Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon
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The Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon is a marathon
in Duisburg
, which was first held in 1981. It is therefore one of the oldest city marathons in Germany. In addition to the classic 42.195 kilometer race, the current program also incorporates a half marathon
, a marathon for inline-skaters and a wheelchair marathon.
audaciously applied for funding for its intention of setting up a marathon. With assistance from sponsors Thyssen Bautechnik
, it succeeded in staging the race as a city marathon, directed in a clockwise fashion through 12 city districts – this was only the second city marathon to be held in Deutschland, after the Frankfurt Marathon
which had been run for the first time in the spring of the same year. The then Oberbürgermeister Josef Krings personally fired the starting pistol for this first race on 18th. September 1981, in the Sportpark Wedau . With 385 competitors making it to the finish, it admittedly lagged behind Frankfurt and the Berlin Marathon
of one week later, which each notched up over 3,000 entrants. However the positive response to the first staging of the race lead to Duisburg also being able to report four-figure entrant numbers from 1983 onwards
In 1987 the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband
conferred its championship on Duisburg, resulting in a record of 3155 runners reaching the finish line. The administration had by this time however taken on such proportions that the organizing club Eintracht Duisburg was reaching the limits of its capabilities. A decision over the future of the race was postponed when in 1989 Duisburg received the contract for the Universiade
, whose marathon was staged within the framework of the Rhein-Ruhr Marathon. In 1990 however came a (temporary as it turned out) cessation.
In 1991 and 1992 a second attempt was undertaken with Eintracht Duisburg as organizers and the Duisburg Werbe- und Touristik GmbH, a municipal organization, as administrators. Competition with the considerably larger city marathons such as the Berlin Marathon, which was also staged in September, was however futile and so both organizers and administrators finally pulled out, resulting in the marathon failing to be staged in 1993 and 1994.
In 1995 a new beginning was undertaken by the Stadtsportbund Duisburg e. V. and the Lauf-Club Duisburg e.V., who still administer the race today, and a broader sporting outlook was followed. The direction of the race was altered so that now it went through the town in a counter-clockwise direction and the date was changed from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning.
In 2000 an inline-skater event was entered into the program, in 2002 a half marathon and wheelchair marathon followed. The German Championships of 2000 and 2003 were staged within the framework of the Rhein-Ruhr Marathon.
as far as Ruhrort
. After a diversion through Meiderich
it goes over the Friedrich-Ebert-Bridge taking you to the left bank of the Rhine (Rhein). From Alt-Homberg it turns South and goes via Essenberg and Hochemmerich to Rheinhausen. The Brücke der Solidarität takes it back over the Rhein into Hochfeld, where at the 28 km mark, it meets the half-marathon course coming in from the North. Shortly after this, the course turns to the South and leads via Wanheimerort, Buchholz and Huckingen as far as its southernmost point and then via Großenbaum and Wedau to the finish in the MSV-Arena.
Half Marathon
} Magnus Kreth -2-
| 2:33:18
| Marlies Meyer
| 2:58:17
|-
|
| Robert Jäkel
| 2:33:57
| Martina Schwanke
| 2:55:32
|-
|
| Magnus Kreth
| 2:30:07
| Antje Möller -3-
| 2:56:30
|-
|
| Volker Dorn
| 2:35:12
| Antje Möller -2-
| 3:12:42
|-
|
| Karsten Kruck
| 2:35:23
| Ulrike Ewald
| 3:09:11
|-
|
| Michael Fietz
| 2:23:15
| Sylvia Renz
| 2:41:57
|-
|
| Salvatore Di Dio
| 2:27:10
| Alexandra Zaparty
| 3:08:40
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach -3-
| 2:30:21
| Antje Möller
| 3:06:42
|-
|
| Matthias Körner
| 2:20:04
| Ines Cronjäger
| 2:40:57
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus -3-
| 2:32:12
| Heike Säger
| 2:58:11
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach -2-
| 2:24:53
| Andrea Thieken
| 2:45:07
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach
| 2:27:13
| Svetlana Waack
| 2:57:12
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus -2-
| 2:25:58
| Bärbel Halfmann -2-
| 2:56:09
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus
| 2:25:22
| Bärbel Halfmann
| 2:55:40
|-
|
| Jean Weyts (BEL)
| 2:20:39
| Olga Parlyuk (RUS
)
| 2:38:30
|-
|
| Thomas Eickmann
| 2:17:55
| Birgit Lennartz -4-
| 2:43:30
|-
|
| Tibor Baier (HUN
)
| 2:14:33
| Irina Bogachova
(URS
)
| 2:35:09
|-
|
| Jan Huruk
(POL
)
| 2:17:11
| Irena Hulanicka (POL
)
| 2:47:23
|-
|
| Régis Ancel (FRA
)
| 2:17:32
| Monika Lövenich
| 2:38:26
|-
|
| Edi Kaul
| 2:18:18
| Gaby Wolf
| 2:38:13
|-
|
| Wiesław Dubiel -2-
| 2:17:34
| Bernadette Hudy
| 2:46:13
|-
|
| Wiesław Dubiel (POL
)
| 2:18:07
| Birgit Lennartz -3-
| 2:42:18
|-
|
| Jean-Pierre Crochon (FRA
)
| 2:16:55
| Birgit Lennartz -2-
| 2:43:23
|-
|
| Jerzy Kowol (POL
)
| 2:21:16
| Birgit Lennartz
| 3:05:57
|-
|
| Manfred Brucks
| 2:26:36
| Mary-Ann Christen-Meyer
| 2:53:50
|}
} Boško Bjelajac
| 1:13:58
| Lisa Müller - 3 -
| 1:21:27
|-
| 2007
| Oliver Minzlaff - 3 -
| 1:06:41
| Lisa Müller - 2 -
| 1:23:40
|-
| 2006
| Oliver Minzlaff - 2 -
| 1:05:06
| Lisa Müller
| 1:24:52
|-
| 2005
| Muharrem Yilmaz
| 1:13:15
| Svenja Jütte
| 1:24:21
|-
| 2004
| Oliver Minzlaff
| 1:06:51
| Ulrike Hoeltz
| 1:22:46
|-
| 2003
| Moses Cheserek (KEN)
| 1:08:13
| Rosemarie Kössler
| 1:22:31
|-
| 2002
| Carsten Thoma
| 1:08:40
| Bärbel Halfmann
| 1:24:18
|}
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
in Duisburg
Duisburg
- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
, which was first held in 1981. It is therefore one of the oldest city marathons in Germany. In addition to the classic 42.195 kilometer race, the current program also incorporates a half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
, a marathon for inline-skaters and a wheelchair marathon.
History
When, in 1981, the sport budget of the City of Duisburg had a sum of 8,000 DM at its disposal, Eintracht Duisburg 1848Eintracht Duisburg 1848
Eintracht Duisburg is a German sportsclub from the city of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1848 it is one of the country's oldest sport associations.-History:...
audaciously applied for funding for its intention of setting up a marathon. With assistance from sponsors Thyssen Bautechnik
ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Duisburg Essen, Germany. The corporation consists of 670 companies worldwide. While ThyssenKrupp is one of the world's largest steel producers, the company also provides components and systems for the automotive...
, it succeeded in staging the race as a city marathon, directed in a clockwise fashion through 12 city districts – this was only the second city marathon to be held in Deutschland, after the Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt Marathon
Frankfurt Marathon is an annual marathon held in Frankfurt, Germany in the month of October. The race, currently sponsored by BMW, is Germany's oldest city marathon.- List of winners :Key:- External links :***...
which had been run for the first time in the spring of the same year. The then Oberbürgermeister Josef Krings personally fired the starting pistol for this first race on 18th. September 1981, in the Sportpark Wedau . With 385 competitors making it to the finish, it admittedly lagged behind Frankfurt and the Berlin Marathon
Berlin Marathon
The Berlin Marathon is a major running and sporting event held annually in Berlin, Germany. The official marathon distance of 42.195 kilometers is set up as a city-wide road race where professional athletes and amateur runners jointly participate...
of one week later, which each notched up over 3,000 entrants. However the positive response to the first staging of the race lead to Duisburg also being able to report four-figure entrant numbers from 1983 onwards
In 1987 the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband
Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband
The Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Germany.- External links :*...
conferred its championship on Duisburg, resulting in a record of 3155 runners reaching the finish line. The administration had by this time however taken on such proportions that the organizing club Eintracht Duisburg was reaching the limits of its capabilities. A decision over the future of the race was postponed when in 1989 Duisburg received the contract for the Universiade
Universiade
The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...
, whose marathon was staged within the framework of the Rhein-Ruhr Marathon. In 1990 however came a (temporary as it turned out) cessation.
In 1991 and 1992 a second attempt was undertaken with Eintracht Duisburg as organizers and the Duisburg Werbe- und Touristik GmbH, a municipal organization, as administrators. Competition with the considerably larger city marathons such as the Berlin Marathon, which was also staged in September, was however futile and so both organizers and administrators finally pulled out, resulting in the marathon failing to be staged in 1993 and 1994.
In 1995 a new beginning was undertaken by the Stadtsportbund Duisburg e. V. and the Lauf-Club Duisburg e.V., who still administer the race today, and a broader sporting outlook was followed. The direction of the race was altered so that now it went through the town in a counter-clockwise direction and the date was changed from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning.
In 2000 an inline-skater event was entered into the program, in 2002 a half marathon and wheelchair marathon followed. The German Championships of 2000 and 2003 were staged within the framework of the Rhein-Ruhr Marathon.
Course
The course consists of a full circuit. The start is in the Kruppstraße in the Sportpark Wedau, from where it goes through Neudorf to the city center. While the half-marathon course branches off here in a southern direction towards the Dellviertel, the marathon course leads to the Inner Harbor and then via Kasslerfeld and the RuhrRuhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
as far as Ruhrort
Ruhrort
Ruhrort is a district within the German city of Duisburg situated north of the confluence of the Ruhr and the Rhine, in the western part of the Ruhr area...
. After a diversion through Meiderich
Meiderich
Meiderich is a quarter of the city of Duisburg. It is divided into Unter-, Mittel- and Obermeiderich.Meiderich belongs to the city district Meiderich/Beeck, which started in 1975, during the course of municipal reorganization. On the 31 December 2004, 75,000 people lived in the district...
it goes over the Friedrich-Ebert-Bridge taking you to the left bank of the Rhine (Rhein). From Alt-Homberg it turns South and goes via Essenberg and Hochemmerich to Rheinhausen. The Brücke der Solidarität takes it back over the Rhein into Hochfeld, where at the 28 km mark, it meets the half-marathon course coming in from the North. Shortly after this, the course turns to the South and leads via Wanheimerort, Buchholz and Huckingen as far as its southernmost point and then via Großenbaum and Wedau to the finish in the MSV-Arena.
Course records
- Male: 2:14:33, Tibor Baier (HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
), 1989 - Female: 2:35:09, Irina BogachovaIrina BogachovaIrina Bogachova is a former long-distance runner from Kyrgyzstan, who competed in the women's marathon at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...
(Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
), 1989
Winners 2008
Marathon- Male: Magnus Kreth, 2:33:18
- Female: Marlies Meyer, 2:58:17
Half Marathon
- Male: Boško Bjelajac, 1:13:58
- Female: Lisa Müller, 1:21:27
Finishers 2008
Number reaching the finish- Marathon: 1286 (1095 men and 191 women), 71 less than the previous year
- Half Marathon: 2874 (1996 man and 878 women), 625 more than the previous year
List of winners – Marathon
Sources: website of the organizers, arrs.net| Date | Men | Time | Women | Time |
|---|
| 2:33:18
| Marlies Meyer
| 2:58:17
|-
|
| Robert Jäkel
| 2:33:57
| Martina Schwanke
| 2:55:32
|-
|
| Magnus Kreth
| 2:30:07
| Antje Möller -3-
| 2:56:30
|-
|
| Volker Dorn
| 2:35:12
| Antje Möller -2-
| 3:12:42
|-
|
| Karsten Kruck
| 2:35:23
| Ulrike Ewald
| 3:09:11
|-
|
| Michael Fietz
Michael Fietz
Michael Fietz is a long-distance runner. In 1997 he won the Frankfurt Marathon. He represented Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics marathon in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 37th place, with a time of 2:20:09....
| 2:23:15
| Sylvia Renz
| 2:41:57
|-
|
| Salvatore Di Dio
| 2:27:10
| Alexandra Zaparty
| 3:08:40
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach -3-
| 2:30:21
| Antje Möller
| 3:06:42
|-
|
| Matthias Körner
| 2:20:04
| Ines Cronjäger
| 2:40:57
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus -3-
| 2:32:12
| Heike Säger
| 2:58:11
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach -2-
| 2:24:53
| Andrea Thieken
| 2:45:07
|-
|
| Carsten Breidenbach
| 2:27:13
| Svetlana Waack
| 2:57:12
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus -2-
| 2:25:58
| Bärbel Halfmann -2-
| 2:56:09
|-
|
| Winfried Spanaus
| 2:25:22
| Bärbel Halfmann
| 2:55:40
|-
|
| Jean Weyts (BEL)
| 2:20:39
| Olga Parlyuk (RUS
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
)
| 2:38:30
|-
|
| Thomas Eickmann
| 2:17:55
| Birgit Lennartz -4-
| 2:43:30
|-
|
| Tibor Baier (HUN
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
)
| 2:14:33
| Irina Bogachova
Irina Bogachova
Irina Bogachova is a former long-distance runner from Kyrgyzstan, who competed in the women's marathon at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...
(URS
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
)
| 2:35:09
|-
|
| Jan Huruk
Jan Huruk
Jan Huruk is a retired Polish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*10,000 metres - 28:18.42 minutes *Marathon - 2:10.07 hours -References:*...
(POL
Poleň
The Poleň village is situated in the southwestern part of Czech Republic in the middle of Europe.On the date 2008-12-31 there were 295 inhabitants...
)
| 2:17:11
| Irena Hulanicka (POL
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
)
| 2:47:23
|-
|
| Régis Ancel (FRA
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
)
| 2:17:32
| Monika Lövenich
| 2:38:26
|-
|
| Edi Kaul
| 2:18:18
| Gaby Wolf
| 2:38:13
|-
|
| Wiesław Dubiel -2-
| 2:17:34
| Bernadette Hudy
| 2:46:13
|-
|
| Wiesław Dubiel (POL
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
)
| 2:18:07
| Birgit Lennartz -3-
| 2:42:18
|-
|
| Jean-Pierre Crochon (FRA
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
)
| 2:16:55
| Birgit Lennartz -2-
| 2:43:23
|-
|
| Jerzy Kowol (POL
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
)
| 2:21:16
| Birgit Lennartz
| 3:05:57
|-
|
| Manfred Brucks
| 2:26:36
| Mary-Ann Christen-Meyer
| 2:53:50
|}
List of winners – Half Marathon
| Jahr | Männer | Zeit | Frauen | Zeit |
|---|
| 2008 |
| 1:13:58
| Lisa Müller - 3 -
| 1:21:27
|-
| 2007
| Oliver Minzlaff - 3 -
| 1:06:41
| Lisa Müller - 2 -
| 1:23:40
|-
| 2006
| Oliver Minzlaff - 2 -
| 1:05:06
| Lisa Müller
| 1:24:52
|-
| 2005
| Muharrem Yilmaz
| 1:13:15
| Svenja Jütte
| 1:24:21
|-
| 2004
| Oliver Minzlaff
| 1:06:51
| Ulrike Hoeltz
| 1:22:46
|-
| 2003
| Moses Cheserek (KEN)
| 1:08:13
| Rosemarie Kössler
| 1:22:31
|-
| 2002
| Carsten Thoma
| 1:08:40
| Bärbel Halfmann
| 1:24:18
|}
Finishers year by year
| Year | Marathon | Half Marathon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | |
| 2008 | 1286 | 1095 | 191 | 2874 | 1996 | 878 |
| 2007 | 1357 | 1161 | 196 | 2246 | 1657 | 589 |
| 2006 | 2214 | 1842 | 372 | 3223 | 2147 | 1076 |
| 2005 | 1344 | 1183 | 161 | 2585 | 1875 | 710 |
| 2004 | 1575 | 1378 | 197 | 2332 | 1690 | 642 |
| 2003 | 2103 | 1787 | 316 | 1664 | 1211 | 453 |
| 2002 | 2152 | 1897 | 255 | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| 2001 | 1742 | 1515 | 227 | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | 2592 | 2249 | 343 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | 1867 | 1675 | 192 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 1643 | 1481 | 162 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | 1620 | 1465 | 155 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1996 | 1655 | 1486 | 169 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | 1671 | 1486 | 185 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | 1404 | 1309 | 95 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | 1703 | 1559 | 144 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1989 | 1903 | 1781 | 122 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1988 | 2135 | 1990 | 145 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1987 | 3155 | 2913 | 242 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | 2628 | 2481 | 147 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | 2145 | 2006 | 139 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1984 | 1258 | 1000 | 58 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | 1005 | 966 | 39 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1982 | 616 | 589 | 27 | --- | --- | --- |
| 1981 | 385 | 368 | 17 | --- | --- | --- |
External links
- Offizielle Website
- Duisburg-Marathon 1981-92, Website der Eintracht Duisburg, Abteilung Leichtathletik (PDF; 2,45 MB)
- Läuferbericht vom Rhein-Ruhr-Marathon 2008 auf marathon4you.de