{"id":811,"date":"2011-10-21T01:23:33","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T07:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/?p=811"},"modified":"2011-10-21T01:23:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-21T07:23:33","slug":"kipsang-heads-frankfurt-elite-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.time-to-run.com\/marathon\/news\/kipsang-heads-frankfurt-elite-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Kipsang heads Frankfurt elite field"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Frankfurt<\/a>

Frankfurt Marathon<\/p><\/div>\n

The BMW Frankfurt Marathon will see its best elite field ever when it takes place on 30th October. Eight runners with personal bests of sub 2:08 will be competing, among them is the course record holder and defending champion Wilson Kipsang. <\/p>\n

In 2010 the Kenyan clocked an amazing 2:04:57 in Frankfurt. The women\u2019s race will see four athletes with personal bests of sub 2:25. Organisers of the race have done their best to prepare for a memorable jubilee race. Germany\u2019s oldest city marathon will see its 30th edition on 30th October. It fits well to the occasion that the BMW Frankfurt Marathon has reached its capacity of 15,000 runners. This is a record for this race, which is an IAAF Gold Label Road Race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy that we have managed to continue our strong development of recent years, regarding both the elite race and the mass race. Now we are looking forward to an exciting race and hope that weather conditions will be fine,\u201d said Jo Schindler, the Race Director of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s race 15 runners have been entered with personal bests of sub 2:10 while three of them have been faster than 2:07. Besides the defending champion Wilson Kipsang the main competitors will probably be Kenya\u2019s Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (2:05:52) and Ethiopia\u2019s Deriba Merga (2:06:38). Unfortunately Gilbert Kirwa (Kenya), who had won in Frankfurt two years ago with 2:06:14, had to cancel his start due to an injury.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s elite field has very good depth as well with 13 runners featuring personal bests of sub 2:30. Among them are four who have run sub 2:25. These are Merima Mohammed (Ethiopia\/2:23:06), Rita Jeptoo (Kenya\/2:23:38), Agnes Kiprop (Kenya\/2:24:07) and Mamitu Daska (Ethiopia\/2:24:18). Germany\u2019s Sabrina Mockenhaupt, who had won the race in 2008, and Ethiopia\u2019s Fate Tola, who had taken the Vienna City Marathon in April this year, could also be in with a fine performance.<\/p>\n

The elite field of the BMW Frankfurt Marathon:<\/p>\n

MEN:<\/p>\n

Wilson Kipsang KEN 2:04:57
\nRobert Kiprono Cheruiyot KEN 2:05:52
\nDeriba Merga ETH 2:06:38
\nPhilip Sanga KEN 2:07:10
\nLevy Matebo KEN 2:07:31
\nWilfred Kigen KEN 2:07:33
\nShentema Gudisa ETH 2:07:34
\nDeressa Chimsa Edae ETH 2:07:39
\nSiraj Gena ETH 2:08:39
\nHenry Sugut KEN 2:08:40
\nChumba Dickson Kiptolo KEN 2:08:45
\nSila Toek KEN 2:09:09
\nAlbert Matebor KEN 2:09:16
\nRaymond Kandie KEN 2:09:23
\nLusapho April RSA 2:09:25
\nTesfaye Eticha ETH 2:10:05
\nHenryk Szost POL 2:10:27
\nDuncan Koech KEN 2:10:27
\nDamt Kuashu Taye ETH 2:10:31
\nDino Sefir ETH 2:10:33
\nG\u00fcnther Weidlinger AUT 2:10:47
\nMeftah Abdellatif FRA 2:10:53
\nAndr\u00e9 Pollm\u00e4cher GER 2:13:09<\/p>\n

WOMEN:<\/p>\n

Merima Mohammed ETH 2:23:06
\nRita Jeptoo KEN 2:23:38
\nAgnes Kiprop KEN 2:24:07
\nMamitu Daska ETH 2:24:18
\nSabrina Mockenhaupt GER 2:26:21
\nFate Tola ETH 2:26:21
\nLiz Yelling GBR 2:28:33
\nAlena Samokhvalova RUS 2:28:47
\nLisa Weightman AUS 2:28:48
\nAniko Kalovics HUN 2:29:04
\nKirsten Melkevik NOR 2:29:12
\nSusanne Hahn GER 2:29:26
\nBeata Rakonczai HUN 2:29:54
\nTatyana Borisova KIR 2:30:35
\nAndrea Mayr AUT 2:30:43
\nVolha Dubovskaya BLR 2:31:41
\nFlomena Chepchirchir KEN Debut<\/p>\n

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