Berlin: and the women?

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Morgenpost reports

The end of the year when the first discussions held with the agents of the top runners are, is Mark Milde, race director of the Berlin Marathon, has faced the same question: men or women? In which field the larger share of the budget should flow for the top runner? As top athletes or less expensive with each second that they run the line faster, can be themselves - in spite of uncertainties, such as daily condition and weather - on the basis of financial commitment roughly estimate that lie in what area the time of the winner and the winner is.
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After the Berlin Marathon at the beginning of the millennium was marked by the strong Japanese runners around the world record holder Naoko Takahashi, has since been re-invested more in males. With great success: The Kenyan Paul Tergat (2003) and Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia (2007 and 2008) ran a total of three world records. The past year has mild feeling like a sports lottery win to have occurred: After Mikitenko 2007 was made at its debut at the 42.195 kilometers long stretch immediately Second, she triumphed twelve months ago and made this even on a German record. Finally, the race of the women saw once again for big headlines.
It requires no great prophetic gift to rule out a marketable winning story in this year almost. Indeed, following the renewed commitment Gebrselassie and his strong competitor Duncan Kibet of Kenya clemency had simply not have enough money for an absolute top-runner left. Moreover opted Mikitenko, 2009 are the marathon at the athletics World Cup. Participation although they said two weeks off before the race because of the death of her father. A start on Sunday in Berlin was still never a topic.
"The last year has not topped almost well," says clemency. "But regardless of the women's field is not such a high level this time." That's what several reasons: this year, many top runners were injured and not been in form, as well as the selection was simply much lower than that of men with inexhaustible reservoir from Kenya. At least, this problem has not only clemency: "I know from my colleagues of the other major marathons that they have problems, put together a strong women's field."
In Berlin, the Ethiopian Askale Tafa Magarsa considered great favorite. Here she was last year already and placed second in her personal best of 2:21:31. Thus, the 24-year-old Ethiopian, the second fastest marathon runner of all time. Their biggest rivals are likely to be her fellow countrywoman Getaneh Genet) (personal best 2:26:37) and the Portuguese Fernando Ribeiro (2:29:48. But without a well-known name in the field, hear about the only absolute marathon freaks.
Mild therefore hopes to next year, in which there is no competition from major international events like the Olympics or world championships. He spreads Mikitenko times already verbally from the Red Carpet: 'Irina as a German victory chances with a runner would obviously be the greatest!"