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Lead Stories: Monday, December 1, 2008

Hamburg and Vienna City Marathons Set for Sunday

Posted April 25th, 2008 at 4:10 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Marathons

The Spring marathon season nears its conclusion on Sunday with both the Hamburg and Vienna City Marathons.

The Conergy Marathon Hamburg has been one of the most reliable spring marathons in recent years in producing fast times. Indeed, since 2006 men have broken 2:08 in Hamburg six times including Spaniard Julio Rey’s 2:06:52 course record set in 2006. Organizers have announced over 23,000 entrants, including 2006 European champion Ulrike Maisch who hopes to make her nation’s Olympic team by posting a time faster than 2:31:00.

“I believe in the fact that I can run a personal best and hope even for a time of 2:29:00,” said the 31 year-old through a press release.
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