StrongmanRun
The Fisherman's Friend StrongmanRun is an annual extreme obstacle course in several countries ( Germany , Switzerland , Austria ) .
The time limit of three and a half hours was lifted in 2012 (due to sometimes long waiting times at the obstacles). For the StrongmanRun 2013 the time was increased to four hours. A comparable run is the Tough Guy Race in England, in which, however, the focus is less on running than overcoming obstacles.
Germany
2007
The StrongmanRun was first on 4 February 2007 at the Münster-Handorf Airfield , the training area of Lutzow barracks in Münster - Handorf instead. The run went over 12 km (two rounds of 6 km with nine obstacles each). The winner was the cross-country runner Alexander Lubina in 40:38 minutes. 1,930 registrations were received, 1,599 participants showed up at the start, 1,579 made it to the finish line, and 12,000 spectators were there. A repetition at Münster-Handorf airfield in the following year could not be approved, mainly for ecological reasons.
2008
On April 13, 2008, the StrongmanRun took place on the grounds of Niederrhein Airport over 16 km (two laps of 8 km with a total of 26 obstacles). The winner was the 1. Bundesliga triathlete Knut Höhler with a time of 1:12:01 hours. 25,000 spectators were in Weeze, 5,375 registrations were made, 4,174 started and 4,072 made it to the finish.
2009
On March 29, 2009, the StrongmanRun also took place on the grounds of Weeze Airport. The route length in 2009 was around 18 km (2 laps, 9 km each). A total of 32 obstacles had to be overcome, some of which, however, were taken out of the course during the race due to repeated injuries to the participants. This time too Knut Höhler won in 1:33:54 hours. There were 7,777 registrations on the day of the event, 5,925 participants started, 4,624 made it to the finish line within a time limit of 3.5 hours. 30,000 spectators were at the edge of the track.
2010
The fourth StrongmanRun was on April 18th, 2010 on the grounds of Weeze Airport. The track length was 18 km (2 laps, 9 km each). The runners had to tackle 14 difficult stations per lap. According to the organizers, the “strongest run of all time” was fully booked two days after the official registration start. There were 8,940 registrations. 6,965 runners started at 12:00 noon, of which 6,565 people successfully crossed the finish line. 3,636 men and 221 women managed this in less than 3.5 hours. Knut Höhler achieved his third victory with 1:42 hours.
2011
On April 17th, 2011 the fifth StrongmanRun took place. Due to the growing demand every year, the race has been moved to the Nürburgring . The 9.8 km long route with 14 obstacles had to be lapped twice. 10,940 had registered, 8,890 runners started, 8,547 of them made it to the finish. In the time limit of 3.5 hours, 7,316 crossed the finish line, 577 women and 6,739 men. The winner was Florian Neuschwander from Trier, who finished with a time of 1:21:27 h.
2012
The sixth StrongmanRun took place again at the Nürburgring on May 5th, 2012. This time, 10.8 km had to be run twice with 15 obstacles each. The run was already booked five months before the start, with 12,027 runners registered. 9642 started, of which 9,294 made it to the finish. Knut Höhler regained his title and won the StrongmanRun for the fourth time with a time of 1:38:13 h. The Nürburgring was visited by 35,000 spectators that day.
2013
The seventh StrongmanRun took place on May 4th, 2013. The venue was the Nürburgring for the third time. The track length was 2 × 11.9 km, with 15 obstacles and a total of 650 meters of altitude to be overcome per lap. 12,823 runners from 54 nations were registered, which meant a new world record for an obstacle course. Of those registered, 10,473 started (1,451 women and 9,022 men), of which 9,843 runners made it to the finish (1,258 women and 8,585 men). Around 6,000 of them stayed within the 4 hour time limit. Last year's winner and "Tough Guy 2013" winner Knut Höhler was injured and was unable to finish the race. The men's winners were Felix Grelak and Tom Schlegel, who crossed the finish line hand in hand and now share the title in 1:56:29 h. Third was Christoph Lohse in 1:57:03 h. The fastest woman was "Tough Guy 2013" winner Friederike "Iki" Feil with a time of 2:08:31 h, ahead of the Swiss Carole Koster with 2:15:35 h and Rhea Richter with 2:24:15 h. There were over 30,000 visitors to watch the race and cheer on the "StrongmanRunner".
2014
On May 10th, 2014 the 8th StrongmanRun took place in drizzling rain and a refreshing 10 degrees. The venue was the Nürburgring (the “Green Hell” ) for the fourth time . The length of the route was 23.6 km, on this 1,300 meters of altitude and 34 obstacles had to be overcome. 13,000 runners were registered, of which 11,906 (10,036 men and 1,870 women) started, of whom 8,176 made it to the finish line within the time limit of four hours (7,389 men and 787 women). The men's winners were last year's two winners, Felix Grelak and Tom Schlegel, in 1:44:25 h. Robin Dechant was third in 1:44:33 h. The fastest woman was Carole Koster, in 2:06:01 h. Friederike ("Iki") Feil, winner from last year, finished second with a time of 2:08:00 h. Third place went to Nadine Schmitz.
2015
In 2015 Susanne Kraus took first place in the women and Robin Dechant in the men.
Switzerland
The StrongmanRun has been taking place in Thun, Switzerland, at the Thun arsenal since 2010 .
2012
In the third edition of the StrongmanRuns on March 11th, 4,055 runners took part. The route comprised 44 obstacles and was 16 km long. Since the course was divided into two laps, some route changes were made for the second lap. The proportion of women was just under 20%. The winners were the Swiss Baptiste Rollier and Brigitta Mathys .
The StrongmanRun has been taking place in Engelberg in Obwalden since 2013 and has been taking place since 2016 with the addition of “Summer Edition”.
Since 2016 there has also been the “Winter Edition” which takes place in Villars-sur-Ollon in Vaud.
Austria
On June 22nd, 2013 the StrongmanRun took place in Obertauern , Austria for the first time . A total of approx. 20 km, with 14 obstacles and 500 m difference in altitude, had to be conquered.
Luxembourg
On October 20, 2013, the first StrongmanRun in Luxembourg took place in Differdange and on October 19, 2014 the starting signal for the second StrongmanRun in Luxembourg was given in the same location.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fisherman's Friend StrongmanRun (Ed.): Archive for the StrongmanRun 2012 category . The official result list is online. ( HTML [accessed January 16, 2013]).
- ↑ Fischerman´s Friend StrongmanRun (Ed.): Announcement . Time limit. ( HTML [accessed January 16, 2013]).
- ↑ Fischerman´s Friend StrongmanRun (Ed.): Route plan . ( PNG 941kB [accessed August 5, 2012]).
- ↑ Fischerman´s Friend StrongmanRun (Ed.): The 3rd FISHERMANS FRIEND StrongmanRun in Switzerland . The strongest run in Switzerland has a record number of participants! March 11, 2012 ( online [PDF; 494 kB ; accessed on August 5, 2012]).
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