May 10, 2009
Lead results were as follows:
marathon men:
1 Tum, Sammy Kipkoech (KEN) Team run2gether M30 02:13:56
2 Babaryka, Ivan (UKR) LCC Wien MHK 02:15:36
3 Zachepa, Sergey (UKR) LCC Wien M35 02:16:23
4 Chumo, Christopher Rono (KEN) Team run2gether M35 02:19:42
5 Koch, Stefan (GER) LG Braunschweig MHK 02:20:34
6 Rodewald, Peter (GER) LSV Lok Arnstadt MHK 02:23:16
7 Deeng´ W Kuti, Isaya (TAN) MHK 02:23:23
8 Karl, David (GER) Spiridon Frankfurt MHK 02:23:59
9 Mburu, Kenneth Mbuthia (KEN) Team run2gether M30 02:26:44
10 Heil, Benedikt (GER) TSV Friedberg-Fauerbach MHK 02:26:46
11 Collet, André (GER) Aachener TG M35 02:28:35
12 Diehl, Marco (GER) TSV Friedberg-Fauerbach M40 02:28:48
13 Dr. Matthes, Torsten (GER) LAV Halensia e.V. M35 02:28:56
14 Frei, Max (GER) PTSV Jahn Freiburg M30 02:29:07
15 Hollmann, Jens (GER) LBV Phönix Lübeck M40 02:31:04
16 Bier, Dietmar (GER) Trierer Stadtlauf e.V. M35 02:31:16
17 Dr. Schallner, Nils (GER) PTSV Jahn Freiburg MHK 02:31:18
18 Theofel, Juergen (GER) FV Wallau M50 02:32:17
19 Dr. Koch, Matthias (GER) LAV asics Tübingen M45 02:32:17
20 Goltsch, Tillmann (GER) LT Bittermark Dortmund M30 02:32:55
21 Ulf, Sengenberger (GER) LLC Marathon Regensburg M40 02:32:57
22 Hansen, Helge (GER) SV Werder Bremen M30 02:33:10
23 Dr. Scherer, Eduard (GER) LAV asics Tübingen M40 02:34:08
24 Sommer, Michael (GER) EK Schwaikheim M45 02:34:25
25 Ratz, Philipp (GER) TSV Friedberg- Fauerbach M30 02:34:59
marathon women:
1 Pichlmaier, Bernadette (GER) LAG Mittlere Isar W40 01:18:19 02:38:44
2 Viellehner, Julia (GER) LG Passau WHK 01:18:48 02:41:41
3 Bohn, Birgitt (GER) Spiridon Frankfurt W35 01:21:14 02:42:02
4 Spitzmüller, Romy (GER) 1. LAV Rostock WHK 01:18:55 02:43:02
5 Heiß, Monika (GER) LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg W35 01:22:39 02:44:39
6 Krull, Silvia (GER) LG Lage – Detmold W30 01:21:25 02:47:24
7 Kuta, Krystyna (POL) W40 01:22:01 02:48:33
8 Delijon, Valentina (MDA) W35 01:21:17 02:48:59
9 Matheis, Josefa (GER) TSG Eisenberg W40 01:24:52 02:50:20
10 Dr. Holljesiefken, Anke (GER) Spiridon Frankfurt W35 01:27:16 02:54:05
11 Volke, Steffi (GER) LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg W30 01:24:30 02:54:32
12 Bog, Susanne (GER) W35 01:22:09 02:54:55
13 Steg, Kerstin (GER) LAC Quelle Fürth/München W40 01:27:12 02:55:29
14 Zipse, Manuela (GER) TSG 1845 Heilbronn W35 01:25:04 02:56:54
15 Martens, Vera (GER) Spiridon Frankfurt W40 01:27:16 02:57:13
16 Hooß, Tanja (GER) LTF Marpingen W40 01:28:38 02:57:29
17 Hoeltz, Ulrike (GER) LSG Karlsruhe W45 01:29:10 02:57:44
18 Bittel, Silke (GER) LAC Quelle Fürth/München W30 01:26:13 02:57:57
19 Wagner, Ursula (GER) TSV 1886 Kandel W40 01:29:25 02:58:23
20 Philippi, Ute (GER) LAV asics Tübingen W45 01:28:33 02:59:14
21 Dr. Böhler, Viera (GER) Spiridon Frankfurt W45 01:29:02 03:00:02
22 Hajek, Branka (GER) LAZ Salamander Kornwestheim WHK 01:28:42 03:01:23
23 Wallow, Meike (GER) SF Blau-Gelb Marburg W45 01:28:48 03:02:56
24 Keller, Barbara (GER) ETSV Lauda W50 01:30:57 03:03:01
25 Veith, Pamela (GER) LG Dettingen/Erms W35 01:30:09 03:03:17
halfmarathon men:
1 Micah, Kiplagat (KEN) MHK 01:06:49
2 Harland, Jörn (GER) PSV Grün-Weiss Kassel MHK 01:07:52
3 Babaryka, Alexandr (UKR) LCC Wien MHK 01:08:39
4 Sule, Pius (TAN) MJA 01:11:14
5 Zehner, Boris (GER) TCEC Mainz M30 01:17:24
6 Wittwer, Thomas (GER) MHK 01:17:40
7 Diehl, Karsten (GER) M35 01:18:04
8 Lübbers, Andreas (GER) Lübbers-Coaching M35 01:18:11
9 Spengler, Peter (GER) SV Mindelzell M30 01:18:19
10 Mund, Philipp (GER) Triathlon-Team-Rhein-Main MHK 01:18:24
halfmarathon women:
1 Murigi, Luciy Wambui (KEN) Team run2gether WHK 01:19:44
2 Olinger, Judith (GER) PST Trier WHK 01:26:09
3 Hoffmann, Kerstin (GER) Wolf´s Running Team W35 01:28:07
4 Hawker, Lizzy (GBR) TECOSIM GmbH W30 01:28:20
5 Bremicker, Simone (GER) NIKE W30 01:29:27
6 Henriksen, Liv (GER) WHK 01:29:54
7 Stück, Martina (GER) LC-Olympia-Wiesbaden W40 01:31:44
8 Stegmaier, Sibylle (GER) Ettlinger SV W30 01:32:45
9 Eichinger, Petra (GER) W35 01:32:56
10 Jakob-Schier, Viola (GER) WHK 01:33:18
full results of the race mikatiming.de
May 10, 2009
The 10th Mainz Marathon included the German Marathon Championships 2009 and due to the absence of 2008 champions Martin Beckmann and Susanne Hahn new National Champions were crowned.
Results are here.
Mens race:
After two national titles over the halfmarathon distance, the 24-year old Stefan Koch reached his aim of securing the title over the full distance. “With the performance in general I’m satisfied, with the time not at all. After 15K I already felt that I get problems and after 25K I really had to fight.” he stated. Koch ran a PB of 2:15:38h in last years Berlin marathon and wanted to go for this PB in Mainz but conditions were a bit warm and the course is not the fastest. Anyway, with his time from Berlin he is a hot candidate for the German marathon team for the World Championships 2009.
Silver went to Peter Rodewald, who ran a tactical intelligent race. He improved his PB around 1 minute to 2:23:16h.He stated: “Most important was to secure the medal and not to take too many risks. With more opponents a better time would have been possible.” Bronce medal was taken by David Karl in 2:23:59h.
Womens race:
Bernadette Pichlmaier, last years bronce medallist in the marathon championships took the leading position from the start and was pretty much unchallenged. On mothers day the 40-year old mother of 2 kids reached her aim of going into the top three and running close to her PB of 2:38:00. Her finishing time of 2:38:44h was 3 minutes fast than the time for second place finisher Julia Viellehner.
In her marathon debut the 23-year old Viellehner ran a brave race and stated that the marathon was “exhausting but nice”. Bronce went to Birgitt Bohn, who ran a negative split of (1:21:17+1:20:49=2:42:06). Romy Spitzmüller faded towards the end of the race after being in 2nd place shortly after halfway. The hopes for the qualification for the world championships team were not fulfilled as she came home in 4th place with a rather disappointing 2:43:02.
May 9, 2009
Germanys athletics federation DLV nominated eight race walkers for the European Cup in Metz (FRA) on May 24 2009. For the Germans it will be the last chance to qualify for the IAAF World Championships 2009 because one day later (25th of MAy) the teams for both race walking and marathon will be officially announced.
For the already qualified André Höhne and Sabine Krantz it will be an important test in the world championship build-up. Both already reached the qualification standards in spring competitions and can be seen as superior to the national opponents.
The complete German team:
Women
20 km: Sabine Krantz (TV Wattenscheid 01)
Men
20 km: André Höhne, Carsten Schmidt (both SCC Berlin)
50 km: Maik Berger (SCC Berlin), Christopher Linke (SC Potsdam)
Junior Women
10 km: Charlyne Czychy (SC Potsdam)
Junior Men
10 km: Hagen Pohle (SC Potsdam), Carl Dohmann (SCL-Heel Baden-Baden)
May 7, 2009
Altogether five medals were won by the German ultra distance runners in the 7th IAU 24 hour World Challenge in Bergamo (ITA) that included the European Challenge as well.
The outstanding performance was the silver medal of Ralf Weis in the mens individual category (in both World and European Challenge). In the womens individual category Julia Alter placed highest in 5th place (4th place in the European Challenge).
In the team competition the German men took 3rd place in the World and 2nd place in the European Challenge behind Japan and Russia. The German women were beaten only by France, USA and Italy, i.e. in the World Challenge they took 4th and in the European Challenge 3rd place.
Selected results:
Men individual:
1. Henrik Olsson (Schweden) 257,042 km
2. Ralf Weis (Germany) 244,492 km
3. Yuji Sakai (Japan) 242,713 km
…
11. Roland Riedel (Germany) 226,065 km
18. Friedemann Hecke (Germany) 218,554 km
Andreas Baier and Oliver Leu (both Germany): DNF
Women individual:
1. Anne-Cécile Fontaine (France) 243,644 km
2. Brigitte Bec (France) 234,977 km
3. Monica Casiraghi (Italy) 223,848 km
…
5. Julia Alter (Germany) 219,293 km
21. Sabine Strotkamp (Germany) 191,847 km
28. Grit Seidel (Germany) 187,225 km
Heike Christ (Germany): DNF
Teams Men:
1. Japan 706,984 km (Sakai, Suzuki, Takeda)
2. Russia 693,445 km (Bychkov, Dedykin, Kruglikov, 1. EC)
3. Germany 689,111 km (Weis, Riedel, Hecke, 2. EC)
Teams Women:
1. France 684,078 km (Fontaine, Bec, Boufflert)
2. USA 636,159 km (Donaldson, Bednosky, Horn)
3. Italy 626,386 km (Casiraghi, Gross, Di Vito, 2. EC)
4. Germany 598,365 km (Alter, Strotkamp, Seidel, 3. EC)
May 7, 2009
Because of his injury problems, European 10.000m Champion Jan Fitschen wants to decide already next week if he still has a chance to get fit right in time before the home World Championships. “It’s getting more difficult every day. I know that it might not work out to participate in Berlin.” Fitschen stated to German Press Agency.
After 17 years of competitive sports the plantar tendon issue is the first big injury for Fitschen and already in the past there were several doubts if he can get fit for the World Championships.
May 5, 2009
On Sunday 3rd of May Irina Mikitenko, two-time London Marathon winner and THE german marathon hope for the World Championships in Berlin had a first feel of the official marathon course for the IAAF World Championships.
Mikitenko witnessed the official measurement of the 10 km long lap course in the midle of Berlin city. The official measurement gave the result that there was only a deviation of 3meters on the 10km loop. About the course Mikitenko said: “The course is flat and quick and as a runner coming from the track I like it. At the lap course the spectators will be even closer but at the end of the day every runner will still be alone against the 42,195m” .
Only one week after regaining her London title the 36-year old stated that “London is already behind me now. I will have one more recovery week with my family and then the preparations for World Championships will start.”
Mikitenko can now rightly claim to be currently the top female marathon runner in the world after winning in both London and Berlin in 2008, clocking the fastest time of last year when she ran 2:19:19h to win the latter race, and despite missing out on competing at the Olympics due to a injury reasons.
She hopes to make up for her absence in the 2008 Beijing Olympic at the IAAF World Championships on home soil in Berlin this summer, with the women’s marathon being on the program on August 23, the date of her 37th birthday.
May 4, 2009
Sundays Düsseldorf marathon met most of the expectations, especially in the mens field, as 2 men went sub-2:14 and 5 went sub-2:20.
mens race
André Pollmächer delivered a personal best mark of 2:13:09 to finish in 3rd place overall. In his second marathon after Frankfurt 2008 he improved by 1:09min. The time of 2:13:09 is also the fastest by a German marathoner since 2000! Pollmächer stated: “I felt fine today and surely there is more to come next time. I want to continue to improve…”.
Together with Martin Beckamnn and Falk Cierpinski, Pollmächer passed halfmarathon in 66:07min and disengaged from his competitors shortly after. Martin Beckmann was also rewarded for his courage by clocking a personal best of 2:13:42h for 6th place. Beckmann commented: “Actually I did not want to start that fast, but running alone would have been stupid as well. Until kilometer 20 I felt fantastic and thought that the time would be even faster.”
Falk Cierpinski was rather disappointed with his 8th place in 2:17:12h but a hip issue hampered the training for the last five weeks, after coming back from an altitude stay in Kenya: “I could not do faster or longer runs for five weeks”. The fastest German marathoner for the last 2 years now wants to concentrate on the home world championships.
Behind the trio of Cierpinski, Beckmann and Pollmächer a fight was expected for the last ticket for the world championships between Uli Stedl and Tobias Sauter. After passing halfway in 68:31min together the 25 year old Sauter had a better second half and finished in a PB of 2:17:27h, only 15 seconds behind his training partner Cierpinski. With this performance it is much likely that Sauter will be the 5th man (behind Pollmächer, Cierpinski, Beckmann and Stefan Koch) in the team for the World Champs. The more experienced, 37year old Steidl had to pay some tribute to a sub-optimal preparation because of a hip-flexor injury but still ran a 2:19:44. However, he most probably will not be able to represent Germany in the 2009 World Championships a second time after 2007 in Osaka.
womens race
The story in the womens race was Susanne Hahn, who clocked a PB of 2:29:26h to win the overall female classement. With this time she stayed clearly under the qualification time of 2:32:00h and will therefore most probably represent Germany in Berlin for the World Championships. The 31 year old concluded the race, saying: “I had hoped for a better result, but at the end I was happy to have improved my personal best by seven seconds. All went well for 30km, but then my legs became very heavy”.
Unfortunately the closest competitors of Hahn dropped out of the race due to injury reasons. Defending Düsseldorf champion Melanie Kraus had to give up after 8K already after she pulled a thigh muscle in her stretching routine just before the start. Claudia Dreher dropped out at km 13, but she already started the race with a foot injury.
So the 2nd place went to marathon debutant Melanie Schulz. After running the first half in 1:17:18h, Schulz hit the wall after 35K and missed her target of 2:35h quite clearly.
Results were posted already earlier..
May 3, 2009
Short report to follow soon.
Lead results were as follows:
marathon men:
1 David Langat (KEN) M20 02:10:46
2 Wilfred Kigen (KEN) M30 02:11:30
3 André Pollmächer (GER) M20 02:13:09
4 Edwin Kibowen (KEN) M20 02:13:16
5 Andrej Gordeev (BY) M35 02:13:32
6 Martin Beckmann (GER) M30 02:13:42
7 Richard Mutai (KEN) M30 02:14:10
8 Falk Cierpinski (GER) M30 02:17:12
9 Tobias Sauter (GER) M20 02:17:27
10 Ulrich Steidl (GER) M35 02:19:44
11 Bastian Krantz (GER) M30 TV Wattenscheid 01 02:27:38
12 Martin Czarnietzki (GER) M20 02:28:31
13 Edwin Yano (KEN) M30 02:29:26
14 Vitaliy Rybak (UKR) M20 02:31:14
15 Matthias Jegodtka (GER) M35 ASC Rosellen/Neuss 02:32:27
16 Jürgen-Astin Kerl (GER) M30 02:32:38
17 Thorsten Kwekkeboom (GER) M35 LG Alpen 02:33:27
18 El Houssaine Douabi (GER) M40 MC Eschweiler 02:34:53
19 Marc Müller (GER) M20 Mönchengladbacher LG 02:36:41
20 Wolfgang Lenz (GER) M40 rhein-marathon düsseldorf e.V. 02:38:16
marathon women:
1 Susanne Hahn (GER) W30 02:29:26
2 Melanie Schulz (GER) W30 02:42:47
3 Sonja Oberem (GER) W35 rhein-marathon düsseldorf e.V. 02:43:49
4 Claudia Röther (GER) W45 Turbo-Schnecken Lüdenscheid 03:06:02
5 Ramona Zenk (GER) W45 SCC Berlin 03:08:11
6 Silke Niehues (GER) W35 BSG Sparkasse Essen 03:10:17
7 Michaela Hunold (GER) W40 Air Berlin 03:14:11
8 Sabine Papendick (GER) W40 Vodafone Runners 03:14:19
9 Steffi Keil (GER) W35 03:17:19
10 Claudia Stader (GER) W35 WGZ Bank 03:17:39
11 Tanja Wimmer (GER) W30 ASC Rosellen/Neuss 03:17:42
12 Vera Hansch (GER) W20 Adler-Langlauf Bottrop 03:18:36
13 Beatrice Bohris – Jäggi (CH) W45 Tus Breitscheid 03:18:54
14 Petra Losert (GER) W45 TV Waldstr. Wiesbaden 03:19:03
15 Inge Raabe (GER) W45 TuRa Remscheid-Süd 03:19:09
16 Gisele Müßeler (GER) W45 METRO Group 03:19:30
17 Carmen Schaeuble (GER) W35 SG Empfingen 03:19:42
18 Janine Brandt (GER) W30 Recklinghäuser LC 03:20:25
19 Monika Ellenrieder (GER) W45 LT Metzkausen 03:21:17
20 Susanne Eckai-Nicolaus (GER) W45 RP Marathon-Team 03:22:07
full results of the race metrogroup-marathon.eu
May 2, 2009
The German 10.000m Championships (including the 5.000m Championships for the female Youth). was a one-woman show from Sabrina Mockenhaupt. The mens title on the track in Bremen went to steeplechaser Filmon Ghirmai.
The highlight of the Championships was without any doubt the race of Sabrina Mockenhaupt. In the womens race she clocked a superb 31:27,56min. This time is clearly under the German qualification time of 31:40 for the World Championships. Furthermore it’s only 24 seconds short of the 27-year old German record of Kathrin Ullrich and if “Mocki” decides to run the 10.000m in the home World Championships this record is in obvious danger.
In Berlin she will not run alone from the first meter onwards like she did in Bremen. Also she will not lap every over participant twice (!!). It took around three (!!) minutes until silver medallist Simret Restle (34:27,05) crossed the line and another half minute until Birte Bultmann (34:53,48) could secure bronce.
In the mens race the 10.000m debutant Filmon Ghirmai (29:40,06) won in a sprint finish against Sebastian Hallmann (29:41,59). In a completely tactical race, in which only the last kilometer secured a sub 30-time, Sebastian Hallmann made a decisive move with 2 km to go and could leave everyone except Ghirmai behind. When both entered the last round it was obvious that the former steeplechase world championship participant Ghirmai wouldn’t have too much of a problem to outkick Hallmann.
Altogether only 5 men went sub-30, two of them being Juniors. For those Juniors (Rico Schwarz/29:53,19 and Musa Roba/29:54,30 ) that also means that they achieved the qualification time for the U23-European Championships 2009 in Kaunas/LIT.
selected results:
Men:
1. Ghirmai Filmon 1979 LAV ASICS Tübingen 29:40,06
2. Hallmann Sebastian 1977 LG Stadtwerke München 29:41,59
3. Schuff Carlo 1980 Post-Sport Telekom Trier 29:49,18
4. Martel Zelalem 1986 LG Neckar-Enz 30:01,64
5. Friedrich Richard 1981 LG Passau 30:11,69
6. Flügel Julian 1986 PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 30:18,77
7. Meißgeier Markus 1982 LG Hof 30:23,61
8. Katib Joseph 1982 LG Erlangen 31:38,32
Junior Men:
1. Rico Schwarz 1988 ASV Erfurt 29:53,19
2. Roba Musa 1989 TV Gelnhausen 29:54,30
3. Markowski Matti 1988 OSC Berlin 30:03,37
4. Hahn Alexander 1989 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 30:46,40
5. Viellehner Raphael 1988 LG Passau 30:51,86
6. Gröschel Tom 1991 1. LAV Rostock 31:26,21
7. Schreindl Tobias 1988 LG Passau 31:33,34
8. Reinwand Sebastian 1987 TSG 08 Roth 31:45,30
women:
1. Mockenhaupt Sabrina 1980 Kölner Verein für Marathon 31:27,56
2. Restle Simret 1984 LG Eintracht Frankfurt 34:27,05
3. Bultmann Birte 1974 TV Wattenscheid 01 34:53,48
4. Kallenberg Friederike 1983 LAC Pliezhausen 35:50,42
5. Utz Verena 1984 TV Biberach 36:44,89
Junior women:
1. Lutz Susi 1987 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 35:00,52
2. Hahner Anna 1989 PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 35:09,85
3. Kröckert Christina 1989 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 35:18,31
4. Hahner Lisa 1989 PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 35:52,16
5. Gatzweiler Ursula 1988 LG ASV/DSHS Köln 35:58,95
6. Kiefer Sonja 1988 ASC 1990 Breidenbach 38:16,07
U-20 Youth women (5000m):
1. Harrer Corinna 1991 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensburg 16:48,94
2. Sussmann Jana 1990 LG Nordheide 16:53,45
3. Cornelsen Sarah 1990 TuS Metzingen 17:10,03
4. Stöcker Nina 1992 LG Ratio Münster 17:25,43
5. Vössing Annika 1992 LAV Oberhausen 17:35,15
6. Högl Regina 1993 LG Region Landshut 17:51,69
7. Straeten Frederike 1992 LG Ratio Münster 17:54,45
8. Jaschke Lisa 1990 LG ASV/DSHS Köln 17:59,45
full results of the championships leichtathletik.de
May 2, 2009
The Metro Group Düsseldorf Marathon 2009 (03.05.2009) will – at least partly – be streamed on the internet. At the page of center.tv a stream is available from 9.00-10.00 AM (start) and 11.30AM -2.00 PM (finish). All times are Central European Summer Time, i.e.GMT + 2:00h.
Notes/Instructions: For me the stream did not work in Firefox and I had to use Internet Explorer. You have to click on “Web-TV starten” to get the stream working.
A radio stream will be available from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM at wunschklang.com.
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