Rhein-Marathon Dusseldorf

Apr 24, 2016

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Where

Düsseldorf, Germany

Start time

06:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

April 24, 2016 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

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Top 3 Women

Top 3 Men

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Japhet Kosgei won the 14th edition of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf. Taking into account the weather conditions with cold temperatures, wind and a couple of hail showers he clocked a fine time of 2:10:46. Defending champion Marius Ionescu of Romania took second with a personal best of 2:13:00 while Germany's Hendrik Pfeiffer ran a superb debut in difficult conditions.

General News

Apr 25, 2016

Sanga hopes to break Duesseldorf's course record, Ionescu and Ramos target national records

Patrick Sanga hopes to bounce back in style when he runs the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on Sunday. The Kenyan missed out on the Hannover Marathon two weeks ago because of a visa problem and now intends to break the course record at another German race instead. This mark stands at 2:07:48. While defending champion Marius Ionescu goes for the Romanian record of 2:12:30 women's favourite Beverly Ramos of Puerto Rico targets her own national best of 2:41:56. Germany's Hendrik Peiffer hopes to snatch a ticket for Rio at the last moment, running his marathon debut on Sunday. He will need to run faster than 2:13:57. Adding a relay event organisers of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf have registered around 16,000 runners for their event. "I expect to see a very interesting race and just hope that the weather will be fine,"said Race Director Jan Winschermann.

General News

Apr 22, 2016

Philipp Sanga gets a second chance in Duesseldorf

Philipp Sanga is the fastest runner on the start list of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on 24th April. He features a personal best of 2:06:07. A number of fellow Kenyans plus defending champion Marius Ionescu of Romania are among the mens elite runners.

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Apr 13, 2016