4. WMRA G.P. Race in Mayrhofen (3. Harakiri): Weldemariam beats Arslan and Confortola beats Krkoc!
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After nearly two weeks of rain in the eastern part of the alps at the Harakiri-weekend the sun was the first winner!
Like the first two years we had a perfect summer-picnic-feeling in Mayrhofen and runners from more than 20 nations who came together to run up the Mount Penken.
Exactly after 50 minutes and 0 seconds, Silver Medallist from the last World Mountain Running Championships, Azarya Weldemariam, from Eritrea, touched the tape at the finish-line after a really hard fight 23 seconds before the recently crowned five-time European Mountain Running Champion, Ahmet Arslan from Turkey. " "These two guys were followed by the two Kenian runners Geoffey Gikuni Ndungu (51 minutes and 20 seconds) and Issac Kosgei (51 minutes and 45 seconds) and &bdquo,the legend", Jonathan Wyatt from New Zealand (52 minutes and 25 seconds).
Best Austrian Runner in Mayrhofen was once again Simon Lechleitner at the 9th place in 54:31 min nearly ,one minute in front of the actual Austrian Champion, Alexander Rieder, who finished on the 10th place in 55:22 min.
At the womens race, we had the revenge oft he European Championships and again Antonella Confortola (1 hour 2 minutes and 50 seconds) was in front of Lucija Krkoc from Slovenja (1 hour 3 minutes and 32 seconds) and short before the German Master Lisa Reisinger (1 hour 3 minutes and 58 seconds).
The female winner of the last year Brandy Erholtz from the United States finished on 4th place in 1 hour 5 minutes and 2 seconds followed by the best Austrian female Susanne Mair in 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
WMRA Council member Tomo Sarf attended to the race.
Latest Grand Prix standings show , that Ahmet Arslan (Turkey) and David Schneider (Switzerland) now share the lead in the mens' event with 185 points. Lucija Krkoc still leads the womens' Grand Prix with 285 points ahead of Emma Clayton of Great Britain (180 points).
As many of the top runners start to peak with the World Championships just 6 weeks away the Grand Prix standings are starting to take shape with the world's finest mountain runners winning and winding their way to the top of the WMRA Grand Prix.
The 5. Grand Prix event now moves on to Tirana in , Albania on 11th , September which is also 27. World Mountain Running , Championships.
See results www.mayrhofen-harakiri.com
News by Andrea Tomaselli (LOC)
Photos by Franz Zierler (LOC):
in front page: podium men,
in second page: podium women.
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Like the first two years we had a perfect summer-picnic-feeling in Mayrhofen and runners from more than 20 nations who came together to run up the Mount Penken.
Exactly after 50 minutes and 0 seconds, Silver Medallist from the last World Mountain Running Championships, Azarya Weldemariam, from Eritrea, touched the tape at the finish-line after a really hard fight 23 seconds before the recently crowned five-time European Mountain Running Champion, Ahmet Arslan from Turkey. " "These two guys were followed by the two Kenian runners Geoffey Gikuni Ndungu (51 minutes and 20 seconds) and Issac Kosgei (51 minutes and 45 seconds) and &bdquo,the legend", Jonathan Wyatt from New Zealand (52 minutes and 25 seconds).
Best Austrian Runner in Mayrhofen was once again Simon Lechleitner at the 9th place in 54:31 min nearly ,one minute in front of the actual Austrian Champion, Alexander Rieder, who finished on the 10th place in 55:22 min.
The female winner of the last year Brandy Erholtz from the United States finished on 4th place in 1 hour 5 minutes and 2 seconds followed by the best Austrian female Susanne Mair in 1 hour 5 minutes and 34 seconds.
WMRA Council member Tomo Sarf attended to the race.
Latest Grand Prix standings show , that Ahmet Arslan (Turkey) and David Schneider (Switzerland) now share the lead in the mens' event with 185 points. Lucija Krkoc still leads the womens' Grand Prix with 285 points ahead of Emma Clayton of Great Britain (180 points).
As many of the top runners start to peak with the World Championships just 6 weeks away the Grand Prix standings are starting to take shape with the world's finest mountain runners winning and winding their way to the top of the WMRA Grand Prix.
The 5. Grand Prix event now moves on to Tirana in , Albania on 11th , September which is also 27. World Mountain Running , Championships.
See results www.mayrhofen-harakiri.com
News by Andrea Tomaselli (LOC)
Photos by Franz Zierler (LOC):
in front page: podium men,
in second page: podium women.
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