Weldemariam and Reiner prevail in Harakiri Mountain Race

The men's podium in Mayrhofen (Organisers)

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For optimal running conditions and bright sunshine fell on Sunday the 05th August 2012, the start of the fourth Harakiri in Mayrhofen mountain running. The fourth stop of the Salomon Running Tour and part of the WMRA Grand Prix offered top-class sport. Among others in the Ziller Valley, the local hero Mark Kroll and multiple world mountain running champion Jonathan Wyatt at the start.

The track is considered a highlight of the Salomon Running Tour: With a gradient of up to 70%, it is one of the steepest and most challenging stretches of the tour. Like every year, the center started from Mayrhofen and after an initial round of 1000 m through the village to greet the audience, it was then, over a distance of 10.4 km by 1170 to be dealt with altitude, the mountain station of the Penkenbahn to 1775 m to achieve.

Known winner faces

Also this year could win the African Azaria Tekla Weldemariam with a time of 52:03 minutes to win. Second was his compatriot Kidane Abrham with a time of 52:05 minutes in third place Isaac Toroitich Kosgei of Kenya finished (52:41 min).

The members of the Field Hockey team showed good performance on this Sunday: Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) was landed with a time of 53:26 min fifth, Robert Gruber with the 20thRanked just ahead of his teammate Thomas Heigl, the 24th was.

In the women won with a sensational time of 1:01:21 hours, the Austrian Sabine Reiner.Second, the Kenyan Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo (1:01:37 hours) before Renate Rungger of Italy (1:03:05 hours). Antonella Confortella Wyatt reached the seventh place and was able to move up in the standings to fourth place. The young Susan Mair, also a member of the Field Hockey team, finished 10th place

 

Andi Goldberger reached No. 51

A little highlight at this year's Harakiri Mountain Run was the participation of Andreas Goldberger, Austria's ski jumping legend and good friend of local hero Mark Kroll, the passable with a 51st Place and a time of 1:08:54 hours came to the finish.

The overall rating is in the men's Jonathan Wyatt led from the Field Hockey team, the Kenyans Isaac Toroitoch Kosgei is ranked secondMartin Mattle, the youngster from the Salomn Running Team is on the 3rd Space. In the women occupied the Austrian Sabine Reiner first place, followed by Iva Milesova.

The next tour stop of the Salomon Running Tour 2012 will take place already this weekend, 12 August 2012, held in Ebensee. In Int. Feuerkogel mountain running, it goes back even point is to secure the stage win and valuable points in the overall standings of the Salomon Running Tour.

RESULTS Harakiri Mountain Run

Men's results – Harakiri Mountain Run

1. Azaria Tekla Weldemariam 00:52:03 h
2. Abrham Kidane 00:52:05 h
3. Isaac Toroitoch Kosgei 00:52:41 h
4. Gabriele Abate 00:53:22 h
5. Jonathan Wyatt Field Hockey team h 00:53:26
6. Alex Baldaccini 00:53:51 h
7. Thomas James Lokomwa 00:54:32 h
8. Unlike Kleist 00:54:45 h
9. GeoGebra 00:55:07 h
10. Simon Lechleitner 00:55:08 h

Ladies results – Harakiri Mountain Run

1. Sabine Reiner Salomon Running Team 1:01:21 h
2. Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo 01:01:37 h
3. Renate Rungger 01:03:05 h
4. Luca Wambui Murigi 01:04:06 h
5. Valentina Belotti 01:04:55 h

Field Hockey Tour 2012 – Intermediate standings after four tour stops

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