April 28, 2009
German marathoner Dennis Pyka was the fastest European in the St.Anthony Marathon in Padova/Italy. With a time of 2:19:17h for 7th place he set a new personal best. After suffering a rib fracture in the preparation and considering the resulting problems he was pretty satisfied with this performance. Unfortunately he had to run the whole 42km on his own, because no one else was running with the same target time. After passing the halfmarathon in 1:08:45 the second half was a bit more rough but nevertheless the finishing time is the fastest time of a German marathoner so far this year.
April 26, 2009
German marathoner Irina Mikitenko once again delivered a superb performance to win the 2009 edition of the Flora London marathon. with a world leading time of 2:22:11h. With a great show of front running she destroyed a very deep field of the best marathon women in the world.
After going through halfway in 1:10:53h together with Mara Yamauchi (GBR), Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) and pacemaker Aniko Kalovics (HUN), Mikitenko also fought off her closest competitors and was clear ahead after 35km. Until the finish she could extend her lead to a significant gap of 61 seconds.
Irina Mikitenko (GER) winning the 2009 Flora London Marathon. (picture by Moguli)
April 25, 2009
The Hamburg marathon that will be held on Sunday, April 26th (start at 9 AM) will be broadcasted live on German TV channel NDR. An internet stream is also available online at the webpage of NDR. An alternative link is here.
April 7, 2009
The German race walkers came back from the Race Walking Challenge in Rio Maior with mixed feelings. In the men’s 20K André Höhne qualified for the World Championships 2009 in Berlin with a time of 1:21:30 in 6th place. Also Mike Berger performed well with a clocking of 1:25:12h in 11th place. For him the race was a tune up for the more important 50km-distance. Christopher Linke finished with a time of 1:26:05, which is below the standard (1:26:30) for the U23-European Championships.
Rather disappointing was the pullout of Sabine Krantz after about the half of the race. 10 days after coming back from the altitude training camp in Flagstaff Krantz had a bad day but coach Ron Weigel is optimistic that better days will follow for her. Also the disqualification of Christoph Roschinsky and Christin Elß were a disappointment for head coach Weigel.
April 7, 2009
“I am super-happy” that was the short summary of Sabrina “Mocki” Mockenhaupt after her victory in the 29th halfmarathon in Berlin. With a personal best of 1:08:45h she was faster than two Kenyans and is now ready to complete the next stage towards the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
In Berlin Mockenhaupt wants to run the 10.000m on the track. To compete in the World Championships she will have to run 31:45min, but after the Berlin halfmarathon she said that she could run this time already now. After some more training she is trying to run the time either on 6th of June in Ribeira Brava (Madeira/Portugal) or in Utrecht (Netherlands).
Even though Mocki already ran the qualifying time for the World Championship marathon in last year’s Frankfurt marathon (2:26:22) she is aiming for the long track distance. It she should fail to qualify over 10.000m she might still run the marathon as a plan B.
April 5, 2009
André Pollmächer and Melanie Schulz are the new German Champions in the halfmarathon.
Pollmächer (64:43min) defeated triathlete Steffen Justus (65:00min) after running together with him for 18K. Polmächers comment about the race was: “The time is alright, the race just went as I planned it. The only surprise for me was, that Steffen Justus challenged me for so long.” After two training camps in South Africa and Mexico this race was also Pollmächers first good performance record towards distance head coach Detlef Uhlemann. Silver medalist Steffen Justus was also surprised that he could set the pace for a long time, even though a time of 64 was his aim. The triathlet will compete in the first Triathlon World Cups after another training camp in Mallorca.
Defending Champion Martin Beckmann was obviously disappointed after finishing a distant 3rd in 66:45min. After crossing the finish line with cramps in both calves he said: “I can live with 3rd place, but not with this time.” Following Richard Friedrich (4th, 67:17min), the mountain running specialist Manuel Stöckert won the Junior category in 67:43min.
The women’s race was dominated by Melanie Schulz (75:42min). After five years of injuries and diseases it seems that Schulz is now again on the right way. In Düsseldorf she will also make her marathon debut and will challenge the marathon-experienced Susanne Hahn, Melanie Kraus and Luminita Zaituc. The silver medal of the race went to Stefanie Beckmann ahead of W40-senior Bernadette Pichlmaier. The best Junior was Katharina Heinig in 6th overall. The daughter of the famous German marathon runner Kathrin Dörre-Heinig clocked a time of 79:34min.
Results:
Men (including Juniors):
1. Pollmächer, André LAC Erdgas Chemnitz 1983 M 1:04:43
2. Justus, Steffen LAC Elm 1982 M 1:05:00
3. Beckmann, Martin LG LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN 1977 M 1:06:45
4. Friedrich, Richard LG Passau 1981 M 1:07:17
5. Stöckert, Manuel TSV Ostheim v.d.Rhön 1988 MJun 1:07:43
6. Pyka, Dennis LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 1972 M 1:07:50
7. Biele, Christian LAUFCLUB ERFURT 1983 M 1:07:53
8. Meißgeier, Markus LG Hof 1982 M 1:07:55
9. Borrmann, Jens SV Hermsdorf 1974 M 1:08:24
10. Flügel, Julian PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 1986 M 1:08:30
11. Schrutek, Christian LC Cottbus 1987 MJun 1:08:37
12. Zeiler, Timo LG Eintracht Frankfurt 1981 M 1:08:38
13. Kuhn, Jan Mattis LC Eschenburg 1987 MJun 1:08:51
14. Schmidt, Daniel LG Remscheid 1986 M 1:08:54
15. Nawrocki, Philipp Aachener Turngemeinde 1977 M 1:09:05
16. Dirscherl, Christian LG Erlangen 1980 M 1:09:16
17. Middelhoff, Heiko MTV 1881 Ingolstadt 1983 M 1:09:21
18. Harland, Jörn PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 1981 M 1:09:26
19. Straßner, Andreas TSG 08 Roth 1979 M 1:09:36
20. Austin-Kerl, Jürgen PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 1970 M 1:09:45
Women (including Junior and Senior Women):
1. Schulz, Melanie LAUFCLUB ERFURT 1979 W 1:15:42
2. Beckmann, Stephanie LG LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN 1979 W 1:16:02
3. Pichlmaier, Bernadette LAG Mittlere Isar 1969 W40 1:17:25
4. Maissenbacher, Simone LSG Karlsruhe 1976 W 1:17:54
5. Ulrich, Veronika LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 1968 W40 1:18:33
6. Heinig, Katharina LG Eintracht Frankfurt 1989 WJun 1:19:34
7. Bohn, Birgitt Spiridon Frankfurt 1971 W35 1:19:42
8. Möller, Kristin LAC Quelle Fü/Mü 1984 W 1:19:55
9. Volke, Steffi LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 1976 W 1:20:38
10. Heiß, Monika LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 1974 W35 1:20:58
11. Wiesmair, Stefanie PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 1980 W 1:22:14
12. Kallenberg, Friederike LAC PLIEZHAUSEN 1983 W 1:22:40
13. Tiedemann, Anke SG TSV Kronshagen/Kieler TB 1975 W 1:22:48
14. Martens, Vera Spiridon Frankfurt 1969 W40 1:23:39
15. Philippi, Ute LAV ASICS TÜBINGEN 1963 W45 1:23:49
16. Menne, Hannah PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 1988 WJun 1:24:26
17. Bäuscher, Lea LG Eintracht Frankfurt 1982 W 1:24:32
18. Boldt, Constanze LLC Marathon Regensburg 1973 W35 1:24:34
19. Adelwarth, Margit TV Erkheim 1966 W40 1:24:41
20. Prager, Sabrina LG Passau 1987 WJun 1:25:52
full results of the championships leichtathletik.de
March 29, 2009
The only German entry to the 2009 World Cross-Country Championships in Amman (Jordan) – Sebastian Hallmann – took 104th place in the 12km-course of the senior men category. After going out quite bravely (only 8 seconds behind the leaders after 2km) he lost several places and was almost 4 1/2 minutes behind the eventual winner Gebregziabher Gerbremarian of Ethiopia.
The 32-year old will now concentrate on running track and aims to run sub 13:30 for the 5000m. Of course the aim is to qualify for the home World Championships in Berlin.
March 26, 2009
On March 22nd, Susanne Hahn finished second in the women’s category of the international halfmarathon in Venlo (NED). With a time of 1:11:44h she proved a good shape and just missed her personal best about 16 seconds. Furthermore it was her 2nd-fastest time ever and the 2nd time that she ran sub 1:12h. With this time she currently takes second place in the German Rankings behind Irina Mikitenko’s time (1:11:01h) from Rome.
The race in Venlo was won by Kenyan Magdalene Munkuzi (1:10:31 h).
March 25, 2009
Thirty year old German marathon hope Falk Cierpinski started in last weekend’s Lisbon half marathon. In a time of 1:06:25 he took 19th place in a race that was won by Kenyan Martin Lel (59:56). Cierpinski ran the race only couple of days after coming back from an altitude camp in Kenya, where he stayed with fellow Germans Martin Beckamnn and Tobias Sauter to prepare for the upcoming spring season.
March 15, 2009
Sebastian Hallmann (LG Stadtwerke München) will represent the German colours at the World Cross Country Championships in Amman/Jordan (28.3). The decision was made by German distance head coach Detlef Uhlemann after the German Cross Country Championships in Ingolstadt.
Even with the big aim of the World Championships 2009 in Berlin at hand, Germany wants to be present in the other global events.
Sebastian Hallmann showed several strong performances in cross-country and took 2nd place at the German Championships 09 at the long distance race. Hallmann will be the only German participant in Amman. Eventual men’s long distance race winner Arne Gabius as well as the fastest women Sabrina Mockenhaupt and Susanne Hahn never even entered the equation because of the upcoming preparation for the home World Championships.
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