The history of the Generali Berlin Half Marathon is linked to the history of the city of Berlin. The race could only have developed in this way in today's German capital. This is because in the 1980s, when the Berlin Wall was still up, East and West each had their own races: In East Germany, the Peace Run was the biggest road race of the year, while in West Berlin, the Berlin Half Marathon organised by SC Charlottenburg had only a local character. The race served as a test of one’s preparedness a few weeks before the Berlin Marathon. Around ten months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a joint race took place in the late summer of 1990, which then developed into one of the largest and most elite races over the 21.0975-km distance: the Generali Berlin Half Marathon.
