Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon 2009 report + results, 25.10.2009

October 25, 2009

A great race in Frankfurt today. Perfect weather conditions and several new records.

First of all a new course record of 2:06:14h was set by Gilbert Kirwa – more than one minute faster than the previous best. Last years Frankfurt marathon winner and the previous course record holder Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN) got second (2:06:23). Also 3rd place finisher Wiliam Kiplagat, who is the coach of the 2nd placed Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (2:07:05h) was still under the previous course record of 2:07:21h.

Günther Weidlinger set a new Austrian Marathon Record. With his time of 2:10:47h he took 10th place overall and improved the previous National Record of 2:12:22h (Gerhard Hartmann). Now the Austrian is aiming for the Marathon at next years European Championships in Barcelona.

The fastest German was professional triathlete Steffen Justus with a time of 2:18:44h. After a blasting 1:07:32h halfmarathon-split he had to pay some toll to the early pace but still his time places him in the TOP-10 of this years German Marathon Bests.

The womens race was taken by Kenyan Agnes Kiprop (2:26:57h). In her last competitive marathon Germnan Luminita Zaituc took 10th with a respectable time of 2:35:06h. If the pace would have been more steady, she could have even run faster.

Lead results were as follows:

marathon men:
1 Kirwa, Gilbert (KEN) 02:06:14
2 Cheruiyot, Robert Kiprono (KEN) 02:06:23
3 Kiplagat, William (KEN) 02:07:05
4 Kemboi, Elias Chelimo (KEN) 02:08:15
5 Tafere, Alemayehu (ETH) 02:08:46
6 Kurgat, Sammy (KEN) 02:09:34
7 Kiptoo, Benjamin Kolum (KEN) 02:10:07
8 Kipkemboi, Laban (KEN) 02:10:40
9 Gena, Siraj Amda (ETH) 02:10:41
10 Weidlinger, Günther (AUT) 02:10:47
11 Boit Kipketer, Wilson (KEN) 02:11:07
12 Mbote, Jason (KEN) 02:11:30
13 Wangeci, Antony (KEN) 02:11:47
14 Beyene Zerea, Beraki (ERI) 02:11:55
15 Tarbei, Philemon Kirwa (KEN) 02:11:55
16 Cherono, Fredrick (KEN) 02:12:04
17 Kigen, Wilson (KEN) 02:13:01
18 Geremew, Tadele (ETH) 02:13:11
19 Cheboiboch, Christopher (KEN) 02:13:48
20 Regassa, Dejene (ETH) 02:15:30
21 Kiprotich, John (KEN) 02:15:51
22 Adhanom, Alem (ERI) 02:16:41
23 Sylta, Oystein (NOR) 02:17:42
24 Justus, Steffen (GER) 02:18:44
25 Yano, Edwin (KEN) 02:18:59
26 Ngeno, Isaak Kimutai (KEN) 02:20:56
27 Medhanie, Alexsander (ERI) 02:21:24
28 Rugut, Simon (UGA) 02:21:29
29 Sansar, Elias (GER) 02:21:50
30 Bresser, Carsten (GER) 02:25:00

marathon women:
1 Kiprop, Agnes (KEN) 02:26:57
2 Kimutai, Hellen Jemaiyo (KEN) 02:27:50
3 Jarzynska, Karolina (POL) 02:29:10
4 Dado, Firehiwot (ETH) 02:29:20
5 Drazdauskaite, Rasa (LTU) 02:30:29
6 Rono, Georgina (KEN) 02:31:49
7 Baysa, Atsede (ETH) 02:32:05
8 Cheruiyot, Rose (KEN) 02:32:05
9 Limika, Irene (KEN) 02:33:07
10 Zaituc, Luminita (GER) 02:35:06
11 Woldeselasse, Azalech Masresha (ETH) 02:35:08
12 Nurgalieva, Olesya (RUS) 02:35:24
13 Pichlmaier, Bernadette (GER) 02:35:26
14 Danielsen, Karoline (NOR) 02:37:23
15 Rush, Holly (GBR) 02:37:46
16 Bekele, Alemitu (BEL) 02:41:24
17 Ndunge, Masila (KEN) 02:43:35
18 Heinold, Esther (GER) 02:47:56
19 Johannesson, Jenny (SWE) 02:48:13
20 Ytterstad, Nina Wavik (NOR) 02:56:36
21 Martens, Vera (GER) 02:57:20
22 Dr. Böhler, Viera (GER) 02:57:37
23 Hebding, Marion (GER) 02:59:06
24 Philippi, Ute (GER) 03:00:24
25 Sloots, Petra (NED) 03:00:27
26 Gutbrod, Birgit (GER) 03:00:43
27 Dietrich, Susann (GER) 03:01:08
28 Holly, Sandra (GER) 03:01:41
29 Jobe, Jaana (SWE) 03:02:56
30 Wunderlich, Ines (GER) 03:03:06

full results of the race mikatiming.de