New Participation Record – 20-Years-Anniversary - Interesting International Elite Field - Challenge Papp-Mockenhaupt 

New Participation Record The Austrian Women's Run is one of the biggest women's running Events in Europe. On June 3, 2007, women and girls from 42 nations will run the 5 km or 10 km course through the green Vienna Prater. The numbers surpass all expectations: With more than 14.200 pre-registrations last year's participation record of 12.070 will be topped by far. 

1 Dream. 20 Years. 68.651 Winners.
On June 3rd the Austrian Women’s Run celebrates its 20th anniversery with the motto: “1 Dream. 20 Years. 68.651 Winners." At her first marathon in New York City, Women’s Run-organizer Ilse Dippmann heard of the idea of a women’s run. She then decided to set up a women’s run in Austria too and on June 12th 1988 she gave the starting signal at the very first Austrian Women’s Run. Under the motto: “Everyone wins, no one loses” 440 women started in the competition. The number of participants rose form year to year and in the meantime the Women’s Run with its 12.070 runners last year is not only the second biggest running event for women in Austria, but also one of the most outstanding women’s runs in the world. Since that time 68.651 runners have crossed the finish line and made the Women’s Run become a very special happening. The motto of once is still valid today and on June 3rd thousands of women and girls will once again start in the run to make their personal dream come true.

Interesting International Elite Field
On the 20-year-anniversery the organisers Ilse Dippmann and Andreas Schnabl have invited several world-class athletes for the 5 km elite run:

1. Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL), 2nd at the Olympic-Games 2000 in Sydney, 5.000m World Champion 1995, 3-times European Champion, 2.000m world record holder with 5:25,36, last active race year (5km-personal best: 14:46,47)
2. Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER), Winner 2005, 4th at the Indoor-European Championchip (5km- personal best: 15:03,37)
3. Krisztina Papp (HUN), Winner 2006, holds the course record with 15:35,9 (5km-minimum time: 15:08,65)
4. Susanne Pumper (AUT), 6-times Women's Run Winner, holds the Austrian record from 3.000m till marathon (5km- personal best: 15:10,54)
5. Nathalie de Voss (BEL), 3rd at the 10.000-Meter-European-Cup in Ferrara (5km- personal best: 15:22,68)
6. Victoria Mitchell (AUS), 4th at the IAAF World Cup 2006 (5km- personal best: 15:36,15) Of course other Austrian elite runners will start at the competition as well.

Challenge Papp-Mockenhaupt
In the elite-competition all eyes are set on the thrilling duel between last year’s winner Krisztina Papp from Hungary and the german winner of 2005, Sabrina Mockenhaupt. Mockenhaupt finished 4th at the Indoor European Championchip this year and at the moment she’s Germany’s best 5.000 and 10.000 meter-runner. At her victory in 2005 she even managed to brake the course record with a time of 15:42,9. Krisztina Papp topped Mockenhaupt’s time in the last year’s run by 7 seconds and with her time of 15:35,9 she even  finished well before the Australian favorite and long-time-leader Eloise Wellings.