December 2, 2008
As already reported, Germany will send 6 complete teams to the European Cross Country Championships on December 14 in Brussels. That means that there will be five or six Germans in every of the six championship races. Since the best four runners form a team the officials hope to be present in individual and team competitions alike.
The qualification was based on the last cross-country races, especially those in Darmstadt and Huchenfeld. The team also includes the Olympians Susanne Hahn and Antje Möldner.
The complete German team:
Men (approx. 10K):
Jan Förster (TV Rheinau), Sebastian Hallmann (LG Stadtwerke München), Stephan Hohl (TV Huchenfeld), Christoph Lohse (TV Wattenscheid 01), Steffen Uliczka (SG Kronshagen/Kiel)
Women (approx. 8K):
Birte Bultmann (TV Wattenscheid 01), Susanne Hahn (SV Schlau.com Saar 05), Antje Möldner (SC Potsdam), Simret Restle (LG Eintracht Frankfurt), Julia Viellehner (LG Passau)
Junior Men U23 (approx. 8K):
Thorsten Baumeister (Post-Sport Telekom Trier), Arthur Lenz (SC Magdeburg), Philipp Pflieger (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Marcus Schöfisch (LC Erfurt), Fynn Schwiegelshohn (LG Olympia Dortmund)
Junior Women U23 (approx. 6K):
Katharina Becker (LG Badenova Nordschwarzwald), Heike Bienstein (LG Olympia Dortmund), Ingalena Heuck (LG Stadtwerke München), Julia Hiller (LAC Quelle Fürth/München), Carolin Lang (LC Rothaus Breisgau)
Youth Men U20 (approx. 6K):
Kenneth Gerschler (LG Olympia Dortmund), Timo Göhler (SV Auringen), Alexander Hahn (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Stefan Hendtke (SC Potsdam), Florian Orth (ESV Jahn Treysa), Richard Ringer (VfB LC Friedrichshafen)
Youth Women U20 (approx. 4K):
Carolin Aehling (LG Coesfeld), Mira Glocker (LAV asics Tübingen), Anna Hahner (PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel), Corinna Harrer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Mareike Schrulle (LAC Veltins Hochsauerland), Jana Sussmann (LG Nordheide)
November 30, 2008
German marathon runner Falk Cierpinski placed 10th in the Basler-Stadtlauf (cityrun Basel) over 10Km with a time of 29:22min. The race was won by Ethiopian Tolossa Chengere in 28:56min. Best European was Swiss marathon record holder Viktor Röthlin in 5th place (29:05min).
In the 7,8km women’s race the Germans Julia Viellehner (4th, 26:04), Simret Restle (12th, 27:10) and Claudia Dreher (15th, 27:50) represented the German long distance runners.
November 23, 2008
German marathon hopeful Stefan Koch will leave the TV Wattenscheid 01 and is going to run for the LG Braunschweig next year. The 24-year old (PB: 2:15:38) is a hot candidate for next year’s marathon team for the home World Championships in Berlin.
After the loss of Alexander Lubina (end of competitive career) the distance team of the TV Wattenscheid is now pretty weakened and Jan Fitschen lost quite some club mates.
November 23, 2008
Jan Fitschen just came back from a 10-day training camp in Lanzarote (ESP): “The training conditions are great and also the weather was perfect”. Only the running sessions were missing because of problems on the plantar tendon on the right foot. The injury already lasts for a while and forces the European 10.000m Champion to alternative training. Aqua-jogging (“It is horrible, it is so boring. But it’s easier when I’m not at home”) and bicycle exercises stood on the training plan during the 10 days in Spain. During his stay he cycled around 800km even if he didn’t cycle on some days.
The 31-year old is not planning any indoor season and would be glad if the plantar tendon would be pain-free until the beginning of January.
November 21, 2008
After yesterdays 2008-ranking for the halfmarathon. The TOP20 female marathon runners are as follows:
Marathon women:
1. 2:19:19 Irina Mikitenko
2. 2:26:22 Sabrina Mockenhaupt
3. 2:28:20 Melanie Kraus
4. 2:29:33 Susanne Hahn
5. 2:29:58 Luminita Zaituc
6. 2:35:35 Claudia Dreher
7. 2:38:00 Bernadette Pichlmaier
8. 2:38:21 Silvia Krull
9. 2:43:04 Birgitt Bohn
10. 2:44:53 Ira Korsten
11. 2:46:58 Sonja Oberem
12. 2:47:38 Simone Maissenbacher
13. 2:49:19 Melanie Hohenester
14. 2:49:22 Birgit Bartels
15. 2:51:27 Susanne Brema
16. 2:55:11 VictoriaWillcox-Heidner
17. 2:56:23 Bianca Meyer
18. 2:56:59 Karsta Parsiegla
19. 2:57:08 Silke Bittel
20. 2:57:14 Ilona Pfeiffer
November 20, 2008
After we presented the this years TOP 20 for the men in the halfmarathon and marathon last week, the rankings for the women will be published this week.
Halfmarathon women:
1. 1:08:51 Irina Mikitenko
2. 1:08:51 Sabrina Mockenhaupt
3. 1:11:29 Susanne Hahn
4. 1:14:03 Julia Viellehner
5. 1:14:52 Christine Schleifer
6. 1:15:30 Luminita Zaituc
7. 1:15:34 Simone Maissenbacher
8. 1:16:34 Bernadette Pichlmaier
9. 1:16:41 Anke Tiedemann
10. 1:16:50 Veronika Ulrich
10. 1:16:50 Silvia Krull
12. 1:17:02 Heike Bienstein
13. 1:17:22 Kathrin Paetzold
14. 1:18:02 Ilona Pfeiffer
15. 1:18:02 Melanie Schulz
16. 1:18:05 Ingalena Heuck
17. 1:19:07 Melanie Hohenester
18. 1:19:36 Birgit Bohn
19. 1:19:51 Monika Hirt
20. 1:19:57 Stefanie Wiesmair
November 15, 2008
On April, 26th 2009 the 24th version of the Hamburg marathon will be run, even without a title sponsor. The IAAF gave the marathon in the German North the “Golden Road Race Label” which only receive the races with highest quality. Last year approx. 20.000 runners and 800.00 spectators enjoyed the atmosphere on the fast course.
The race organisers lost the title sponsor, which discontinued the contract after the 2008 edition of the marathon. However, now there are enough sponsors could be acquired to secure the realisation of the event in 2009.
November 14, 2008
After yesterdays halfmarathon TOP20, here are the best 20 performances of German distance runners in 2008. The women’s lists will follow next week.
Marathon men:
1. 2:13:30 Falk Cierpinski
2. 2:14:18 André Pollmächer
3. 2:14:30 Martin Beckmann
4. 2:15:38 Stefan Koch
5. 2:18:24 Tobias Sauter
6. 2:18:26 Uli Steidl
7. 2:19:20 Dennis Pyka
8. 2:21:03 Elias Sansar
9. 2:21:12 Manuel Meyer
10. 2:21:38 Steffen Justus
11. 2:22:16 Erik Haß
12. 2:23:04 Florian Neuschwander
13. 2:23:40 Stefan Groß
14. 2:23:53 Daniel Pickl
15. 2:24:22 Peter Rodewald
16. 2:24:28 Stephan Immega
17. 2:24:49 Philipp Nawrocki
18. 2:25:24 Andre Green
19. 2:25:49 Mike Mariathasan
20. 2:26:03 Carsten Bresser
November 13, 2008
After the season of road races and marathons is almost over, marathonscene.com will give an inside on the German TOP 20 of the long distance competitions.
Halfmarathon men:
1. 1:02:12 Patrick Kimeli
2. 1:04:50 Stefan Koch
3. 1:05:38 Lennart Sponar
4. 1:05:46 Tobias Sauter
5. 1:06:03 Falk Cierpinski
6. 1:06:08 Martin Beckmann
7. 1:06:16 Uli Steidl
8. 1:06:30 Steffen Justus
9. 1:06:37 Florian Neuschwander
10. 1:06:50 Benjamin Lindner
11. 1:06:54 Alexander Lubina
12. 1:07:13 Rico Schwarz
13. 1:07:21 Eduard Scherer
14. 1:07:30 Robert Krebs
15. 1:07:31 Christian Seiler
16. 1:07:34 Timo Zeiler
17. 1:07:35 Denis Pyka
18. 1:07:40 Andre Green
19. 1:07:42 Erik Haß
20. 1:07:48 Philipp Nawrocki
November 8, 2008
This weekend the first major German cross-country race took place in Pforzheim. The race was also the opener of the new established German Cross-Cup with races in Neukirchen, Pforzheim and Darmstadt.
In the men’s race (10K) the reigning German 10.000m Champion Sebastian Hallmann secured victory ahead of the reigning Cross Champ Stephan Hohl. Those 2 made the pace together with the eventually Junior-race (8K) winner Thorsten Baumeister for the better part of the race and the gap to 3rd place Jan Förster and 4th place Steffen Uliczka (reigning steeple champion) was pretty large.
In the women’s race (7K) Simret Restle became the winner with a strong finish, only 4 seconds behind: Julia Viellehner. Also in the women’s race a Junior made the pace for a long time: Julia Hiller pushed from the very beginning, but had to run 2.000m less than the women from the main category. Also the European marathon champion Ulrike Maisch competed on “foreign terrain”. After a long injury break she is just having her coming back and is motivated to qualify for next year’s world championship marathon team.
For the cross-specialists it was the first opportunity to show their capabilities and to send a first sign towards a qualification for the European Cross Country Championships on 9th of December in Brussels.
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