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Participant info

• Date

  28th September 2013

• Registration Deadline

  Registration is possible until August 9, 2013 unless the limit has been reached earlier. Registration is not possible on race day!

• Competitions

  Saturday, September 28, 2013
  Time	Competition
  1:00 p.m.	SCC-Skating KidsCup at Brandenburg Gate for kids between 6 and 13 years (registration on site)
  3:30 p.m.	42.195 km Inline Skating

  All times subject to change! The race will start regardless of the weather.

• Registration Fee

  Registration	Fee
  1 - 5,000	60.00 euros
  5,001 and more	80.00 euros
  Double Start (additionally)	35.00 euros - sold out
  SCC-Skating KidsCup	3.00 euros

  Possibility to order additionally:

  souvenir	Fee
  adidas Finisher Shirt (100% cotton)	20,00 Euro
  adidas Event Shirt (CLIMA COOL)	30,00 Euro
  Medal engraving	8,00 Euro

• Race Documents

  Race numbers have to be collected at the BERLIN VITAL Expo from September, 26 - 28, 2013 (until noon) upon presentation of the original registration confirmation. Those who own a ChampionChip must bring it along to be registered and tested.

  A bag for clothes and a drinking bottle will be given to each participant. Everyone who ordered extra items (adidas Finisher shirts) will have the respective coupons on their race numbers. The coupons must be redeemed during the BERLIN VITAL Expo. It will not be possible at a later date.

• Eligibility

  The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON for Inline Skaters is organised according to the regulations for competition of the German Roller Skating and Inline Association (DRIV) and of the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS). Only skaters born in 1997 and earlier are eligible to compete in the 42.195 km marathon distance. The only skates allowed are inline skates and classical roller skates. Helmets are required for all inline skaters, protective gear is recommended.

• Categories

  Separate results for men and women. Categories according to the Athletics Regulations (LAO)

  Category	Year of birth
  Seniors	1984 - 1993
  Masters	1983 and older
  Juniors A+B	1994 - 1997

• Start, Finish and Time Limit

  Straße des 17. Juni, between Brandenburg Gate and Siegessäule. Time limit: 2:30 h net.

• Starting Blocks

  To insure that the pre-race and starting phases can be carried out safely, all participants will be divided into starting blocks according to their best times (which must be submitted). By starting the blocks one after another, each participant will have optimal individual conditions for starting. Participants with a personal best under 1:30 hrs. must include a copy of the certificate with their time (only from officially measured courses). The organiser reserves the right to accept or not accept a course.

• Timing

  Times will be measured exclusively using the ChampionChip. The ChampionChip is a plastic transponder that is attached to your running shoe and registers your personal time. The ChampionChip is used to keep times at about half of all running events in Germany and at all of the large marathons throughout the world.
  
  The following options may be used:

  1. Chip owners may enter their personal chip numbers on the registration form (a combination of 7 numbers and letters).
  
  2. Chips may be purchased. Please check the appropriate field on the registration form. The price of the ChampionChip (31 euros) will be deducted from your account before the event, together with the registration fee. You will receive the chip in the mail within 14 days, so that you can also use it for further events. Anyone registering later than 30 days before the event will receive the chip with his/her registration materials.
  
  3. Chips may be leased with the option to purchase. You may rent the chip and return it undamaged within 2 hours after the end of the event. A rental fee of 6 euros will be charged upon registration.

  You may also simply opt to keep the chip after the event. By registering with the rental option, you have also signed a contract to purchase after the end of the rental period, and after the event your account or credit card will be debited 25 euros, the difference between the rental fee (6 euros) and the cost of purchase (31 euros). This new procedure will end the previous practice of returning the chip deposit on race day. Please fasten the chip to your shoelaces (not with anything metal) – otherwise your time will not be measured.

• Helmets are Obligatory

  Helmets are required for all inline skaters. No helmet - no start and disqualification! Further protective equipment is recommended.

• Changing Tents and Showers

  There will be changing rooms and showers in tents in the start/finish area.

• Refreshments

  Supplying inline skaters with water during a marathon isn’t easy. Please take precautionary measures and fill up your free drinking bottle which you will receive with your race documents. There will be an emergency supply of water at specific locations on the course, at 20, 30 and 36 km.

• Medical Care

  The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON medical team in cooperation with a first aid organization is monitoring and providing medical care. The medical staff on duty has the right and the responsibility to remove any participants with signs of injury or excessive strain from the race.

• Supporting Programme

  • BERLIN VITAL Fall Expo from September 26-28, 2013 at Airport Tempelhof (Platz der Luftbrücke, subway U6)
    Opening hours:
    Thu. (Sept. 26) 2 – 8 p.m.
    Fri. (Sept. 27) noon – 9 p.m.
    Sat. (Sept. 28) 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (race documents only until noon)
  • Entrance to the BERLIN VITAL Expo is free for participants in the 38th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON and up to two accompanying persons, for participants in the SCC-Skating KidsCup and their families, and for all younger than 18.
  • Sports medicine exhibition and information
  • Pasta-Lounge
  • Event Stage
  • INLINE VILLAGE meeting point at the BERLIN VITAL Expo on September 27th - 29th
  • MARATHON VILLAGE meeting point and supporting programme at the Brandenburg Gate on Sept. 28
  • Award Ceremony near the finish line
  • Marathon Party Skating on Sept. 28

• Awards

  All participants will receive a medal at the finish line (until the finish is closed). The stand for the medal engraving will be located near the preliminary certificates in the MARATHON VILLAGE near the Brandenburg Gate. Participants who prepaid for the engraving will have a mark on their race numbers. The engraving must take place on race day. Preliminary certificates will also be available at the finish and via Internet. In early December, a personal certificate with the time and placing, as well as a result list will be automatically sent by mail. Entry fees for the 2014 marathon will be waived for the winners in each age category as well as for the double starters.

• Marathon Party Skating

  There will be the traditional Marathon Party Skating on the evening of the event. The place will be announced in August. Sport enthusiasts and dancers will meet again here to celebrate into the morning hours. You will receive a ticket for the party with your race materials.

• Marathon Guides

  A marathon guide service is offered by "Experts in Speed​​". For more information and registration, please click here (only available in german, but the guides are open to all nationalities).

• Double Start Running/Skating

  Ranking method: For the calculation of the final times for the double starters, the skating time will be weighted more heavily (as the skaters are only underway about half of the time of the runners). Before the running and skating times are added, the skating time will be multiplied by a factor. This factor will be calculated as the quotient of the winning times of the fastest runners (male and female) and the fastest skaters (male and female).

• Hotel Offers

  You are planning to skate the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON and are looking for a hotel? Find some special offers here:
  http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/hotelsEN

• Refunds, Exchanges, and Transfers

  SCC EVENTS registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable. Only individuals who have officially registered are permitted to participate in races organized by SCC EVENTS. Running without official registration is in violation of the terms and conditions for participation in SCC EVENTS competitions (§ 3 paragraph 4) and will result in removal from the course.