Berlin Half Marathon 2011

03 Apr 2011 to

The 31st Berlin Half Marathon was dominated by 2 Kenyan teenagers – Geoffrey Kipsang and Valentine Kipketer.

They completed stole the show, with 18-year-old Kipsang winning the men’s in 60:38, while Kipketer (also 18) finished in 70:12 to win the women’s event.

It was a truly international field of entries, with 28,869 runners from 102 nations.

Every year Berlin comes up with some sensational performances and 2010 was no exception! The Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon celebrated its 30th anniversary on March 28th, 2010 with a fabulous party. Over the past years, Germany’s largest and fastest half marathon has been growing rapidly. Over 23,000 runners from 94 countries participated in the last sightseeing tour of Berlin, a course that cannot be beat. The mix of live music, artists, and attractions is drawing more and more spectators to the course. And the Berlin streets are fast! That is not only demonstrated by the top runners with numerous times under the magic one-hour limit, but also through the many personal bests in the ever-growing field of participants.

As one of the fastest half marathon courses, everyone wants to run in Berlin to record their own personal fastest time.

This year, Sports Tours has a really great travel package to take you to Berlin for the half marathon. It is an iconic race, taking in some fantastic sites all over Berlin. You really are running through much of Germany’s history.

Tour Details – Confirmed for 2011.

The Hotel: Best Western President a 4-Star hotel in the heart of Berlin, ideally placed for the Berlin Half Marathon weekend.

All rooms have en suite bathrooms and cable TV the hotel
also has a bar and restaurant and serves buffet breakfast. the perfect base for this exciting event!

Twin / Double Room – £239 per person (based on 2 people sharing the room)
Single Room – £399 per person

Entry costs for the 2011 Berlin Half Marathon £30

Friday 1st April: Arrive in Berlin
Saturday 2nd April: Day free for sightseeing
Sunday 3rd April: Berlin Half Marathon Race Day
Monday 4th April: Part day free for sightseeing before leaving Berlin.

Price Notes
Deposit= £100 + race entry fee £30.
Not included: Flights, Travel insurance, race entry, Finishers T shirt,

Included in the package price:
3 nights at the Best Western President Hotel including buffet breakfast

HOW TO BOOK

At time of booking we require a non-refundable deposit of £100 per person, plus the full Race Entry Fee, which is non-returnable once booked. The balance of your travel package must be paid, at the latest, 12 weeks before departure to avoid the cancellation of your trip.

Or, please download our *booking form* and post, fax to +44 (0)161 703 8547 or email to us at running@sportstoursinternational.co.uk .

Children

Currently we can only accept bookings including children through our office. If you would like to take children with you, please complete the above booking form and return to our office.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Visas are not required to enter Germany. You need a passport or a National Identity Card (see the website of the Identity and Passport Service (IPS)) to enter Germany. As a British passport holder or National Identity Card holder you may stay as a visitor for three months. For links to important websites, click here.

For details of insurance for the our travel packages, please visit our insurance page

There is additional information about our other Concierge Services on our special web page.