Almost 1200 entries for German Cross-Country Championships

March 5, 2009

The German Cross-Country Championships 2009 will take place in Ingolstadt (Bavaria) on 14th of March. As organisers now announced in a press conference, 1191 entries from more than 300 clubs have been made. “We are satisfied with both quantity and quality of the field” the head of the organising committee was quoted.

The women’s field includes the headliners Sabrina Mockenhaupt, Susanne Hahn and Ulrike Maisch, while Stephan Hohl is seen as the favorite in the men’s long distance event. In the men’s middle distance race both Wolram Müller and Carsten Schlangen have good chances along with local hero Sebastian Hallmann.