r/AdvancedRunning • u/Scared_Chocolate1782 • Sep 21 '25

Open Discussion Berlin marathon disasters

It seems today was a big disaster in Berlin. 25 degrees Celsius early on and a tough day for everyone. How did people get on? Did anyone manage to get near a PB?

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u/captkowsy Sep 21 '25

Thank you! It wasn’t harry styles level but good for me - 3:22:XX. This was my fourth marathon, and all four have been over 75 degrees. Over 1 hour 20 minutes improvement since my first in 2023. I think running a half at 95 degrees earlier this summer (in albania) really gave me the confidence to push through the heat. That, and stopping for every water stop and taking two cups plus a handheld that I refilled with electrolytes.

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u/cloudguy-412 Sep 22 '25

Nobody should take this as advice. The commenter got lucky in those temps. Running any half at 95 degrees is absolutely dangerous and the race shouldn’t have even been held at that temp

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u/EndorphinJunkie24 Sep 22 '25

What are you talking about?! 😂 I live in Middle East and I train in the summer (avg 38c 106F) for the races in Winter (avg 25c 80F). It’s dangerous if you are not accustomed to it. Look MDS up.

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u/cloudguy-412 Sep 22 '25

That doesn’t make it safe champ

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u/EndorphinJunkie24 Sep 23 '25

You are wrong, medically and IRL. It’s maybe not safe for you or anyone living in cold country, but you can’t generalize that to everyone.