Impressive season opener for Timo Zeiler

May 19, 2009

With an impressive win at the mountain race in Mölten/ITA reigning German mountain running champion Timo Zeiler started his competition season. The German, who placed 7th in the last mountain running world championships stormed the 9,1km course with 1050m altitude difference in a time of 46:48 min.

Zeiler beat European Champion Marco Gaiardo from Italy by over one and a half minute and also improved the course record from last years winner Gaiardos by 1:07 minutes.

The 28-year old commented: „I am really surprised with this season opener. It went great. I liked the course very much, so that I could apply pressure from the very beginning.“

Next week Zeiler will travel to Grabs/SUI where the German Athletics Federation has placed its qualification for the 2009 European Mountain Running Championships that will take place in Telfes/AUT on July 12th.