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Anna Hahner versus East Africa:
The field of top female runners
at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 27
New partnerships to enhance the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
Aberu Kebede from Ethiopia will be leading the field of the top female
runners at the 2015 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. She has already won here in 2010
and 2012, achieving her standing personal best (2:20:30 h) during the
legendary race in pouring rain in 2010. Her greatest competition is
expected to come from Gladys Cherono of Kenya, the reigning half marathon
world champion. She achieved that title in the spring of 2014 in
Copenhagen. The African champion in the 5,000m and 10,000m also won silver
in the 10,000m at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. After trying out
several half marathon races, crowned with the above-mentioned World
Championship title, she ran her first marathon this year with quality and
very promising time of 2:20:03 h – truly a world-class performance. The
third in this group of top female international marathon runners who will
be competing in the 2015 BMW BERLIN-MARATHON is Meseret Hailu, also of
Ethiopia, whose personal best in the marathon is only insignificantly
slower: In 2012 she won the Amsterdam marathon in 2:21:09 h. That same
year she was also the half marathon world champion. The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
will be the tenth marathon in her career as a long-distance runner.
After competing in 2012 and 2014, Anna Hahner (RUN2SKY.com), currently
Germany's fastest female marathon runner, will be starting at the BMW
BERLIN-MARATHON for the third time. In 2014 she ran her personal best in
Berlin in 2:26:44 h, placing seventh in an international field. The
greatest athletic accomplishment so far for the long-distance runner from
Hünfeld near Fulda was her victory last year at the Vienna Marathon. Last
Sunday she successfully tested the Olympic atmosphere at the marathon in
Rio de Janeiro. Coming in behind Caroline Chemutai Komen (Kenya), Anna
Hahner finished second in 2:39:15 hours on the course along the coast.
You find a short video clip about the top female starters at the BMW
BERLIN-MARATHON here.
Aberu Kebede ETH (25)
1st Berlin 2010 + 2012
1st Tokio 2013PB 2:20:30 (Berlin 2010)
Meseret Hailu ETH (24)
1st Amsterdam 2012
Half Marathon World Champion 2012
PB 2:21:09 (Amsterdam)
Gladys Cherono KEN (32)
PB 2:20:03 (3rd Dubai 2015)
Half Marathon World Champion 2014
Anna Hahner GER (25)
1st Vienna 2014
PB 2:26:44 (7th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2014)
New Partners for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
New partners will be moving into the limelight at the 42nd edition of the
BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. As announced last week, Abbott, a global healthcare
company, will be a new main sponsor and official Healthcare partner. We are
also welcoming the Swiss luxury watch brand TAG Heuer as the new official
timing partner. The organizer of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, SCC EVENTS, is
announcing two addional partners as well: Taiwan Excellence, which is the
seal of Quality for award winning products from Taiwan, and Strava, a
community of athletes from all over the world.
About BMW BERLIN-MARATHON
A group of runners from one of Germany's most prestigious athletics clubs,
SC Charlottenburg, organized the first BERLIN-MARATHON in 1974. It was not
until 1981 that the race moved from the Grunewald (a big forest area) into
the city center of West Berlin. It was after the Berlin Wall collapsed in
November 1989 when a new era started. On September 30, 1990, three days
before reunification, the course of the BERLIN-MARATHON led through
Brandenburg Gate and both parts of Berlin. The BMW BERLIN-MARATHON has
developed into one of the world's best quality road races and as an
inherent part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Last year's 2:02:57 h by
the Kenyan Dennis Kimetto was the tenth world record on a course which
makes full use of Berlin's flat terrain and gentle corners.
Connect with us at www.bmw-BERLIN-MARATHON.com
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/berlinmarathon
Twitter: @berlinmarathon, @berlinmarathonE
About Abbott
At Abbott, we're committed to helping you live your best possible life
through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we've brought new
products and technologies to the world -- in nutrition, diagnostics,
medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals -- that create more
possibilities for more people at all stages of life. Today, 73,000 of us
are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more
than 150 countries we serve.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com,
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TAGHeuer
Twitter @AbottNews and @AbbottGlobal
About TAG Heuer
TAG HEUER AND MARATHONS: AN ALLIANCE THAT GOES THE DISTANCE
As part of its new strategy, the Swiss luxury watch brand TAG Heuer is
going into sports marathons as partner and official timekeeper. With the
42nd BMW BERLIN-MARATHON at September 27th the brand is going back to its
origins: Sports watches and chronographs as well as meeting new challenges
and the desire to constantly push its limits. A perfect link to the current
advertising slogan #DontCrackUnderPressure. It is far more than a claim it
is a mindset.
Connect with us at www.tagheuer.com,
and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TAGHeuer
Twitter www.twitter.com/TAGHeuer
About TAIWAN EXCELLENCE
A recognized name of innovation with added value, Taiwan Excellence is the
highest accolade awarded to products that encapsulate innovalue. The Taiwan
Excellence Selection was launched in 1993. Taiwan Excellence winners not
only represent the most revolutionary, highest quality, highest value added
products made by Taiwan, but also epitomize Taiwan's unique genius in using
innovation to create added value in the design and manufacturing of
leading-edge products. Please visit www.taiwanexcellence.org/index_en.html
for more information.
About Strava
Strava unlocks the potential of a global community of athletes. Strava's
innovative mobile apps and website connect, motivate and inspire runners
throughout their experience, from exploration and adventure to training and
competition. Strava allows to track all runs, set personal records and
compare efforts to those of friends. Enter virtual competitions, climb the
leaderboards, create and join clubs and discover top runs in your area. For
the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, Strava hosts a specific racepage, allowing fellow
athletes to connect while training towards their shared goal
(www.strava.com/running-races/2015-BERLIN-MARATHON).
Designed by athletes for athletes, Strava connects millions of runners
every day.
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