Jungfrau 2009 - Wyatt does it again
Apologies, we are a bit late on this one! What with all of the news flying around on the World champs that weekend we missed one of Europe’s greatest mountain marathons, the Jungfrau Marathon. Thanks to inov8 Europe for the pointer…
Blue skies and mountain peaks with a sugar-coating of snow were the stunning backdrop of this year’s Jungfrau Marathon. 4121 runners from 60 different countries set off from Interlaken at 9am on Saturday to race a course with a total ascent of over 1800 metres. Dominator in the men’s category was record holder Jonathan Wyatt. He was the first to cross the finishing line at the Kleine Scheidegg, collecting his third win after 2003 and 2007.
Full race report and galleries here
Great run from GB international Martin Cox to finish a strong 8th, he gives us his take on events here.
Top Ten men
1. Jonathan Wyatt (New Zealand) 2:58.33
2. Tarcis Ancay (Switzerland) 2:59.55
3. Robert Krupicka (Czech Republic) 3:00.38
4. Hermann Achmuller (Italy) 3:02.26
5. Zewdu Fantahun (Ethiopia) 3:03.13
6. Rik Ceulemans (Belgium) 3:07.56
7. Hannes Rungger (Italy) 3:10.52
8. Martin Cox (GB) 3:11.24
9. Andras Juhasz (Hungary) 3:12.11
10. Boniface Usisivu (Kenya) 3:14.09
The women's podium
Top Ten women
1. Landolt Claudia SUI 3:34.24
2. Nunige Jasmin SUI 3:36.47
3. Földingné Nagy Judit HUN 3:37.18
4. Zeller Corinne SUI 3:38.38
5. Gezhagne Addis ETH 3:40.42
6. Reiber Carolina SUI 3:45.00 1
7. Loonen Kristijna NED 3:45.31
8. Kaledina Elena RUS 3:45.33
9. Thaler Edeltraud ITA 3:45.51
10. Müller Britta GER 3:51.19
