Saxon Mt. Everest stair marathon

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Start of the solo at the stair marathon 2018
After the start you go down the stairs, to the Hoflößnitz to
From the Goldener Wagen Weinbergstor turn left to the turning area
Spitzhaus staircases (2013)

The Saxon Mt. Everest Stair Marathon is an extreme sports event that has existed since 2005 on the Spitzhaus staircase in Radebeul - Oberlößnitz . A report on the website of the German Ultramarathon Association describes the run as "the heaviest and largest extreme stair run in the world". In particular, the 39,700 steps to be mastered define the event as a flight of stairs ( ultra flight of stairs ), comparable at most to the 11,674 steps on the longest flight of stairs in the world along the Niesenbahn in Switzerland , where the second longest, but pure flight of stairs takes place every year. In addition, in Radebeul, international participants from 13 nations to date will complete the vertical meters of the eponymous Mount Everest in up to 24 hours (8,848 meters in 100 laps), which is in addition to the distance covered by an ultramarathon (84.4 kilometers). Previously, if requested, a correspondingly powerful starter, but since 2015 as a controlled route, the ultra marathon is carried out as a 24-hour run . The former title holder Kurt Hess from Switzerland covered 144 laps during this time in 2007, which corresponds to a running distance of over 120 kilometers and an altitude distance of over 12,700 meters (57,168 steps). At the 11th edition in 2015, Munich's Andreas Allwang clearly surpassed this record with 156 laps (equivalent to 13,800 meters in altitude).

The runs

  • On the 7th Radebeul Spitzhaus staircase, which on 16./17. In April 2011, 700 runners took part. The 8th stair marathon took place on 21./22. April 2012, it was attended by participants from 7 nations. Four new records were set in 2012. The fastest runner in 2012, Sepp Schreiber, undercut the five-year record set by his compatriot Kurt Hess by over an hour, and the second, Andreas Allwang (D), also undercut the previous course record. In 2012, 28 men and 7 women, more than half of the competitors starting alone, made it through the 100 rounds. It is noteworthy that the last placed in the 2012 invitation run of the Elf Freunde , nine comrades of the THW Vs. Fire brigade , contested their race in operational clothing and under respiratory protection .
  • The 9th stair marathon took place on 20./21. April 2013. Two records were set: The first-placed woman in the individual starters, Kristina Tille, set a new women's best time for the 100 laps with 17:30:22. The season of the Lößnitzgymnasium improved the tourist time to under 11 hours (10:59:35). In the head-to-head race against the neighboring Luisenstift-Gymnasium, the Lößnitzgymnasium now has seven first places and two second places in nine events, followed by the Luisenstift high school with two first places and five second places. In 2013, five participants registered to complete the 24-hour run. The first place (tenth place on 100 laps) completed a total of 115 laps in 23:53:37. The rescue team of the Radebeul fire brigade also started again wearing respiratory protection and completed the eleven laps of the invitation run in less than 2 hours 5 minutes.
  • The 10th stair marathon took place on 12./13. April 2014. Two records were set: The first woman in the individual starters, Ulrike Baars, who placed in one of the first two places for the sixth time, set a new best time for women in the 100 laps with 17:06:59. And managed 114 laps in the 24-hour race. The fastest runner, Andreas Allwang, won with 13:26:53. The fire brigade had invited across Germany to tackle the tourist route in 2014 with more than 100 participants in operational clothing and under heavy breathing protection. The first 100 firefighters made the distance, which they contested out of competition because of their respiratory protection handicap, in about 7:30 p.m. To mark the tenth anniversary of the sporting event, a Dresden runner celebrated his own anniversary: ​​Alexander Helbig was the only runner to complete all ten Spitzhaus staircases with 100 laps.
  • For the 11th stair marathon (April 18/19, 2015) the regulations were slightly changed. The winner of the soloists was the starter who completed the most runs within 24 hours; Men and women were honored separately. A separate award for the fastest completion of 100 laps was also given. The fire brigade team wearing heavy respiratory protection and operational clothing completed 117 laps in 23:31:16 during the 24-hour run.
  • The 14th stair marathon took place on 21./22. April 2018. After a long break in Radebeul, the winner of the first three competitions started again alone from 2005 to 2007, Kurt Hess from Switzerland, and was awarded the starting number 1 as an honor. An additional feature in the race were his two different running shoes with which he then secured second place and all that at the age of 65! The heat was extreme, because hardly a cloud adorned the blue sky on both days and provided a little shade. So you also had to think of a good sunscreen. Later in the cool night, some of the runners took a longer break or even slept a little on the camp beds provided. Others, on the other hand, kept walking at a somewhat slower pace, patiently waiting for the first birds chirping from the vineyard. With dawn over the Spitzhaus it soon became clear that there were hard hours ahead of the runners and, above all, that it would be very warm before the finish in the afternoon. Again it was necessary to adjust his body to the expected heat. Every runner had his own special recipe and good helpers on the route, who at the right time handed the cooling sponge with water, the very special food and drinks to refuel. And again round after round. Among the women, Radebeul's Katrin Jeschke, who came second in the end, was particularly noticeable, as she had the strength to have a little chat with the numerous spectators even on Sunday afternoon. She smiled convincingly into the camera shortly before the finish line after 24 hours. The celebrated winner Carmen Henker was only one lap ahead in the end. Firefighters in operational clothing and with heavy breathing protection have now become a good tradition among the participants of the eleven friends . Again and again there was spontaneous applause when such a runner was spotted or had just taken the last steps of the stairs. Also this year the tourist relay teams, which make the race more colorful, and the three - man ropes on the stairs were to be found.

Idea and goal setting

The idea for the run came about during a visit to the Panometer in Leipzig with the exhibition 8848Everest360 ° . Since flights of stairs have been carried out on the Spitzhaus staircase since the year 2000 ( Spitzhaus staircase ), a wealth of experience was available for the new task. The organizers received support from the city of Radebeul , the local fire brigades , the local association of the technical relief organization , the DLRG Meißen, the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund and private helpers.

Until 2011 participants from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, USA, Israel, Luxembourg and Belgium competed in the international competition. For 2012, competitors from the United Kingdom, Sweden and Poland had also registered. In 2013 the first participant from Romania joined.

While going it alone is reserved for 60 international competitors (48 men and 9 women in 2012), some of whom are fighting for World Cup points, the 15 three-person ropes and 5 tourist teams with up to 100 participants each offer popular sport . Among them are well-known names: In 2011, the Saxon regional bishop Jochen Bohl was part of the team of Kinderarche Sachsen , which took part as a tourist team. On the square in front of the children's ark landed the cultural relay of the state theaters of Saxony , consisting of "artists of the state theaters of Saxony , the Staatskapelle Dresden , the Dresden Philharmonic , the Dresden State Operetta , students of the Dresden University of Music and culture enthusiasts, friends, acquaintances and relatives of the musicians of the orchestra State theaters of Saxony. ”In 2010, for example, the Mayor of Radebeul Bert Wendsche was part of the Children's Ark team, while State Bishop Bohl was part of the local Lions Club team.

route

It leads the runners starting on the forecourt of the Bismarck Tower in Radebeul , past the pavilion at the top of the Spitzhaus staircase, down to the gate of the Am Goldenen Wagen vineyard , right across the street at the Goldenen Wagen to the place where the Hoflößnitzstraße crosses. Here you turn around and the route goes up again to the upper turn on the forecourt.

Out of consideration for the historic sandstone stairs, the use of spikes or sticks is prohibited. The staircase that overcomes the steep slope of the Lößnitz has a slope angle of 36.2%, including the platforms , and the entire half-way of the ascent from the turning point to the destination of 21%. Due to its course in a cut in the Lausitz Fault , which leads from the Dresden Elbe valley widening to the Lausitzer Platte near Wahnsdorf , the slope of the stairs is much flatter than the fall line of the terraced vineyards on both sides.

The event is received as "the European highlight of the month [April], the first significant outdoor event of the year [... which] has already achieved cult status and attracts a special clientele." The "most extreme flight of stairs in the world" is already " Fully booked months before the competition ”, but“ an inquiry with the organizer can still be worthwhile: Most of the time there are still places available in the relays or in a group of three. ”Otherwise, there is only hope of moving up from the waiting list. Participation in the race counts within the annual Towerrunning World Cup .

Regulations

The race lasted over 100 laps on the above-mentioned route until 2014 and there were 24 hours available. The race has lasted 24 hours since 2015; in addition, the 100-lap results are stopped. All runners who completed the 100 laps within the 24 hours will be immortalized in a club of the 100s .

The three starting classes are divided as follows:

Go it alone

Each participant (men / women) runs the 24 hours or 100 laps alone, whereby it is up to him how he divides the race.

The three-party team

A team consists of three participants (mixed possible), who divide the 100 rounds. It should be noted that each participant must run at least 25 laps and 18 hours of time must be undercut.

The tourists

A team, consisting of at least 75 participants (mixed possible) until 2014, takes the route under its feet and has 16 hours for it. Since 2015, only 50 laps have been completed by 50 participants.

Eleven friends

In addition to the three starting classes, there is an invitation race for sponsors and helpers of the event: eleven participants each run one lap and have 2 hours to do it.

Records

  • Men's course record: 13:26:53 hours, set by Andreas Allwang (D) on 12/13. April 2014 (before: 13:47:32 hours, Sepp Schreiber (CH), 2012)
  • Course record for women: 16:16:52 hours, set by Antje Müller on the 18th and 19th. April 2015 (before: 17:06:59 hours, Ulrike Baars (D), 2014)
  • Course record for three-party ropes: 10:10:54 hours, set by Stefan Wolf, Jan Fiebig, Daniel Wolf (D) on 21/22. April 2012 (before: 10:36:56 hours, Albert, Letzsch, Schröder (D), 2006)
  • Route record tourists: 10:59:35 hours, set up by the Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (D) on 20./21. April 2013 (before: 11:05:12 hours, Gymnasium Luisenstift (D), 2012)
  • Course record eleven friends: 1:02:59 hours, set by Animo Radebeul (D) on 21/22 April 2012
  • Fastest lap run: 4:26 minutes, set up by Robin Duha, Die Landratten vom SC Poseidon Radebeul (D) on April 23, 2017 (before: 4:29 minutes, Franz Taubert, Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (D) also on April 23, 2017 (a few hours earlier)
  • Most laps (men): 156 laps, set up by Andreas Allwang on 18./19. April 2015 (previously: 144 rounds, Kurt Hess (CH), set up on April 21/22, 2007)
  • Most rounds (women): 121 rounds, (D), set up by Ulrike Baars on 16./17. April 2016 (before: 114 rounds, Antje Müller set up on April 18/19, 2015)
  • Most laps (fire brigade under respiratory protection): 117 laps, set up on 18./19. April 2015 (previously: 116 rounds, set up on April 12/13, 2014)

Winners lists

Complete placements of all participants beyond the podium places mentioned here can be found on the event website. The times given are valid for 100 completed laps; Those placed without a time specification have not completed 100 laps. The 24-hour results follow in a separate column.

year rank Men Time
100 rd.
Approx.
24 hours
Women Time
100 rd.
Approx.
24 hours
Threesome time Tourists time Records
2005 1st rank Kurt Hess ( CH ) 17:09:42 Ulrike Baars ( D ) 19:30:48 Neverrests Pesterwitz 12:49:39 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 12:28:42
2005 2nd rank Steffen Clauss (D) 18:54:53 Bianca Gudd (D) 22:49:07 The snails Bad Schandau 13:13:40 SAP SI Dresden 12:54:28
2005 3rd rank Norbert Rößler (D) 19:18:58 Messner's heirs Dresden 13:40:06 Dance school Nebl Dresden 13:14:47
2006 1st rank Kurt Hess (CH) 14:58:32 Uta Graßhoff (D) rabbit and Hedgehog 10:36:56 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:42:37
2006 2nd rank Daniel Schmid (CH) 15:21:16 Head hunter + frog prince 12:30:40 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 12:20:41
2006 3rd rank Ben Juretzko (D) 17:06:43 Radebeul globetrotter 12:30:50 SAP SI Dresden 12:26:51
2007 1st rank Kurt Hess (CH) 14:48:28 144 Ulrike Baars (D) 17:53:23 LG BRONX BERLIN I 12:34:49 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:33:15
2007 2nd rank Christian Riedl (D) 15:55:41 Alexandra Kilian (D) The stair junkies 13:01:44 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 12:07:05
2007 3rd rank Steffen Clauss (D) 16:30:20 Uta Graßhoff (D) Wahnsdorf 1 13:03:55 Lions Club Radebeul 13:05:34
2008 1st rank Stefan Ungermann (D) 15:32:40 Ulrike Baars (D) 17:43:29 Kopfjaeger Sports 11:41:51 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:36:18
2008 2nd rank Rene Strosny (D) 16:21:14 Uta Graßhoff (D) The Franconian Sherpas 12:18:06 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 12:18:45
2008 3rd rank Steffen Clauss (D) 16:52:39 Gisela Kunckel (D) Großenhainer stair sharks 12:30:33 Großenhainer summiteer 13:08:15
2009 1st rank Heiko Lätsch (D) 16:52:44 Susan Bateman ( UAE ) 21:44:33 Step by step 11:59:33 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:55:13
2009 2nd rank Ulf Kühne (D) 17:23:08 Uta Graßhoff (D) Little John Bikes Team Dresden 12:17:39
2009 3rd rank Thomas Nigg (CH) 17:46:15 Annemarie Nietzold (D) SV Elbland Coswig-Meißen 12:27:52
2010 1st rank Marco Summermatter (CH) 15:24:03 Ulrike Baars (D) 18:01:48 Step by step 11:36:05 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 11:38:46
2010 2nd rank Ulf Kühne (D) 16:20:45 Madeleine Lorenz (D) 20:26:58 Team Triple X 11:40:32 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:50:41
2010 3rd rank Steffen Clauss (D) 16:32:04 Annemarie Nietzold (D) 23:49:27 RV Pirna and Friends 13:05:25 SV Elbland Coswig-Meißen 12:16:39
2011 1st rank Marco Summermatter (CH) 14:56:20 Antje Müller (D) 18:20:46 Step by step 10:56:57 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:07:46
2011 2nd rank Steffen Clauss (D) 16:19:42 Gabriela Lipfert (D) 23:00:47 The brisk threesome 11:27:39 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 11:28:51
2011 3rd rank Kai Böhme (D) 17:13:22 Uta Graßhoff (D) Sportaholics 11:52:13 Lions Club Radebeul 13:16:32
2012 1st rank Sepp Schreiber (CH) 13:47:32 Katrin Grieger (D) 17:39:55 Step by step 10:10:54 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 11:05:12
2012 2nd rank Andreas Allwang (D) 13:55:06 Ulrike Baars (D) 18:31:01 Step-by-step 44+ 11:19:44 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:33:36
2012 3rd rank Ulf Kühne (D) 15:27:29 Kristina Tille (D) 20:05:40 LSV & Friends 1 11:46:33 LEVEL Dresden 11:49:44
2013 1st rank Heiko Lätsch (D) 14:46:09 Kristina Tille (D) 17:30:22 Kopfjaeger Sports 11:49:25 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 10:59:35
2013 2nd rank Frank Wittwer (D) 14:48:35 Daniele Dilling (D) 23:46:47 AllStair100 team 11:58:21 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul 11:29:00
2013 3rd rank Marco Summermatter (CH) 15:06:59 Elisabeth Schwibs (D) Team QuickFit 12:27:32 Children's ark of Saxony 14:01:01
2014 1st rank Andreas Allwang (D) 13:26:53 Ulrike Baars (D) 17:06:59 114 Step by step 11:46:29 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul 11:37:39
2014 2nd rank Ulf Kühne (D) 15:07:55 Sabine Remberger-Jordan (D) 22:04:46 Kopfjaeger Sports 12:32:03 Lions Club Radebeul 12:26:20
2014 3rd rank Frank Wittwer (D) 16:27:31 Katrin Hofmann (D) 22:47:18 step by step 12:32:53 Intersport Malting Dresden 13:52:27
2015 1st rank Andreas Allwang (D) 13:45:59 156 Antje Müller (D) 16:16:52 115 Stairway to Hell 11:19:17 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:30:10
2015 2nd rank Stefan Wilsdorf (D) 14:54:14 140 Ywi Lehnert (D) 18:10:55 Team Endurance Radebeul 11:31:26 Fire Department Dresden (50 rounds) 05:30:56
2015 3rd / 2nd R. Steffen Muschinski (D) 15:42:46 Sabine Remberger-Jordan (D) 21:01:03 102 Thomas Sports Center 11:38:34 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:42:08
2015 3rd rank Yves König (D) (16:03:03)
(4th place)
136 Tanja Höschele (D) (22:07:12)
(5th rank)
101
2016 1st rank Kai Böhme (D) 125 Ulli Baars (D) 121 Step by step 10:37:04 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:26:50
2016 2nd rank Frank Wittwer (D) 121 Tanja Neumann (D) 116 City run club meets RC Dresden 11:11:38 Gymnasium Luisenstift Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:32:24
2016 3rd rank Patrick Kobelhirt (A) 118 Babett Jasbinschek (D) 105 Sportaholics 11:14:16 Quickfit-The fitness center (50 laps) 06:17:04
2017 1st rank Stefan Wilsdorf (D) 15:24:31 135 Antje Müller Baars (D) 17:54:50 110 Tick, trick and track 14:29:20 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:25:59
2017 2nd rank Yves Mahindra King (D) 17:18:20 129 Sabine Remberger-Jordan (D) 22:22:36 105 City run club meets RC Dresden 11:43:09 Quickfit-The fitness center (50 laps) 05:59:49
2017 3rd rank Andreas Gröber (CH) 18:50:26 120 Bere May (D) 23:20:44 101 Twitter cube 12:34:56 Stair Hogger (50 laps) 06:16:02
2018 1st rank Frank Götze (D) 17:23:52 127 Carmen Executioner (D) 19:43:21 104 Capaur runners 11:37:21 Lößnitzgymnasium Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:09:26
2018 2nd rank Kurt Hess (CH) 17:59:06 124 Katrin Jeschke (D) 21:13:29 103 Team podium 12:27:17 Luisenstift Radebeul (50 rounds) 05:31:51
2018 3rd rank Falko Zeeh (D) 17:26:32 117 Yvonne Lehnert (D) 18:46:13 101 No mercy for the calf 12:41:46 Team Quickfit Dresden (50 laps) 05:52:50
  1. World record attempt over 24-hour climbing stairs (only the stairs): Daniel Schmid (169 laps)
  2. Course record for three ropes
  3. Fastest run lap
  4. Men's course record
  5. Men's 24-hour record
  6. Jump up ↑ the women's course record
  7. Women's 24-hour record
  8. Route record tourists

Others

(As of April 23, 2017)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Norman Books: Saxon Mount Everest Stair Marathon: A Run of the Somewhat Extraordinary Kind ( Memento from January 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF), accessed on March 12, 2012.
  2. a b GERMAN ROAD RACES eV: 8th Saxon Mount Everest stair marathon on 21./22. APRIL 2012 - The world's first ultra flight of stairs ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.germanroadraces.de archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 14, 2012.
  3. 8th Saxon Mt. Everest stair marathon on the website of the German Ultramarathon Association, accessed on March 12, 2012.
  4. Sächsische Zeitung: About 700 started walking up the stairs  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sz-online.de   , accessed March 14, 2012.
  5. 8th Saxon Mt. Everest Stair Marathon
  6. Results 8th Saxon Mt. Everest Stair Marathon 21./22. April 2012 (PDF; 144 kB)
  7. a b c Uwe Hofmann: Radebeul Spitzhaus staircase run: a double record for the anniversary. ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dnn-online.de archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. new (with a photo of a fire fighter runner) In: dnn-online.de from April 14, 2014.
  8. List of participants 2012 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 19 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.treppenlauf.de
  9. Tumbling records at the Spitzhaus staircase run in Radebeul
  10. Results from 2011 (PDF; 167 kB)
  11. Results from 2010 (PDF; 69 kB)
  12. The route and elevation profile (PDF; 40 kB), accessed on December 3, 2017.
  13. International races ensure excitement in the World Cup. In the overall ranking of the Towerrunning World Cup, things are much closer in 2010 than in the previous year. In: Runner's World , accessed March 13, 2012.
  14. The special running tip: Mt. Everest stair marathon. In: Runner's World , accessed March 13, 2012.
  15. Towerrunning World Cup ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.towerrunning.com
  16. records
  17. Results of the flights of stairs. Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
  18. Information from the Stair Running Team Radebeul , Ulf Kühne, Radebeul, 2018.