Uh, it is finished. I must say that it was harder than expected, or at least harder than last year. In fact I thought in my head that it was one of the easiest marathon in the world, but I knew I wasn't as trained as last year. Indeed, I didn't run three times a week like in Norway, and it was sometimes hard to find time to train myself.

Anyway, I'm so happy now. Here are my complete results:

number 8197
class MH
split time
5 km 00:27:58
10 km 00:52:50
15 km 01:17:02
20 km 01:41:27
half 01:46:45
25 km 02:06:09
30 km 02:31:43
35 km 02:58:25
40 km 03:30:04
total
place (M/W) 7470
place (ag) 839
place (total) 8006
time total (brutto) 03:43:59
time total (netto) 03:40:37
Time per km: 05:13
Speed: 11.48 km/h

I improved my net time of two minutes compared to Oslo marathon. As you may noticed the last kilometers were hard, like in hell; it's a pity because I could have done a really good time.

berlin Marathon finisher

I will post some more pictures in the future. I have to rest a little bit.

Someone told me some months ago, that this marathon was also known for the great atmosphere. I can't close this entry without speaking about it. It's indeed so true! I've never met such enthusiasm during a running race: so much people coming to support, encouragements from the start to the end, music group everywhere... The name of each participant was written on your start number, and so you sometimes heard your name cried by someone. Special thanks for the people who came just for me.
I'm still impressed by the fervor produced by the public. You have to meet it to understand it.