This is a question that’s been lingering throughout the year. The 2025 Berlin Marathon was one of the first races in the qualifying period for the 2027 Boston Marathon. The weather was unseasonably warm and number of BQ’s at the race was much lower than usual. Certainly that means fewer applicants. But just how big … Read more
Feature Photo Courtesy Berlin Marathon / (c) SCC Events, Sebastian Wells Earlier this month, an article was published in the research journal Scientific Reports which examined differences in pacing patterns between men and women at the Berlin Marathon. The main conclusion was that “male runners [were] approximately twice as likely overall […] to experience catastrophic … Read more
Last month, I wrote up a short analysis of both the number of women and the number of men finishing at specific fast times at the New York City Marathon. The gist of it was this: There was a huge surge in the number of women finishing under 3:00 and men finishing under 2:40. At … Read more
Last weekend was the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Marathon. To celebrate the occasion, over 54,000 runners ran the race. As I do after each World Marathon Major, I’ve collected the results and analyzed them to see if there are any interesting tidbits. I’ve published a detailed analysis in Runner’s Life, which you can find … Read more
Featured Image by Claire — CC BY 2.0 This weekend, over 50,000 runners will hit the streets of Berlin to participate in the 50th Berlin Marathon. The race has grown a lot in those 50 years. It started as a small race with a couple hundred runners, and it is now one of the World Marathon Majors … Read more