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Wanjiru was unstoppable in Berlin, breaking clear after 30 km to win in hot, humid conditions as Ethiopians fought for podium.
Rosemary Wanjiru has been crowned champion of the 2025 Berlin Marathon, winning in 2:21:05 after a commanding performance that saw her break away after the 30 km mark and never look back.
Running with confidence and control despite the hot, humid conditions, Wanjiru crossed the finish line to claim one of the biggest victories of her career, confirming her status as one of the world’s leading marathoners.
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The women’s race had been tense and tactical through the early kilometres.
At the 10 km mark, Wanjiru led a tightly bunched group that included Ethiopia’s Dera Dida, Degitu Azimeraw, Mestawut Fikir, and Fantu Worku, all clocking the same split of 32:37. The pack showed no signs of slowing, setting a blistering pace well inside course-record tempo despite the rising temperatures.
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By the one-hour mark, the pressure began to tell as the group started to string out. Wanjiru, Dida, and Worku remained shoulder-to-shoulder, with Azmera Gebru and Degitu Azimeraw hanging on to the leaders.
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Kidsan Alema ran just metres adrift, while Viola Cheptoo and Sharon Chelimo adopted a steadier rhythm, perhaps wary of the heat’s toll over the final kilometres.
“This will be my second time running here in Berlin,” Wanjiru had said in the pre-race press conference.
“My marathon journey started here, and I ran a good time…So I know the course very well.”
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The decisive moment came just after 30 km, when Wanjiru surged clear of the field. She passed 35 km in 1:55:30, nearly a full minute ahead of Dera Dida, Fantu Worku, and Azmera Gebru, who were locked in a fierce contest for the remaining podium spots. Kidsan Alema and Viola Cheptoo followed just a few seconds back, still within striking range but unable to match Wanjiru’s relentless pace.
The German crowd erupted as Fabienne Königstein passed 35 km in 1:57:43, holding a strong seventh position and chasing a personal best. Degitu Azimeraw, who had been part of the lead group earlier, had slipped back to eighth, a sign of how hard the early pace had been under the warm conditions. Domenika Mayer and Girmawit Gebrzhair rounded out the top ten.
With two kilometres remaining, it was Rosemary Wanjiru still in complete control, her face set with determination as she powered through Berlin’s final stretch.
She passed the 40 km mark in 2:13:07, holding a commanding 36-second lead over Azmera Gebru, who had moved into second place. Just behind, Dera Dida and Fantu Worku were locked in a fierce battle for the final podium spot, separated by only seven seconds.
Viola Cheptoo continued to push hard, sitting just over a minute back in fifth, while Fabienne Königstein drew huge cheers from the German crowd as she closed in on a personal best. The heat was unforgiving, but Wanjiru’s relentless front-running left no doubt — this was her race to lose.
From Track Star to Marathon Champion
Wanjiru’s journey to this victory has been marked by determination and resilience. After missing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic team, she turned fully to the marathon in 2022. Her debut came on this same Berlin course, where she finished second in 2:18:00.
“Where some see a storybook ending, I see the first page of the next chapter,” she wrote on Instagram in the lead-up to her marathon debut.
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Now a Tokyo Marathon champion and one of the fastest women in history with a personal best of 2:16:28, Wanjiru is fulfilling that promise. “If the weather will be perfect, and I will wake up good...now that I know the course very well, I am expecting to run a good time,” she said before the race.
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On a day when heat and humidity slowed many competitors, Wanjiru’s strength and smart pacing proved decisive. With this victory, she not only confirms her place among Kenya’s marathon greats but also sends a clear signal ahead of next year’s global championships: she is he is the woman to beat.