2 Spring marathons on course in German cities of Hamburg and Düsseldorf coming Sunday

Coming Sunday 29 April will see the starts of 2 marathon races in Germany viz. the 27th Haspa Marathon Hamburg and the Metro Group Düsseldorf Marathon with course records under threats.


Top contenders with their PB's :

Hamburg Marathon 

Men (CR 2:06:52 Julio Rey (ESP) 2006 )
Dadi Yami (ETH) - 2:05:41 Dubai 2012
Shami Dawit (ETH) - 2:05:42 Dubai 2012
Evans Cheruiyot (KEN) - 2:06:25
Paul Biwott (KEN) - 2.06.54
Chele Dechase(ETH) - 2:06:33

Women (CR 2:24:14 Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) 2008)
Robe Guta(ETH) - 2:24:35 Hamburg 2006
Rael Kiyara (KEN) -  2:25:23
Netsanet Abeyo(ETH) - 2:26:12



Düsseldorf Marathon

Men : (CR 2:08:32 Iaroslav Musinschi (MDA) 2010)
Seboka Diriba Tola (ETH) - 2:06:17 Dubai 2012
Joseph Ngeny (KEN) - 2:08:10
Evans Ruto(KEN) - 2:08:36
Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) - 2:08:37
Abraham Chelanga (KEN) - 2:08:43

Women: : (CR 2:26:44 Luminita Zaituc (GER) 2004)
Kebebush Haile (ETH) - 2:24:09 Shanghai 2011
Melanie Kraus (GER) - 2:27:58
Fantu Eticha Jimma (ETH) - 2:30:25