grief and outrage over the deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon. The German Embassy was still trying to account for the some 250 German nationals participating in the event. https://www.thelocal.de/20130416/49159 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:55:00 +0200 49159 German runner Thomas Dold has won the annual race up the Empire State Building, New York City's tallest skyscraper, for the sixth consecutive year. https://www.thelocal.de/20110202/32813 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:30:00 +0100 32813 World marathon record-holder Haile Gebrselassie won the Berlin marathon for the fourth time on Sunday in an official time of 2 hours 6min 08sec, but missed out on a new world record. https://www.thelocal.de/20090920/22041 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:42:00 +0200 22041 Jamaican Usain Bolt added the world crown to his Olympic title as he scorched to victory in a world record 9.58 seconds in the men's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090816/21285 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:05:00 +0200 21285 A German man has won the race to the top of the Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City, improving on his win from last year by one second. https://www.thelocal.de/20090204/17191 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:00:00 +0100 17191 Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie was delighted to put his recent calf injury behind him to break his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin marathon for the second consecutive year in the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20080928/14577 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:21:00 +0200 14577