Alazar Terefa wins the men’s marathon with a personal best

MAKE IT YOURS. RUN MUNICH.

Ethiopia’s Alazar Terefa has won the men’s marathon at the MARATHON MÜNCHEN by Brooks. He crossed the line at the Olympic Lake in 2:10:51 hours, going under 2:11 for the first time in his career.

A strong field and a clear win

The men’s field was packed with top runners from Ethiopia and Kenya. Terefa came out on top, and comfortably so: Kenya’s Hosea Tuwei took second place in 2:15:03 hours, more than four minutes behind the winner.

Bavarian champion and fastest German

The Bavarian Marathon Championships were held as part of the MARATHON MÜNCHEN by Brooks. Oliver Tzschoppe of LG Erlangen took the men’s title in 2:29:44 hours, making him the fastest German in the entire marathon field.

The top 2 in the men’s marathon

• 🥇 Alazar Terefa, 2:10:51 hours
• 🥈 Hosea Tuwei, 2:15:03 hours