Starting times & disciplines
June 2, 2026 till June 4, 2026
5 x 5K relay race: Start at around 6:30 pm each day
Bambini runs: Start at around 6:00 pm each day
NOTE: Schedule and course are subject to change. The race will take place regardless of the weather, unless there is a weather warning from the German Weather Service.
Start & finish
The start and finish area is in Tiergarten between John-Foster-Dulles-Allee and the sculpture garden at Bundeskanzleramt.
The start will take place in three waves to avoid bottlenecks. In order to plan your first change, we recommend to coordinate beforehand whether the start runner will start in wave 1, 2 or 3.
Start card & race material
Start card
About 7-10 days before the event, we will automatically send you your start card and further information about the race by e-mail to the team captain.
Race material pick-up
When:
- Tuesday: 3:00 to 6:30 pm
- Wednesday: 3:00 to 6:30 pm
- Thursday: 3:00 to 6:30 pm
(Note: no pick-up on monday)
Where:
- Lawn in Tiergarten, John-Foster-Dulles Allee between Große Querallee/ Yitzhak-Rabin-Str.
Who:
- Every member of the team can pick up the race material, it will be issued by teams. It is obligatory to bring the start card with you.
What:
- a race number for each team member
- a voucher for your snack bag → more information
- if booked, additional extras
Time keeping & Time limit
The Berliner Wasserbetriebe 5 x 5 km TEAM-Relay is one thing above all: a celebration of togetherness. In order to make the course around the award ceremony just as lively as the race itself, we are changing the scoring a little this year: The three fastest relay teams will no longer be honoured according to net time, but according to gross time. This means that the three teams that finish first will be on the podium - regardless of which wave they started in. The order in which they actually cross the finish line is decisive. So if your relay team has ambitions for the podium, we recommend starting in the first wave. If there is a relay team that starts in the second wave but is faster than the honoured relay teams in terms of net time, this will be reflected later in the ranking in the results list.
The advantages:
- Direct award ceremony without long waiting times
- Transparent ranking for all spectators
- More excitement in the finish area
- Big applause exactly when it should be loudest
- Competitive character for ambitious teams
- Intensive community experience and due recognition of the winning teams in front of a large audience
Timekeeping
Timekeeping is carried out using a baton with integrated timekeeping.
The baton is provided by us to the teams and has to be used.
Timelimit
The time limit is 3 hours.
Snack Bag
Traditionally, our 5 x 5K TEAM-Relay includes a picnic basket with delicious snacks and a bottle of your chosen drink. Since 2024 the picnic basket is a Snack Bag, a environmentally friendly alternative. Of course each team can complete the picnic with delicacies brought from home.
Important note: As in previous years, for reasons of sustainability, we will not be handing out any plastic cups. For the protection of the environment, we therefore ask all participants to bring a drinking bottle and/or reusable drinking cups! We appreciate your support and understanding.
Hand out Snack Bag
- Tuesday: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
- Wednesday: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
- Thursday: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Relay batons and “changeover baton”
A baton with integrated timekeeping will be provided to all teams. Teams may not use their own batons.
To ensure that the transitions run smoothly and become a highlight of the race, all teams are asked to bring their own “changeover batons”.
A changeover baton is the item you use to identify yourself to your team members in the changeover zone.
There are no limits to your creativity here. The most beautiful changeover baton in the changeover zone will be awarded a prize and win a free start for the relay race the following year.
Medals, Results & Certificates
Each team member of the Berliner Wasserbetriebe 5 x 5K TEAM relay will receive a medal. These will be handed out without exception when leaving the transition area or as for the final runner after crossing the finish line. Please make sure not to leave the transition area or the finish line without a medal.
Results will be available online right after the event. There you can also download your team certificate.
Prohibited items
The following items are prohibited on the event site:
- Tents, beach shells and pavilions of any kind
- Weapons of any kind, including those items that are used as weapons, batons, shock and stabbing weapons or missiles
- Gas spray cans, corrosive, flammable substances, dyestuffs or receptacles containing substances which are harmful to health or are highly flammable (exception: Standard pocket lighters)
- bottles, cups, jugs, cans or other objects made of glass or other easily breakable materials
- Fireworks, flares, smoke powder and -bombs or other pyrotechnics
- Mechanically operated sound-emitting devices such as Megaphones, klaxons
- Laser pointer
- Confetti
- Animals, except for guide dogs for the blind
- drones
- Open fires of any kind
- Barbecues of any kind
- eScooter