BMW Berlin Marathon 2012 – registration open now, only 40,000 entries allowed
The BMW Berlin Marathon, one of the major annual running events organized in the German Capital, Berlin, announced the opening of its registration for the next year’s showdown. As per the news, the registration forms for the 39th edition of the
BMW Berlin Marathon will start from Thursday, October 20. The tentative date for the race is set on September 30, 2012.
The race, a rather famous athletics event in the world, is likely to attract a great number of runners. However, only a total of 40,000 athletes will be allowed to lineup for the title.
The registration for the event has been divided into three phases.
In the first phase, the first 10,000 registrants will have to pay a fee of 60 Euros, while for the next 15,000 entrants, the fees will be increased to 80 Euros.
For the rest of the applicants, the fees will remain as high as 100 Euros. For this year’s event, the required limit of the runners was achieved in February.
The city wide race, spread over a track of 42.195 km, invites professional and amateur athletes from around the world.
It is not only one of the biggest races in the world but also offers a fast track to the performers looking forward to clock fast times.
Amid the number of athletes the race attracts, it is regarded among the Grand Slam Marathons like Boston, London, New York City Marathon and Chicago Marathon.
As mentioned above, the Berlin Marathon offers a fast track to the runners, and perhaps that is the reason that it has witnessed eighth world records so far.
The last one was marked just about a month ago when Patrick Makau, the stellar performer from Kenya, witnessed an impressive performance of two hours, three minutes and thirty eight seconds.
Not only is the race the biggest in terms of attracting runners but also because over one million spectators watch it worldwide.
Another important feature of the race is that it offers a $ 1 million purse prize for the top performers of the event on both men and women’s side.
With the race’s popularity increasing every day, it is yet to be seen how long it will take the organizers to sell all the required tickets that have been targeted for the year.
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