Around the Baldeneysee

innogy marathon - around the Baldeneysee
venue	Essen Germany
First run	1963
Records
distance	42.195 kilometers
track record	Men: 2:14:36, 1987 Werner Grommisch   Women: 2:34:18, 2004 Germany
Website	Official website

Starting line-up for the innogy Marathon 2016 at Baldeneysee in Essen

Around the Baldeneysee is a nationally known, since 1963 without interruption on Baldeneysee in Essen be transmitted Marathon , which takes place annually in October on the second Sunday. This makes it the oldest marathon in Germany that has been held without interruption to this day. The organizer is the sports club TUSEM Essen , with the lead organization being taken over by the athletics department. The marathon is carried out exclusively on a voluntary basis and is therefore one of the few fully club-sponsored events of this size in Germany. The event organizer is Gerd Zachäus from TUSEM Essen.

history

Until a few years ago the race was officially called the Tusem Marathon , but then renamed the Essen Marathon to give it a better national profile compared to competing events such as the much larger Ruhr Marathon . The name Tusem Marathon is still a common term in the running scene. The energy supplier RWE has been a name sponsor since 2006, and the official title has been innogy Marathon - Around Lake Baldeney since 2016 .

In 1974, when women took part for the first time, Christa Vahlensieck achieved a world best time of 2:42:38 h, which was not recognized, however, as the distance turned out to be too short after a re-measurement.

Until 1980 a commuter route was run on the Hardenbergufer on the south side of the Baldeneysee. Since 1981 the route, measured according to the guidelines of DLV and AIMS, has been running twice around the Baldeneysee with an additional turning loop in the first lap. The moderate temperatures in early autumn, the well-developed bike paths and the flat profile allow for fast times.

In the beginning of 1963 there were 50 runners. Today the run is limited to a total of 3,000 participants in order to avoid obstacles when lapping due to the limited space on the route.

Since 2003, the walking and Nordic walking event Walking Day has been held the day before the marathon . After around 300 starters in their first year, around 900 walkers and Nordic walkers were on the road in 2007. Due to the high attendance, the event was presented for the first time in 2008 by a separate sponsor. Compared to the marathon, the longest walking route only runs once around the Baldeneysee and is 14 kilometers long. Walking distances of 4.5 km and 8.5 km are also offered. The start is made in two waves, with the average faster walkers being sent out on the track in advance. A few minutes later the Nordic walkers follow.

statistics

Course records

• Men: 2:14:36, Werner Grommisch , 1987
• Women: 2:34:18, Melanie Kraus , 2004

Winners list

Sources: Organizer's website, arrs.run

date	Men	Time (h)	Women	Time (h)
Oct 13, 2019	Elias Sansar -4-	2:22:38	Isabel Leibfried	2:43:55
Oct 14, 2018	Benedikt Hoffmann	2:24:21	Annika Vössing	2:56:23
0Oct 8, 2017	Elias Sansar -3-	2:24:16	Anke Lehmann	3:06:18
0Oct 9, 2016	Elias Sansar -2-	2:22:06	Eva Offermann	2:51:59
Oct 11, 2015	Elias Sansar	2:21:14	Christl Dörschel (née Viebahn) -3-	2:48:44
Oct 12, 2014	Daniel Schmidt -2-	2:24:28	Christl Dörschel (née Viebahn) -2-	2:47:34
Oct 13, 2013	Florian Neuschwander	2:21:28	Christl Viebahn	2:43:09
Oct 14, 2012	Daniel Schmidt	2:23:00	Silke Optekamp	2:45:05
0Oct 9, 2011	Matthias Graute	2:21:00	Silvia Krull -4-	2:43:33
Oct 10, 2010	Neil Renault ( GBR )	2:18:23	Silvia Krull -3-	2:45:59
Oct 11, 2009	Dennis Pyka	2:20:54	Silvia Krull -2-	2:40:42
Oct 12, 2008	Tobias Sauter	2:18:24	Silvia Krull	2:38:21
Oct 14, 2007	Stefan Koch	2:17:17	Romy Spitzmüller -3-	2:41:49
Oct 15, 2006	Mario Kröckert	2:16:54	Romy Spitzmüller -2-	2:40:39
0Oct 9, 2005	Carsten Wenzek	2:26:28	Carmen Siewert	2:41:51
Oct 10, 2004	Salvatore Di Dio -2-	2:25:45	Melanie Kraus	2:34:18
Oct 12, 2003	Carsten Schütz	2:14:58	Romy Spitzmüller	2:34:57
Oct 13, 2002	Robert Langfeld	2:23:37	Tanja Semjonowa -2-	2:49:11
Oct 14, 2001	Frank Hahn	2:23:47	Tanja Semjonowa	2:51:50
Oct 15, 2000	Jens Borrmann	2:25:49	Kerstin Brüning	2:43:32
Oct 24, 1999	Carsten Breitenbach -2-	2:23:37	Waltraud Klostermann	2:47:40
Oct 25, 1998	Carsten Breitenbach	2:28:23	Rosemarie Kössler	2:46:21
Oct 26, 1997	Matthias Koerner -4-	2:20:12	Tanja Ortega Sawal (nee Kalinowski) -3-	2:47:50
Oct 27, 1996	Bernd-Theodor Pyl	2:24:13	Tanja Kalinowski -2-	2:53:11
Oct 22, 1995	Matthias Koerner -3-	2:18:31	Tanja Kalinowski	2:40:42
Oct 23, 1994	Zenon Szcześniak ( POL )	2:21:16	Krystyna Pieczulis ( POL )	2:47:28
Oct. 24, 1993	Salvatore Di Dio	2:17:27	Czesława Mentlewicz ( POL )	2:43:38
Oct 18, 1992	Matthias Koerner -2-	2:18:13	Maria Kawiorska -2-	2:45:16
Oct 20, 1991	Matthias Körner	2:19:42	Doris Koslowski	2:47:58
Oct 21, 1990	Jacek Konieczny -2-	2:20:05	Danuta Płuciennik ( POL )	2:46:37
Oct 22, 1989	Jacek Konieczny ( POL )	2:15:50	Barbara Winkler	2:53:20
Oct 22, 1988	Andrzej Malicki ( POL )	2:24:16	Maria Kawiorska ( POL )	2:46:13
Oct. 24, 1987	Werner Grommisch	2:14:36	Bernadette Hudy	2:48:08
Oct 25, 1986	Franz Hornberger	2:15:54	Linda Delvaux ( LUX )	2:47:21
Oct 19, 1985	Thomas Eickmann	2:17:47	Sybille Möllensiep	2:51:12
Oct. 20, 1984	Martin Grüning	2:18:22	Christel Österling	2:44:14
Oct 22, 1983	Jürgen Dächert	2:15:52	Iris Reuter	2:40:43
Oct 23, 1982	Andreas Less	2:19:45	Marlis Merry	2:40:13
Oct. 24, 1981	Jürgen Hüsemann	2:21:02	Gisela Neiss	???
0Nov 9, 1980	Gerrit van Essen ( NED )	2:25:39	Agnes Weiss	2:56:54
Oct. 27, 1979	Anthony Lambourne ( GBR )	2:24:45	Christel Heine	2:58:00
Oct 1978	Klaus Orthen	2:24:16	Leni Elbing	3:10:19
Oct 29, 1977	Ko van der Weijden ( NED )	2:18:59	Gerda Reinke	2:56:26
Oct 23, 1976	Ingo Sensburg	2:20:21	Gisela Schneider	3:03:46
Oct 25, 1975	Ulrich Hutmacher	2:19:30	Juliane Wübbeling	3:21:25
Oct 26, 1974	Jens Wollenberg	2:17:04	Christa Vahlensieck	2:42:38
Oct 27, 1973	Winfried Irmen	2:19:37	---	---
Oct 15, 1972	Willi Roggenbach	2:24:58	---	---
Oct 16, 1971	Günter Mielke	2:21:07	---	---
Oct 1970	Werner Putz	2:28:31	---	---
0Oct. 5, 1969	Manfred Bressel	2:29:47	---	---
28 Sep 1968	Dieter Segieth	2:26:51	---	---
Sep 30 1967	Jürgen Bergmann	2:31:35	---	---
0Oct. 1, 1966	Rudy Mol ( NED )	2:34:17	---	---
0Oct 9, 1965	August flower seed	2:36:09	---	---
Oct 24, 1964	Manfred Günther	2:42:43	---	---
Oct 1963	Bruno Niesser	2:40:55	---	---

See also

• List of marathons
• German Road Races

Web links

• Official website
• Route profile on Gehen-in-Essen.de
• Around the Baldeneysee 2006 on Laufreport.de
• Runner report from Rund um den Baldeneysee 2006 on Laufspass.com
• Runner report from Rund um den Baldeneysee 2007 on marathon4you.de

Footnotes

1. ↑ Chronicle of the marathon "Around the Baldeneysee"
2. ↑ Around the Baldeneysee on arrs.run
3. ↑ ^{a b} Distance too short by 745 m
4. ↑ Distance too short by 395 m