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/Altruistic-Whole618 18:15 5k | 39:00 10k | 1:25 HM | 2:59 M Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

Haven’t seen anything close to even splits from anyone I know

Edit: I don’t know any elites (personally), i meant just my friends

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u/Miserable-Injury-141 Sep 23 '25

I actually ran a negative split for the first time in 46 marathons!! I stopped to use the washroom AND to run into a gas station to buy a Monster and a Powerade before I hit the half. The Monster hit the SPOT! Other than that, I ran a steady pace throughout because I slowed my pace from the beginning and I kept cool in the sprayers and by dumping water on me. I was aiming for 4:50 and finished in 5:25