swissalpine marathon Davos 2008

July 27, 2008

On last Saturday, July 26th, the swissalpime marathon took place in Davos/SUI. The 78km-main event was won by Swiss Jasmin Nunge (former cross-country skier) on the womens side and Swed Jonas Buud (former orienteerer and marathoner) on the mens side.
The race was held in almost perfect conditions and only 4 runners (1 with an open skull fracture – ouch!) had to be hospitalised after 9 hours of race time.

Top results for the main competitions:
K78 (+/-2320 m)
Women
1. Jamin Nuninge (SUI) 07:00:36
2. Elizabeth Hawker (GBR) 07:11:05
3. Deborah Balz (SUI) 7:31:25
4. Jeanette Dalcomo-Jegen (SUI) 7:48:39
5. Denise Zimmermann (SUI) 08:02:13
6. Martina Liebendörfer (GER) 08:09:11
7. Eveline Blatter (SUI) 08:09:50
8. Resi Zepf (GER) 08:10:13
9. Maja Pliska (SUI) 08:22:39
10. Manuela Imboden (SUI) 08:29:53

Men
1. Jonas Buud (SWE) 6:00:26
2. Konrad von Allmen (SUI) 6:16:43
3. René Fuchser (SUI) 6:19:11
4. Pius Hunnold (SUI) 6:21:35
5. Anssi Raittila (FIN) 6:26.19
6. Tobias Brack (GER) 6:30.29
7. Anton Phillip (GER) 6:43:25
8. Christian Storck (GER) 6:45:23
9. Marco Gazzola (SUI) 6:46:13
10. Beat Bieri (SUI) 6:48:03

K42 (+1890 m/-1710 m)
Women
1. Diana Lehman (GER) 04:04:34
2. Carolina Reiber (SUI) 04:07:52
3. Regula Meier (SUI) 4:14.25
4. Linda Wenzel (GER) 4:18:56
5. Anita Haas (SUI) 4:24:56
6. Claudia Gmür (SUI) 4:25:04
7. Bettina Schelbert (SUI) 4:28:00
8. Claudia Bodenwinkler (SUI) 4:29:34
9. Anita Lehmann (SUI) 4:32:09
10. Antje Strothmann (SUI) 4:32.13

Men
1. Max Frei (GER) 3:22.10
2. Koen Van Rie (BEL) 3:30.30
3. Dirk Strothmann (GER) 3:30:32
4. Felix Schenk (SUI) 3:33.58
5. Michael Nielsen (DEN) 3:34.52
6. Daniel Bolt (SUI) 3:37:15
7. Stephan Spiess (SUI) 3:40:53
8. Walter Ernst (GER) 3:41:41
9. Christoph Schefer (SUI) 3:43:30
10. Dick van den Broek (NED) 3:45:06

C42 (+470m/-1080 m)
Women
1. Marion Hebding (GER) 3:24:33
2. Edith Zwahlen (SUI) 3:36:56
3. Helena Küng (SUI) 3:39:31
4. Helen Zuber (SUI) 3:44:38
5. Simone Stöppler (GER) 3:45:25
6. Susanne Ummel (SUI) 3:48:43
7. Margrith Camenzind (SUI) 3:48:49
8. Zuzana Stolicna (SVK) 3:55.39
9. Sabine Kuno (GER) 4:10:33
10. Katja Schorcht (GER) 4:15.09

Men
1. Peter Ricklin (SUI) 2:57:57
2. Peter Gschwend (SUI) 3:06:18
3. Michel Jobin (SUI) 3:07:02
4. Alefsen Götz (GER) 3:09:11
5. Martin Krättli (SUI) 3:09.33
6. Gert Mertens (BEL) 3:11:21
7. Frank Kleinsorg (GER) 3:15.52
8. Toni Bösch (SUI) 3:16:57
9. Hendrik Moorlag (NED) 3:17:55
10. Christian Schmid (SUI) 3:18:5416.43 h