Aletsch half marathon

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The Aletsch half marathon is the highest half marathon in Europe. It has been taking place on Bettmeralp since 1986 , initially under the name Gletscherlauf over 17.5 km, from 2000 over the current distance.

The route begins at the mountain station of the Bettmeralpbahn at 1950 m above sea level. First, it goes through the village of Bettmeralp, then in an arch along the Bettmersee to Riederalp and Riederfurka and from there, above the Aletsch Forest and the Aletsch Glacier , which are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn UNESCO World Heritage Site , over the Moosfluh to the Bettmerhorn (2643 m above sea level). A total of 800 meters uphill and 100 meters downhill have to be mastered.

statistics

Course records

Fastest runner in 2007

  • Men: Max Frei ( GER ), 1: 39: 37.9
  • Women: Corinne Zeller, 1: 56: 53.1

Finisher 2007

  • 1180 (859 men and 321 women), 35 fewer than in the previous year

Half marathon winners list

date Men time Women time
June 24, 2007 Max Frei ( GER ) 1: 39: 37.9 Corinne Zeller 1: 56: 53.1
June 25, 2006 Massimo Maffi 1: 41: 28.4 Nathalie Etzensperger -2- 1: 52: 47.6
June 26, 2005 Martin Cox ( GBR ) 1: 34: 43.6 Nathalie Etzensperger 1: 49: 59.7
June 27, 2004 Ivan Mariano 1: 41: 08.7 Rita Born 1: 59: 41.1
2003 Billy burns -5- 1:34:32 Brigitte Wolf 1:56:51
2002 Billy burns -4- 1:37:53 Ruth Gavin-Steiner 1:58:52
2001 Billy Burns -3- 1:33:15 Birgit Lennartz -4- 1:57:02

Winner list glacier run

year Men Women
2000 Billy Burns -2- Birgit Lennartz -3-
1999 Martin von Känel -4- Fabiola Rueda-Oppliger
1998 Martin von Känel -3- Brigitte Albrecht
1997 Billy Burns ( GBR ) Birgit Lennartz -2-
1996 Martin von Känel -2- Isabella Moretti
1995 Woody Schoch Christina Moretti
1994 Severino Bernardini ( ITA ) Doris Oester -5-
1993 Martin von Känel Doris Oester -4-
1992 Rupert Hörmann ( GER ) Birgit Lennartz ( GER )
1991 Christian Aebersold Barbara Guericke
1990 Charly Doll ( GER ) Doris Oester -3-
1989 Georg Lischer Doris Oester -2-
1988 Martin May Gaby Schütz
1987 Beat Imhof -2- Doris Oester
1986 Beat Imhof Edith Sappel

Development of the number of finishers

year total Men Women
2007 1180 859 321
2006 1215 858 357
2005 995 738 257
2004 912 689 223

See also

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