The Grand 10 Berlin is an annual road running event over ten kilometres which is held in October in Berlin, Germany. It is officially known as the '' ASICS Grand 10 Berlin'' due to its sponsorship by the sportswear manufacturer. Leonard Komon Runs 27:15, Mara Yamauchi 32:19 For 10k at Asics Grand 10 in Berlin
Let's Run (2011-09-11). Retrieved on 2011-11-20. First held in 2008, the competition is organised by the ''Berlin Läuft'' (Berlin Runs) group which also holds the annual

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race over 25 km.Teilnehmerinformationen
Berlin Läuft. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. The race attracts elite level and fun runner participants. There are three distinct competition types at the event: a full 10 km elite and mass race, a 2×5 km

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for partners and families, and an 800 metres race for children. There were almost 6,500 participants in the Grand 10 Berlin event in 2009. The race starts and finishes at Charlottenburg Palace in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. At the beginning of the race, the course goes past Spandauer Damm, onto Otto-Suhr-Allee, then into Ernst-Reuter-Platz. It reaches

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then heads south at the Berlin Victory Column. After looping through the

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, the course passes through Budapester Straße, Kantstraße, and then Schloßstraße which leads to the finishing point near Charlottenburg Palace.

Leonard Patrick Komon Leonard Patrick Komon (born 10 January 1988) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner and was the world record holder in the 10 kilometres. His 10K world record in 2010 with a time of 26:44 is a 17 seconds improvement on the previous best ...

's course record of 27:12 minutes, set in 2010, is the fastest ever time over the distance in a German competition.Komon on fire – 27:12 in Berlin

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(2010-10-10). Retrieved on 2010-10-10. Joyce Chepkirui holds the women's race record with her run of 30:37 minutes in 2013.

Past winners

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References

External links

Official website
{{10K road races 10K runs Sports competitions in Berlin Athletics competitions in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 2008