January 5, 2009
Lead results were as follows:
Men (8K)
1 Kogo, Micah KEN 23:08
2 Lagat, Shadrack KEN 23:21
3 Tuei, Hosea KEN 23:23
4 Schlangen, Carsten GER 23:29
5 Gabius, Arne GER 23:35
6 Fays, Guy BEL 23:43
7 Baumeister, Thorsten GER 23:51
8 Brwal, Piotr POL 24:13
9 Kiplagat, Ennock KEN 24:14
10 Gahungu, Vital BDI 24:18
Women (5K)
1 Belete, Mimi ETH 16:07
2 Belete, Almensh ETH 16:15
3 Gelan, Abibu ETH 16:20
4 Möldner, Antje GER 16:21
5 Hahn, Susanne GER 16:34
6 Biwott, Emmily KEN 16:45
7 Tsege, Worku ETH 16:53
8 Maisch, Ulrike GER 17:01
9 Ruban, Julia POL 17:03
10 Restle, Simret GER 17:05
full results of the race teamsoft-sportzeit.de
January 4, 2009
Lead results were as follows:
Men (11,2K)
1 Cierpinski, Falk (DEU) 30 SG Spergau 00:32:45
2 Hallmann, Sebastian (DEU) 30 LG Stadtwerke München 00:32:51
3 Glatting, Christian (DEU) HK TV Wattenscheid 01 00:32:57
4 Förster, Jan (DEU) HK Therapie Reha Siegele 00:33:04
5 Beckmann, Martin (DEU) HK LG Leinfelden-Echterdingen 00:33:21
6 Strik, Neals (NED) 35 GAC Hilversum 00:33:41
7 Weiß-Latzko, Markus (DEU) HK LAV asics Tübingen 00:33:44
8 Ghirmai, Filmon (DEU) HK LAV asics Tübingen 00:33:56
9 Koch, Stefan (DEU) HK TV Wattenscheid 01 00:33:58
10 Hohl, Stephan (DEU) HK Laktat-Knaller 00:34:20
11 Pfeiffer, Michael (DEU) HK LG Neckar-Enz 00:34:39
12 Franz, Bastian (DEU) HK Stahl Sport Shop Team 00:34:51
13 Patzke, Hannes (DEU) HK LG Kreis Ansbach 00:35:05
14 Bleistein, Clemens (DEU) JA TV Cannstatt 00:35:48
15 Reischle, Patrick (DEU) HK Therapie Reha Siegele 00:35:49
16 Hauber, Markus (DEU) HK LAZ Salamander Kwh/LB 00:35:57
17 Arnold, Raphael (DEU) HK LAV asics Tübingen 00:36:00
18 Keinath, Peter (DEU) HK SV Ohmenhausen 00:36:02
19 Allgeyer, Martin (DEU) 30 LSG Aalen 00:36:05
20 Reischle, Matthias (DEU) HK Therapie Reha Siegele 00:36:18
Women (11,2K)
1 Kraus, Melanie (DEU) 30 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 00:37:15
2 Ulrich, Veronika (DEU) 40 LG Telis Finanz Regensburg 00:38:22
3 Glocker, Mira (DEU) JA LAV asics Tübingen 00:38:56
4 Beckmann, Stephanie (DEU) HK LG Leinfelden-Echterdingen 00:39:09
5 Schumacher, Kristina (DEU) HK TSV Genkingen 00:39:40
6 Bazlen, Svenja (DEU) HK VfL Waiblingen 00:40:17
7 Pfeifer, Franziska (DEU) JA LAV asics Tübingen 00:40:47
8 Krebs, Denise (DEU) HK Therapie Reha Siegele 00:40:58
9 Schedler, Michaela (DEU) HK LG Telis Finanz Regensburg 00:41:22
10 Philippi, Ute (DEU) 45 LAV asics Tübingen 00:42:33
11 Hajek, Branka (DEU) HK LAZ Salamander Kwh/LB 00:42:37
12 Willmeck, Kathrin (DEU) HK Therapie Reha Siegele 00:43:05
13 Mannsdörfer, Katrin (DEU) HK Laktat-Knaller 00:43:16
14 Zipse, Manuela (DEU) 30 Therapie Reha Siegele 00:44:16
15 Müller, Larissa (DEU) JB LAV asics Tübingen 00:44:20
16 Birkicht, Sabrina (DEU) 40 SWBB Energieteam 2008 00:44:32
17 Lisk, Ricarda (DEU) HK VfL Waiblingen 00:45:05
18 Bathmaker, Gillian (DEU) 45 LG Neckar-Enz 00:46:31
19 Veith, Pamela (DEU) 35 00:46:33
20 Schilling, Miriam (DEU) HK LAZ Salamander Kwh/LB 00:46:43
full results of the race results.mikatiming.de
December 28, 2008
O p e n L e t t e r
To the executive board of the German Athletics Association (DLV)
DLV participation in international championships, especially in the IAAF World Championships
On Sunday, December 14, 2008, the European Athletics Association (EAA) Cross Country European Championships will take place in Brussels. Surprisingly, the DLV has abandoned its usual practice and has sent six complete teams.
This is surprising, as it has been the DLV’s practice for years to nominate primarily youth teams and refrain from sending any men’s or women’s teams, even for championships taking place in neighbouring countries. In doing so, cross country events also did not receive the focus they should have gotten as a basis for athletic development in the winter months. What was true for specific age groups at the IAAF World Championships was demonstrated in a blatant manner for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. We were most often not represented at all, infrequently with only one or two athletes.
It is possible that the DLV and/or its trainers are starting a process of rethinking. Up until now, one has to assume that the DLV chose “assist” its athletes by not sending any teams to the international championships in order to “spare” them possible defeat, by keeping them home in training camps rather then sending them out to face the international competition. The result of this policy, rather, is the stagnation of athletic performances across the board.
This criticism of the DLV is directed less at their nomination practices for the European Championships, but rather toward those for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and World Marathon Championships. For one of the world’s largest athletics associations, this is both outright embarrassing and also ruinous for the reputation of German athletics.
Thus, for instance, the World Half Marathon Championships in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place without a single German athlete participating; at the World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, alone Susanne Hahn competed for Germany. The year prior, the DLV was missing completely at the World Half Marathon Championships in Udine, Italy, while through some pressure from the IAAF, at least one German junior team competed in the World Cross Country Championships in Mombasa, Kenya. The latter performed better than expected and even finished as the best European team in 12th place.
The fact is that the DLV is not only sending its athletes to the sideline internationally through these rigid policies (?), but is also refusing them an important opportunity to compare their performances with others. Even if an athlete runs at the back of the pack, this offers him a chance to really learn how to compete, rather than always racing only against home athletes of his own calibre and seemingly performing with ease.
As the largest athletics association in Germany, the DLV has a certain obligation vis-à-vis its umbrella organisation to be in attendance. The US Americans and the Japanese are always present at the international events with large teams-even if that sometimes means a few last place finishes. If the nomination criterion of “a chance to make it the finals”, as was recently imposed by the DLV for the Olympic Games, were to be the standard imposed by all countries, then-maybe slightly exaggerated-the east Africans from Kenya and Ethiopia would be competing among themselves in the long-distance events, as would the Jamaican and immigrant US-Americans from the Caribbean in the sprints.
One telling example of how success can be achieved through strength of purpose and consistency can be demonstrated by the US runners, who have been able to join the international elite in both the mid and long distances within just a few years. The justification provided by the DLV that there is no extra funding from the Ministry of the Interior for non-Olympic disciplines, such as cross country and half marathon events, is really incomprehensible. We believe: if there is a will, there’s a way. And that way has to be found. In a business country, which Germany is, should one maybe make a call for donations in order to make it possible to send talented and enthusiastic athletes from the German athletics association to the World Championship events?
It is not acceptable that the German functionaries in the international committees, such as professor Helmut Digel or Otto Klappert, are the only German representatives at the IAAF Championships-where they constantly face massive criticism and incomprehension from the heads of the IAAF.
At the World Championships in Athletics 2009 in Berlin, Germany, and thus also the DLV, are awaiting the best athletes from around the world to gather together in Berlin, even though the host has thus far been rather a poor role model at athletics events in the past. Switzerland is making a bid for hosting the 2014 European Championships in Zurich-and has already nominated a core team for 2014. This is long-term planning that is very foreign to the DLV. The German core team for the World Championships in Berlin was only presented about three months ago-in the face of the very disappointing performance of the Germans at the Olympic Games. Apparently, German athletics is going to have to fall into an even deeper hole before the leaders in the DLV will wake up.
Otto Klappert, Horst Milde, and Wilfried Raatz have been working with great dedication for many years in the running scene and have recently been appointed to the expert committee on running at the DLV. It is with great concern that they follow the “development” of the German mid- and long-distance runners. Maybe this “Open Letter” to the executive board of the German Athletics Association can aid in generating true “rethinking” in the heads of those responsible, so that the talented and courageous athletes can start their long-term planning and face international competition so they can develop further.
The undersigned have gladly recognised the nomination of complete DLV teams to the European Cross Country Championships in Brussels and are very pleased with this step in the right direction. Now it is in the hands of the leaders of the DLV that further steps follow.
Otto Klappert, Horst Milde, Wilfried Raatz
December 20, 2008
The online registration for the Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt marathon opened on December 15. Registrations can now be made on the website of the race (www.frankfurt-marathon.com). The price is graded according to the time of registration (50€ until 31.01, 55€ until 30.6, 65€ until 31.8, 70€ until 4.10) and even one day before the competition, the race can be entered by paying 80€.
The 3rd largest German marathon will take place on October 25 in the 2009 version. In 2008 more than 20.000 registrations had to be handled (including relay marathon, handbiker etc.) and 9469 marathoners finished the 42,195km.
December 5, 2008
In a meeting in Frankfurt/Main the organisers of the 4 biggest marathons in Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne) held discussions and and came up with a plan to strengthen there profile towards health and doping issues.
“Our running events with altogether more than 95.000 participants are in high responsibility and we want to satisfy this nationwide lead function in the future more than ever” Jo Schindler (Frankfurt marathon race organiser) stated. The group decided to continue and extend their campaigns concerning possible health risks and benefits of marathon running and endurance sport in general.
In the fight against doping, the group wants to use pre-race doping tests to catch more “cheaters”. However, also a campaign for the recreational runners is planned, in which information should be given about which drugs and methods are illegal. “Especially among the thousands of refrankcreational and hobby runners there is an uncertainty about what is legal and illegal. … we want to avoid that marathoners are starting the race without knowing that they are unwittingly doped.” said Sylvia Schenk.
December 5, 2008
Until the end of the official registration period (31.11.08) 15.238 runners registered for the Hamburg marathon, that will take place on April 26 2009. The officials decided to extend the registration deadline and registrations for the race can still be made at www.marathon-hamburg.de. The Hamburg marathon is still looking for a new title sponsor (story here), but even without this important financial supporter the marathon is secured until 2012.
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 27, 2008
The Darmstadt Cross was the last qualification race for the European Cross Country Championships 2008 in Brussels. After the competition the coaches and officials announced, that there will most probably be 6 German teams in Belgium (male and female teams for main category, junior and youth races).
Sebastian Hallmann secured a comfortable win in the men’s race, stating that “… the race was not as tough as some of the training sessions in the last weeks”. In the 3rd of 8 rounds he settled in first place and continuously increased his lead. Steffen Uliczka and Jan Förster took the minor places on the podium.
In the womens race Julia Viellehner took first place ahead of Birte Bultmann and the two Juniors Ingalena Heuck and Julia Hiller.
The Darmstadt Cross brought most of the best German distance runners together and even some top marathoners (e.g. Falk Cierpinski, Susanne Hahn, Ulrike Maisch,…) challenged the cross specialists.
Lead results were as follows:
Men (9,7K)
1. Hallmann Sebastian 77 LG Stadtwerke München 29:39.7
2. Uliczka Steffen 84 SG TSV Kronsh./Kieler TB 29:49.2
3. Förster Jan 82 TV Rheinau 1893 30:03.0
4. Lohse Christoph 83 TV Wattenscheid/Uni E/DU 30:20.0
5. Hohl Stephan 80 TV Huchenfeld 30:25.8
6. Friedrich Richard 81 LG Passau 30:29.5
7. Zeiler Timo 81 TSV Trochtelfingen 30:44.9
8. Cierpinski Falk 78 SG Spergau 30:48.5
9. Koch Ueli 79 Schweiz 31:00.0
10. Lorbacher David 84 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensb. ML 31:12.0
Women (6,7K)
1. Viellehner Julia 85 LG Passau 23:16.8
2. Bultmann Birte 74 TV Wattenscheid/UniBochum 23:22.8
3. Hahn Susanne 78 SV Schlau.com Saar 05 24:02.2
4. Bühler Sigrid 79 TV Waldstrasse Wiesbaden 24:20.9
5. Ulrich Veronika 68 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensb. 24:26.4
6. Dreier Verena 85 LG Sieg 24:28.1
7. Beckmann Stephanie 79 LG Leinfelden-Echterd. 24:30.2
8. Werner Kerstin 82 TV Wattenscheid/UniBochum 24:48.5
9. Schnabel Anja 85 LAZ Salamander Kornwesth 25:07.4
10. Maisch Ulrike 77 1. LAV Rostock 25:14.2
Junior Men (8,5K)
1. Baumeister Thorsten 88 Post-Sport-Telekom-Trier 26:06.0
2. Schöfisch Marcus 87 LC Erfurt 26:14.1
3. Schwiegelshohn Fynn 88 LGO Dortmund 26:18.7
4. Pflieger Philipp 87 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensb. 26:25.2
5. Roch Alexandre 86 Schweiz 26:36.9
6. Lenz Arthur 88 SC Magdeburg 26:45.2
7. Steinhammer Christia 88 Österreich 26:48.9
8. Hubert Stefan 86 SV Sömmerda e.V. 26:52.5
9. Viellehner Raphael 88 LG Passau MJUN 27:12.0
10. Glatting Christian 86 TV Wattenscheid / Uni Bo 27:15.2
Junior Women (6,7K)
1. Heuck Ingalena 86 LG Stadtwerke München 23:31.9
2. Hiller Julia 87 LAC Quelle F/M / Uni Erl. 23:57.7
3. Bienstein Heike 86 LGO Dortmund 24:06.5
4. Lang Carolin 86 LC Rothaus Breisgau 24:13.3
5. Becker Katharina 86 LG badenova Nordschwarzw 24:16.3
6. Lutz Susi 87 LG TELIS FINANZ Regensb. 24:22.5
7. Richter Rhea 86 MTV Itzehoe 25:03.6
8. Schumacher Kristina 87 TSV Genkingen 25:08.4
9. Gatzweiler Ursula 88 LG ASV / DSHS Köln 25:11.6
10. Schmitt Natascha 86 LG Eintr. Frankf./Uni MZ 25:31.1
more results of the race leichtathletik.de
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.
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