Viktor Röthlin to skip the World Championships marathon 2009 in Berlin

November 25, 2008

Swiss marathon ace Viktor Röthlin announced already now, that he is not going to compete in the 2009 World Championship marathon in Berlin. About his plans he said: “I will run another city marathon”. While he has not finalised the planning for the autumn, it is sure that he is going to run the London Marathon on 26th April 2009 as his spring marathon. “There are only few marathons in the world, in which a marathon runner must definitely compete. London is for sure one of those marathons” he stated about the marathon in the British capital.
As a preparation for London, Viktor Röthlin will run 3 road races in Switzerland this year before he is heading to a training camp to Kenya.