Press Release - Berlin Marathon - 9/8/22

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	
	
                Top German runner at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
	
                      Johannes Motschmann at the start     

As announced in previous press releases by SCC EVENTS, the organiser of the 
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) and 2021 
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON winner Guye Adola (ETH) will compete in the German 
capital. The field of top female runners is just as high-class with Keira 
D'Amato (USA) and Nancy Jelagat (KEN).

Johannes Motschman from Marathon Team Berlin

Now there is another top starter from Germany to report. Johannes 
Motschmann ran the marathon at the European Championships in Munich in 
mid-August and celebrated the biggest success of his career. The 
28-year-old, who starts for Marathon Team Berlin, was part of the German 
team that won the silver medal in the team classification. Placing 16th in 
the individual classification in 2:14:52 hours, he was the third-best 
German in midsummer temperatures.

Despite the short time gap of only six weeks, he plans on running a fast 
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.

"In preparation for the European Championships in Munich, I missed a lot of 
training time due to a COVID infection, so I was not yet back in top form," 
says Johannes Motschmann, who is starting in Berlin with an ambitious goal: 
"After the European Championships, I took a break for ten days with just 
very light runs. Then I started marathon training again and so far it's 
going well. Of course, there is a certain risk involved, but I want to try 
to run a time in the region of 2:10." His best time so far is 2:12:18. As 
the fastest German at the GENERALI BERLINER HALF MARATHON this spring, the 
streets of Berlin clearly suit Johannes Motschmann.
                                   
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