Robert Wimmer (athlete)
Robert Wimmer (born June 14, 1965 in Darmstadt ) is a German ultra-marathon runner who has his greatest successes in stage runs . Among other things, he won the 5036-kilometer Trans-European Run in 2003, which led from Lisbon to Moscow in 64 daily stages . Until 2010 he was a member of the gymnastics and sports club Zirndorf (TSV-Zirndorf). He has been working for LAC Quelle Fürth since January 1st, 2011 .
Life
Robert Wimmer grew up in Hessen, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria and learned the trade of a master optician.
In 1987 he started running. After nine months of running training, he ran his first marathon in Berlin in a time of 3:19 hours. Robert Wimmer then became more and more persistent and faster. He achieved numerous age group victories and overall victories over distances of 10 to 42.195 kilometers.
But it soon turned out that his specialty are ultra-long distances. He has won several Bavarian and South German championships in the 100-kilometer road race . In 2002 he won the German championship in the 100-kilometer track run in Brakel in a time of 7:22 h.
Victory at the 2003 Transeuropal Run
Robert Wimmer spent many months preparing for the Transeuropean Run with the Hubert Schwarz Performance Team. Training weeks with a mileage of up to 520 km were part of the preparation program. The former national marathon trainer Thomas Prochnow supported him in planning his training and the nutritionist Wolfgang Feil supported him in nutritional planning . He learned his mental training from the extreme athlete Hubert Schwarz .
On April 19, 2003, in front of the Torre de Belém in Lisbon, the starting signal for one of the longest running competitions of modern times was given. After 64 daily stages through Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Belarus and Russia, Robert Wimmer crossed the finish line at the Moscow Kremlin as the overall winner after 480 hours and 29 minutes of running time .
Sporting successes (extract)
To date, Robert Wimmer has contested around 800 road runs, 400 marathons and 150 ultramarathons.
- 1992
- Best time in the Munich marathon : 2:39:56 h
- 1997
- 100 km Rodenbach: 7:33:27 h
- 2001
- Biberttal Marathon: 2:44:02 h (course record)
- 2002
- 6-hour run Stein / Holland: 3rd place, 85.260 km (German annual best; 7th place in the all-time German best list)
- Eschollbrücker Ultra-Marathon (50 km): 2nd place, 3:22:26 h
- 12-hour run Prague: 1st place, 138.591 km (German annual best)
- Spreelauf (420 km in six stages): 1st place, 32:43:01 h
- German championship in the 100 km track run in Brakel : 1st place, 7:22:56 h
- Winner of the 50 km Cup of the German Ultramarathon Association
- 2003
- Trans-European Run (5036 km in 64 stages): 1st place, 480: 29: 51 h
- 2004
- Isar run (328 km in five stages): 1st place, 27:45:05 h
- Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley (217 km; + 4000 / -1400 vertical meters): 9th place, 36:53:08 h (best German)
- 2005
- Winner of the 6-hour running cup of the German Ultramarathon Association
- 2008
- World record 100 km treadmill in 7:28:20 h on June 27, 2008 in Braunschweig
- Bavarian champion 100 km road run in 7:55:10 h on August 16, 2008 in Leipzig
- Winner of the Germany run from Rügen to Lörrach over 1203 km in 17 daily stages in September 2008.
- 2009
- World record 12-hour treadmill run with 145.2 km on March 7, 2009 in Nuremberg
- Trans-European Run (4500 km in 64 stages): 4th place, 415: 53: 27 hours
- 2011
- World record 12-hour track run (indoor) with 141.738 km on February 19, 2011 in Fürth
- 2012
- Trans-European Run (4178 km in 64 stages): 2nd place, 385: 00: 35 h
- 2014
- TransGermanyRUN 930 km from Wilhelmshaven to the Zugspitze self-sufficient with the BENPACKER (pulling trolley) in 10 days and 5 hours
- 2016
- HANNIBAL SURVIVAL RUN 1300 km from Sagunt / SPA to Turin / ITA self-sufficient with the BENPACKER (pulling trolley) in 12 days and 12 hours.
Auf den Spuren des Feldherren Hannibal Barkas und seiner Elefanten über die Alpen.
- 2017
Germany run - stage run from Sylt to the Zugspitze - 1300 km in 19 days
Others
Wimmer is one of the portrayed protagonists in the documentary I Want to Run about the Transeuropalauf 2009, which was shown in German cinemas in spring 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ the world record among net athletes ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.nordbayern.de/region/fuerth/robert-wimmer-lauft-zum-weltrekord-1.1014604
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wimmer, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ultramarathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |