Six years ago Tadessa Tola was so close to winning but then she had to concede and only came in second. Now the runner from Ethiopia returns to the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon with the goal of finishing in front of everyone else. Two other athletes, previously successful in Frankfurt, start on October 30th. Lani Ruto ganzen Artikel lesen…

Not so long ago she was chain-smoking, a proud and devout member of the „I don’t do sports“ crowd and over-weight. Walking, normally, for more than 800 meters was painful. Running seemed to be something weird and the concept of a marathon seen as a freakshow. But times change. And by the end of this ganzen Artikel lesen…

After 27 years of waiting, there’s a new name on the German marathon record as Arne Gabius returned in triumph to the scene of his debut at the distance last year and ran 2:08:33 for fourth place in Frankfurt. That was 14 seconds faster than the 2:08:47 set by Jörg Peter in Tokyo in 1988. ganzen Artikel lesen…

Wilson Kipsang became the ninth Kenyan champion in succession at the Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday, running 2:04:57, the third fastest time in the world this year. Caroline Kilel completed yet another day of dominance for the East African nation as she ran 2:23:25 for the women’s title, improving her personal best by almost two ganzen Artikel lesen…

Renato Canova knows a thing or two about preparing athletes for the big time in the marathon – and big time in more than one sense, not only fast performances but also the pinnacle of championship excellence. The Italian had therefore double reason to reflect with pleasure upon the success of Arne Gabius in Sunday’s ganzen Artikel lesen…

“We have a unique line-up in the elite field in that for the first time here, German athletes will have their share of the spotlight and not be tucked away among the international field,” reflected Jo Schindler, the Frankfurt Marathon race director before the 34th edition of the race beside the River Main. High drama ganzen Artikel lesen…

Listen to what the stars of the Frankfurt Marathon say before the race on Sunday. How do they judge their chances, what are their goals and why did they decide to run the Frankfurt Marathon. Micah Kogo, Kenya, Personal Best: 2:06:56

The Frankfurt Marathon will get underway on Sunday with an elite field which looks capable of living up to expectations for a high quality race. As many as 12 runners who have broken 2:10 are entered and eight women have sub 2:30 performances to their credit. This pedigree of line-up confirms the Frankfurt Marathon’s position ganzen Artikel lesen…

That is the question. Arne Gabius surprised everyone with a great performance last year. In two weeks, on October 25th, all eyes will be upon him. So, will he achieve what he set out to do this year? After especially hard training units Arne sometime sat down and watched his finish of last year on ganzen Artikel lesen…

We predict an interesting battle for the women’s German championships. It will be, we think, between Mona and Lisa. Because after Lisa Hahner we got confirmation that Mona Stockhecke will go for the title as well. “The race in Frankfurt last year was a great, fascinating event”, says Mona Stockhecke. The 32 year old runner ganzen Artikel lesen…