""On your marks! Get set! Go!" Or, as we say in German: "Auf die Platze! Fertig! Los!" The 51st Berlin marathon got underway on Sunday morning, with over 55,000 runners making their way through the streets of the capital. Starting near the famous Brandenburg Gate, the runners will initially head west through the Tiergarten before embarking on a clockwise loop around the city center, passing through the districts of Moabit, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, Neukolln, Schoneberg, Steglitz, Charlottenburg and Mitte, finishing on the Unter den Linden boulevard."
"Last year's Berlin marathon saw a double-triumph for Ethiopia, with Milkesa Mengesha winning the men's race (2:03:17) and Tigist Ketema winning on the women's side (2:16:42). But the vast majority of participants will be aiming for significantly slower times or indeed just to finish at all. They'll be cheered on along the route by hundreds of thousands of spectators, while helpers will be distributing 120,000 bananas, 80,000 apples and 1.25 million cups of water to keep the runners energized and hydrated."
More than 55,000 runners took part in the 51st Berlin Marathon, starting near the Brandenburg Gate and looping clockwise through key districts before finishing on Unter den Linden. Berlin welcomed runners with sunny weather and hundreds of thousands of spectators lined the route. Helpers distributed 120,000 bananas, 80,000 apples and 1.25 million cups of water to support participants. Last year's race saw Ethiopian winners Milkesa Mengesha (2:03:17) and Tigist Ketema (2:16:42), while most participants aimed for slower times or simply to finish. Separately, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) topped a poll with its highest support ever.
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