December 7, 2009
Germany will compete with six complete teams in this years European Cross-Country Championships (Dublin/IRL, 13.12.09). That means that there will be at least four Germans in each category. Altogether 31 athletes (16 men/15 women) will represent the German colours.
The complete team:
Men (9.997 m/Start 14:10 Uhr)
Steffen Uliczka (SG TSV Kronshagen/Kieler TB)
Sebastian Hallmann (LG Stadtwerke München)
Christian Glatting (TV Wattenscheid 01)
Martin Beckmann (LG Leinfelden-Echterdingen)
Men U23 (8.018 m/12:25 Uhr)
Musa Roba-Kinkal (TV Gelnhausen)
Alexander Hahn (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Johannes Raabe (LG Hannover)
Fynn Schwiegelshohn (LG Olympia Dortmund)
Arthur Lenz (SC Magdeburg)
Rico Schwarz (ASV Erfurt)
Men U20 (6.039 m/11:00 Uhr)
Tom Gröschel (1. LAV Rostock)
Julian Kreibich (LG Badenova Nordschwarzwald)
Benedikt Karus (LG Badenova Nordschwarzwald)
Yannick Duppich (LG Vulkaneifel)musa
Fabian Clarkson (Berliner SV 1892
Michael Schramm (TuS Lörrach-Stetten)
Women (8.018 m/13:15 Uhr)
Simret Restle (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)
Ingalena Heuck (LG Stadtwerke München)
Birte Schütz (TV Wattenscheid 01)
Saskia Janssen (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
Women U23 (6.039 m/11:40 Uhr)
Anna Hahner (PSV Grün Weiß Kassel)
Mareike Schrulle (LG ASH/DSHS Köln)
Cornelia Schwennen (SV Concordia Emsbüren)
Christiane Danner (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg)
Carolin Aehling (LG Coesfeld)
Women U20 (4.039 m/10:15 Uhr)
Jana Sussmann (LG Nordheide)
Corinna Harrer (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg)
Maria Heinrich (LAV Halensia)
Gesa Krause (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)
Stephanie Platt (LAV Bayer Uerdingen/Dormagen)
Nina Stöcker (LG Ratio Münster)
November 22, 2009
The favorites won the main races of the Darmstadt cross, which also was one of the main qualification races for the European Cross-Country Championships. Not only the Germans, but also the Swiss and Austrian Federations selected the competition in Darmstadt as a qualification race. Three weeks before the European Championships the German Team is outlined and some runners are almost set.
More than 1.000 runners competed in the 25th edition of the traditional cross-country course on the “Lichtwiese”.
In the mens race Steffen Ulicka dominated the race and should receive a safe ticket for the European Championships. The 25-year old steeple-specialist took the victory in 31:51,4 min. Sebastian Hallmann took second as he did in the Pforzheim cross two weeks ago. Hallmann could not defend last years victory with his time of 32:04,5. Third place went to Christian Glatting (32:24,5min), with marathon specialist Martin Beckmann coming in only 9 seconds later. Richard Friedrich took 5th place and might have a well chance of wearing the German dress in three weeks.
In the womens race Julia Viellehner was just as unchallenged as Steffen Ulicka in the mens race and defended last years title. Making the pace from the very beginning, she clocked 26:10,0min and distanced her closest opponents by more than 20 seconds. The 24-year old will most probably lead the German womens team. Ingalena Heuck (26:34,3) and Saskia Janssen (26:39,0) completed the podium.
The Junior Mens race (8.500m) was eagerly anticipated, whereas the win of Musa Roba Kinkal (26:10,0min) was not a big surprise. However, a rather disappointing performance was shown from pre-race favorites Alexander Hahn, who dropped out after running the first kilometers with Musa Roba-Kinkal and Philipp Pflieger, German Junior Champ over 5.000m, who only finished 11th (27:09,2min). Swiss Christoph Ryffel took second place (26:30,8min) with Fynn Schwiegelsohn (26:34,3 min) and Johannes Raabe (26:39,0 min) taking 3rd and 4th place.
The Junior Women had to run 6.700m. The triathlete Rebecca Robisch won in 24:02,7min after she missed most of the past season because of an Epstein-Barr-Virus infection and a borreliosis disease. In the close race Anna Hahner (24:03,4min) and Mareike Schrulle (24:07,4min) took the minor places on the podium
Lead results were as follows:
Men (10,3K)
1. Uliczka Steffen 84 SGTSV Kronshagen/KielerTV 31:51.4
2. Hallmann Sebastian 77 LG Stadtwerke München 32:04.5
3. Glatting Christian 86 TV Wattenscheid/UNI Bochum 32:24.5
4. Beckmann Martin 77 LG Leinfelden-Echterdinge 32:33.9
5. Friedrich Richard 81 LG Passau 32:44.8
6. Ghirmai Filmon 79 LAV Asics Tübingen 32:56.3
7. Weiß-Latzko Markus 84 LAV Asics Tübingen/Uni Tü 33:10.1
8. Hohl Stephan 80 TV Huchenfeld 33:22.9
9. Middelhoff Heiko 83 MTV Ingolstadt 33:26.6
10. Franz Bastian 86 Vfl Sindelfingen 33:30.7
11. Charai Abderrazzakl 85 TuS Eintr. Wiesbaden 33:32.8
12. Engler Jonas 85 OSC Berlin 33:53.2
13. Koch Markus 81 TV 1848 Coburg 33:55.3
14. Dreier Tobias 83 LG Sieg / Betzdorf 34:00.6
15. Kuhlen Andreas 83 LG Braunschweig 34:04.8
Women (8,5K)
1. Viellehner Julia 85 LG Passau 30:23.1
2. Heuck Ingalena 86 LG Stadtwerke München 30:33.2
3. Janssen Saskia 85 TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 30:47.6
4. Beckmann Stephanie 79 LG Leinfelden-Echterdinge 30:56.6
5. Killius Svenja 85 SGTSV Kronshagen/KielerTV 31:09.2
6. Bienstein Heike 86 LGO Dortmund 31:25.5
7. Hilschenz Marina 81 LG Wedel-Pinneberg 31:40.4
8. Winkler Tamara 80 Swiss Athletics 31:53.0
9. Schmitt Natascha 86 LG Eintr. Frankfurt/Uni F 33:19.7
Junior Men (8,5K)
1. Roba-Kinkal Musa 89 TV Gelnhausen 26:10.0
2. Ryffel Christoph 89 Swiss Athletics 26:30.8
3. Schwiegelshohn Fynn 88 LGO Dortmund 26:34.3
4. Raabe Johannes 87 LG Hannover 26:39.0
5. Steinhammer Christia 88 Österreich 26:42.2
6. Lenz Arthur 88 SC Magdeburg 26:45.1
7. Markowski Matti 88 OSC Berlin 26:49.4
8. Orth Florian 89 ESV Jahn Treysa 26:54.5
9. Töpfer Jannis 89 TV Wattenscheid/TU Delft 26:57.1
10. Vojta Andreas 89 team2010.at 27:04.3
11. Pflieger Philipp 87 LG Telis Finanz Regensbur 27:09.2
12. Zermatten Maxime 89 CA Sion 27:14.4
13. Schröder-Groene 89 SC Gut-Heil Neumünster 27:18.3
14. Kern Marco 87 Swiss Athletics 27:23.3
15. Krebs Robert 89 SCC Berlin 27:32.8
Junior Women (6,7K)
1. Robisch Rebecca 88 LAC Quelle Fürth 24:02.7
2. Hahner Anna 89 PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 24:03.4
3. Schrulle Mareike 89 LG ASV/DSHS Köln 24:04.7
4. Schwennen Cornelia 87 SV Concordia Emsbüren 24:13.0
5. Danner Christiane 88 LG Telis Finanz Regensbur 24:28.6
6. Aehling Carolin 89 LG Coesfeld 24:38.4
7. Gatzweiler Ursula 88 LG ASV/DSHS Köln 25:03.8
8. Eberhart Tanja 89 ULC Hirtenberg 25:11.6
9. Baierl Anita 88 TuS Kremsmünster/ AUT 25:17.0
10. Lutz Susi 87 LG Telis Finanz Regensbur 25:20.0
11. Heinig Katharina 89 LG Eintracht Frankfurt 25:24.9
12. Hahner Lisa 89 PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel 25:26.5
13. Schönenberger Angela 87 KTV Bütschwil/Sui 25:36.3
14. Hauert Céline 89 Swiss Athletics 25:39.6
15. Räker Mira 87 LGO Dortmund 25:52.3
more results of the race asc-darmstadt.de
November 19, 2009
Two-time London Marathon champion Irina Mikitenko (GER) has confirmed her participation in the 2009 edition of the Great Australian Run. The 15K-race will take place in Melbourne on 29th of November and will also feature the past two Olympic Champions in the marathon on the mens side (Stefano Baldini/ITA and Sammy Wanjiru/KEN).
Mikitenko will compete against American Marathon Record holder Deena Castor and Australian World Cross-Country Champion 2004, Benita Willis (formerly Benita Johnson). For Mikitenko it will be the second competition “Down Under” after placing fifth in the 5.000m of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. She stated that she is not thinking about times so much but rather wants to concentrate on providing an exciting competition with the other women.
November 12, 2009
The Karstadt Marathon in the Ruhr region that was scheduled for the 19th of September 2010 cannot take place because of financial problems.
The race had to be canceled because the title sponsor Karstadt is involved in the insolvency of the Arcandor AG corporate. Race organisers are planning a smaller marathon event for the year 2010. In 2011 a bigger event might be organised for the whole Ruhr region.
In 2009 the event was won by Kenyan Samson Bungei in a time of 2:09:21. After some 30-40.000 entries were counted in 2004 and 2005, only 10.600 runners competed in the 2009 edition of the marathon.