New York Marathon – Marit Bjoergen near her destination – Sports Info – Ski

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Not far

“The goal is to finish this New York marathon in three hours.” Marit Bjoergen said a few weeks ago.

“It will take some practice to do it, I’ll go with a group of girls, some will compete”

Today, perhaps a little surprised by the temperatures, it was already 21 ° C at 9 in the morning at the time of the big start, the Norwegian will complete her first marathon with a respectable time of 3h08’52.

Marit Bjoergen maintained a pace of around 4min30 per kilometer, with a running speed of around 13.5km / h.

Also noteworthy is the performance of Ella Gjömle-Berg, another ex cross-country skier of the highest level, another mother of two children, who completed her marathon in 3h18.

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