Monschau marathon

Monschau marathon
venue	Monschau Germany
First run	1977
Records
distance	56 kilometers
track record	Men: 3:39:44, 2017 Kay-Uwe Müller   Women: 4:22:59, 2017 Leonie Ton
distance	42.195 kilometers
track record	Men: 2:33:12, 1990 Michael Reuel   Women: 2:56:15, 1998 Rita Ehmann
Website	Official website

Monschau Marathon 2017

The Monschau Marathon is a marathon that has been held annually since 1977 on the 2nd Sunday in August in the outskirts of the city of Monschau , located in the northern Eifel near the Belgian border. The run is organized by TV Konzen 1922 e. V.

161 athletes took part in the first marathon. The number of finishers rose to over 500 runners (early 1990s) to 1636 marathon runners and walkers (2001). For the 40th anniversary marathon in 2016, 500 marathon runners and 247 ultra runners crossed the finish line.

The route changed several times and has only been unchanged since 1989. In addition to Konzen , where the start and finish is located, she also visits the old town of Monschau and the towns of Widdau , Kalterherberg and Mützenich . A large part of it leads over forest paths, the rest of the way the runners cover on asphalt and short passages on paths. The height difference to be overcome is 760 m.

On Saturdays, cyclists have the opportunity to ride the route under a guide. The race for runners and walkers always takes place on Sundays. In addition, a guided tour in the area is offered for Nordic walkers on this day . There is also a pasta party the evening before the race.

Ultra marathon

In 2006 the marathon was supplemented by a relay race with three changing points (Widdau km 10, Brather Hof km 21 and Kalterherberg km 30) and since 2012 the ultra run with 56 km has been part of the event. The ultra run begins approx. 2 hours before the marathon and leads over a 14 km long route through the High Fens and then leads to the marathon route.

From 2017 the Monschau-Ultra will be one of 7 races in the European Ultramarathons Cup .

List of winners (ultra marathon)

Course records are highlighted.

date	time	winner	time	Winner
Aug 12, 2012	3:40:36	André Collet	4:43:30	Marion Braun
Aug 11, 2013	3:57:12	Ralf Preibisch	4:53:21	Lydia Doornbos
Aug 10, 2014	3:54:34	Markus Mey	4:36:43	Mieke Dupont
0Aug 9, 2015	3:46:40	Andreas Probst	4:47:40	Mara Lückert
14 Aug 2016	3:40:14	Andreas Probst -2-	4:49:45	Sandra Fätsch
13 Aug 2017	3:39:44	Kay-Uwe Müller	4:22:59	Leonie Ton

List of winners (marathon)

date	time	winner	time	Winner
July 10, 1977	2:38:48	Heinz Jungbauer	3:26:37	Gertrud Lorenz
1978	2:41:56	Larry Reyes	3:50:02	Gertrud Lorenz -2-
1979	2:52:16	Karl-Heinz Pauels	3:40:14	Elke Kichberg
1980	2:39:08	Heinz Jungbauer -2- & Roger Juykx	3:11:39	Jeanny Raach
1981	2:35:44	Jürgen Hüsemann	3:15:17	Jeanny Raach -2-
1982	2:37:39	Peter Hermanns	3:30:31	Gisela Klein
1983	2:41:07	Joseph Lejeune	3:16:20	Elke Ötermann
0Aug 5, 1984	2:44:12	Michael Kruse	3:25:24	Gertrud Och
Aug 11, 1985	2:34:11	Thomas Elkenhans	3:23:55	Helga Weinbrenner
Aug 10, 1986	2:34:27	Thomas Elkenhans -2-	3:17:37	Uta Kuesters
0Aug 9, 1987	2:38:27	Jürgen Hüsemann -2-	3:05:57	Angelika Dunke
Aug 14, 1988	2:37:07	Jürgen Hüsemann -3-	3:21:42	Birgit Halking
Aug 13, 1989	2:34:09	Ralph Bosten	3:10:20	Birgit Kieven
Aug 12, 1990	2:33:12	Michael Reuel	3:14:02	Uta Peiler
Aug 11, 1991	2:38:17	Ralph Bosten -2-	3:02:46	Angelika Dunke -2-
0Aug 9, 1992	2:38:24	Volker Isigkeit	3:20:00	Gabi Reiners
0Aug 8, 1993	2:40:57	Ulrich Amborn	3:01:03	Birgit Lennartz
Aug 14, 1994	2:39:49	Ralph Bosten -3-	3:10:42	Anni Loenstad
Aug 13, 1995	2:41:10	Arne Heuser	2:59:10	Birgit Lennartz -2-
Aug 11, 1996	2:36:09	Ralph Bosten -4-	3:11:17	Birgit Lennartz -3-
Aug 10, 1997	2:42:44	Jörg Acht	3:07:39	Anne Bierth
0Aug 9, 1998	2:42:42	Winfried Spanaus	2:56:15	Rita Ehmann
0Aug 8, 1999	2:39:18	Shane Downes	3:02:42	Birgit Lennartz -4-
Aug 13, 2000	2:44:19	Ralf Klesius	3:15:46	Birgit Kieven -2-
Aug 12, 2001	2:44:40	Helmut Peters	3:17:44	Birgit Lennartz -5-
Aug 11, 2002	2:41:32	Oliver Pierron	3:20:32	Antje Möller
Aug 10, 2003	2:34:29	Oliver Pierron -2-	3:06:33	Nele Wild-Wall
0Aug 8, 2004	2:40:24	Oliver Pierron -3-	3:19:28	Inez Jacquemart
Aug 14, 2005	2:42:19	Jörgachten -2-	3:10:43	Inge van Bergen
Aug 13, 2006	2:40:08	André Collet	3:15:23	Francoise Lecoq
Aug 12, 2007	2:37:23	André Collet -2-	3:18:29	Monica Berchetti
Aug 10, 2008	2:35:45	André Collet -3-	3:12:02	Birgit Lennartz -6-
0Aug 8, 2009	2:38:22	André Collet -4-	3:22:23	Inge van Bergen -2-
0Aug 8, 2010	2:43:55	André Collet -5-	3:10:27	Antje Möller -2-
Aug 14, 2011	2:43:05	André Collet -6-	3:26:48	Ines van Rinsum
Aug 12, 2012	2:38:57	Markus Werker	3:23:49	Christina Ortmanns
Aug 11, 2013	2:36:55	Markus Werker -2-	3:32:55	Anette Frings
Aug 10, 2014	2:39:09	André Collet -7-	3:15:10	Svitlana Smitiukh
0Aug 9, 2015	2:40:07	Christian Niessen	3:17:33	Martina Görlich
14 Aug 2016	2:40:13	Markus Werker -3-	3:08:24	Eva Offermann
13 Aug 2017	2:43:09	André Collet -8-	3:28:49	Hendrike Hatzmann

See also

• List of marathons
• German Road Races

swell

• Jürgen Roscher: Marathon Guide , 1994, ISBN 3980143236 .
• www.vilvo.de (private homepage)
• arrs.run

Web links

• monschau-marathon.de - official homepage