After his solo race in Dresden, Simon Boch (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg) pushed himself to an Olympic starting position with a victory time of 2:10:48 hours.
You can read a big interview with the shooting star of the scene here.
Behind the certainly seeded Amanal Petros, who will not run a marathon in the spring, it seems – if you look at the results and form of the athletes – Hendrik Pfeiffer (TV Wattenscheid / 2:10:18) can also plan an Olympic start. He improved his half marathon time in Dresden on Sunday to 62:05 minutes and will start in Hamburg.
Since Philipp Pflieger (LT Haspa Marathon Hamburg) does not start in Hamburg and the chance of an Olympic qualification as a result of a calf muscle injury and heel problems, one runner in particular can still be trusted to qualify for the games: Richard Ringer (LC Rehlingen ). After his strong half marathon victory in Dresden with a best time of 61:33 minutes, a marathon time of well under 2:10 hours should be possible for him in Hamburg. With that he would oust Simon Boch.
Due to the short-term injury-related loss of Miriam Dattke (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), who wanted to make her debut in Dresden and would have had the chance to push herself to an Olympic starting place, nothing has changed for the women before the race in Hamburg : Melat Kejeta (running team Kassel), who will no longer start in the marathon in spring, is practically set with 2:23:57 hours. Followed by Deborah Schöneborn (LG North Berlin / 2: 26: 55) and Katharina Steinruck (Eintracht Frankfurt / 2: 27: 26).
Both start in Hamburg and thus have the advantage that they can keep an eye on the competitors for an Olympic ticket themselves. However, they include the twin sister of Deborah in Rabea Schöneborn (LG North Berlin), which makes the situation even more exciting. Fabienne Königstein (MTG Mannheim) will also be in the race. Judging by the last results, Laura Hottenrott (running team Kassel) could still cause a surprise. It recently improved in Berlin over 10 km to 32:13 minutes. With a 10 km best time in Dresden of 31:59 on Sunday and a lot of experience in the marathon, Katharina Steinruck has a kind of pole position.
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