Berlin opens registration for 2026 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON inline skating race
Registration is open for Berlin’s 2026 inline race, a 42.195-kilometer September draw that still anchors the sport’s biggest marathon weekend.
Berlin has opened registration for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON inline skating race, with the 42.195-kilometer event set for Sept. 26, 2026. Skaters can enter through the draw system, charity places or tour operator packages, and the official rules say only skaters born in 2009 or earlier are eligible.
The race will start from 12:20 p.m., with waves staggered by start time, and the course will carry skaters through the German capital before finishing behind the Brandenburg Gate. That finish has long been one of the signature scenes in inline racing, where Berlin’s streets, speed and spectacle combine into a course that is as much a city event as a race.
The scale is still the hook. Organizer and partner pages describe Berlin as the world’s largest inline marathon, and the World Inline Cup race page puts participation at more than 5,000 professional and leisure skaters, with about 250,000 spectators lining the route. That kind of demand explains why the entry structure stretches beyond a single registration lane. A skater who misses the draw still has a path in through charity spots or tour operator bundles, a setup that keeps the field broad without shrinking the event’s size.
Berlin’s competitive pull is just as strong as its mass-entry appeal. Aubane Plouhinec and Ewen Fernandez won the 2025 race, which closed out both the WORLD INLINE CUP and the German Inline Cup. Their victories reinforced what Berlin has become for the sport: a rare race that can crown elite skaters while still drawing thousands of recreational entrants to the same start line. The 2025 edition also underscored the visual scale of the finish, with the decisive sprint unfolding in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
The event’s roots go back to 1997, giving the 2026 edition nearly three decades of continuity. In a calendar that keeps getting busier, Berlin remains the benchmark for skaters mapping out a season, not just because of the course and the crowd, but because the race still sits at the center of the sport’s biggest weekend.
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