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14th Zirbitzkogel Berglauf

10 meters from the finish (Photo: Kurt Wolf Berger)

What Corsa al Monte Faudo in Italy, is the Zirbitzkogel- Mountain Run in Austria. Everything that has in Austria mountain running scene rank and fame, is measured in the last decade and a half in the Styrian Zirbenland. 2001 was the Tyrolean Alexander Rieder be celebrated as a national champion.

This year, now organized by the SC Shelter with the untiring Johann riders at the head of the now 14th Circulation above mountain run. While it was started in the early years of shelter from (course record 1h25.28, Helmut Schmuck, 1998), then you have found St. Anna as a starting point a definitive version. In this case, to 10 km altitude over 1,100 meters to overcome, 800 of them on the last 5 kilometers.

I've been in shelter for the first time in 1998, most with too little training, start. At that time I broke a total and lost the day's winner 12! Minutes. In subsequent years, I managed several podium finishes (but not win). My last Fall in back is five years.

This year I have stood together Four Kenyans from run2gether project, the poles and Dlugosz Bierczak and the two old masters of jewelry and treasure from the starting line in St. Anna. When I follow soon Dlugosz and three Kenyans could not, I decided to run, my rhythm, and wear the race on the second, more difficult half. I was alone in 5th Site at km 4, I came closer to the Kenyan Yiego, Dlugosz was about 35 seconds.

happened at miles 5 to the Waldheim Hut (1,618 m) and comes in a steeper section. This offers the possibility to give me an overview: In the first 25 minutes of the race I have on the leading Kosgei lost 1'40 "on Kipchirchir about a minute, Dlugosz has still 35 "projection Yiego 10". In the first climb I find a good rhythm immediately and close quickly on Yiego, he falls back immediately. Until minute 32, 33 of the residue to Dlugosz remains the same, but I feel very fresh and I feel that I come closer, at minute 40, I caught up with the Poles. We are in a very steep section, I go over and immediately take Kipchirchir targeted. The second of Kenyans current location is still a minute before me, his step betrays no weakness. From time to meet me now icy wind gusts, I hope, in the extremely steep final climb to space myself moderately improve. After 52 minutes I was barely 2 minutes behind Kosgei, still 1 minute Kipchirchir. It does not help, I'm not closer, but I am very pleased when I pass by 59.56 the finish line in third.

results:

first Kosgei 58.02

second Kipchirchir 58.50

third Frick 59.56

4th Dlugosz 60.48

5th Bierczak 63.34

6th Yiego 65.09

7th Jewelry 65.28

8th Treasury 67.28