Switzerland Marathon light
The Switzerland Marathon light is a half marathon initiated by the former Swiss marathon runner Viktor Röthlin . It has taken place on the first Sunday in September since 2014. The start and finish of the 21.1 km run around Lake Sarnen is in Sarnen , the capital of the canton of Obwalden . In addition to the half marathon, there will also be a 10 km run, “Viktor Röthlin's class duel” for school classes (700 to 1100 meters), since 2017 a 4 km fun run and since 2018 a mini run over 400 meters for preschoolers offered.
route
The half marathon leads around Lake Sarnen through the villages of Sachseln , Giswil , Wilen and Sarnen. The first five kilometers of the 10 km run take place on the half marathon route. The turning point is in Sachseln. Both runs end in the athletics facility in Sarner Seefeld.
The half marathon and the 10 km run were officially measured by Swiss Athletics . The running times are thus included in the list of the best from Swiss Athletics and the IAAF .
history
Farewell party of Viktor Röthlin (2014)
The first edition of the Switzerland Marathon light, which took place on September 7, 2014, was also Viktor Röthlin's farewell party from top-class sport. Shortly before, he was still running the marathon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich. After the runs there was a ceremony in honor of the 2010 European marathon champion, which ended with a concert by “ Stiller Has ”.
Fastest half marathon in Switzerland
Edwin Koech from Kenya ran around the Sarnersee on September 6, 2015 in 59:54 minutes. The Switzerland Marathon light thus has the fastest half marathon route in Switzerland. In 2015, the Switzerland Marathon light was ranked 8th among the fastest half marathons worldwide.
Viktor Röthlin's class duel
There are no official junior categories at the Switzerland Marathon light. All first to sixth graders from all over Switzerland are invited to «Viktor Röthlin's class duel». Until 2016, the class duel was limited to the seven municipalities of the canton of Obwalden and the neighboring Nidwalden municipality of Ennetmoos (Röthlin's place of residence).
Participation is free for all children thanks to sponsorship contributions.
Each school level corresponds to a category, all first graders, all second graders etc. in a community compete against each other. The length of the route is 700 m for first to third graders and 1,100 m for fourth to sixth graders.
There is no individual ranking list, but only a ranking list for each school level of each participating school community (previously also each participating class of each community). On the one hand, the average times of all participating students are decisive for this ranking list. In addition, it also takes into account how many students participated in relation to the maximum number of students at the relevant school level in each municipality.
With “Viktor Röthlin's class duel”, Röthlin pursues his concern to motivate schoolchildren to exercise.
statistics
Course records half marathon
- Men: 59:54, Edwin Koech (KEN), 2015 (fastest half marathon time ever run on Swiss soil)
- Women: 1:09:48, Helen Bekele Tola (ETH), 2017
Winners list
half marathon
| year | Men | time | Women | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Edwin Koech (KEN) | 1: 00.12 | Denise Johannsen (SUI) | 1: 21.50 |
| 2015 | Edwin Koech (KEN) | 0: 59.53 | Maja Neuenschwander (SUI) | 1: 12.24 |
| 2016 | Fabian Kuert (SUI) | 1: 07.40 | Laura Hrebec (SUI) | 1: 15.49 |
| 2017 | Yazew Sisay (ETH) | 1: 03.57 | Helen Bekele Tola (ETH) | 1: 09.48 |
| 2018 | Simon Schäppi (SUI) | 1: 11.10 | Arlette Maurer (SUI) | 1: 21.54 |
| 2019 | Jens Ziganke (GER) | 1: 11.15 | Maja Neuenschwander (SUI) | 1: 16.25 |
10 km run
| year | Men | time | Women | time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sergio Dias (SUI) | 32.14 | Rebecca Rüegge (SUI) | 37.15 |
| 2015 | Michael Ott (SUI) | 30.34 | Martina Strähl (SUI) | 34.10 |
| 2016 | Tesfay Felfele (ERI) | 31.59 | Christine Müller (SUI) | 37.50 |
| 2017 | Lukas Marti (SUI) | 32.47 | Aude Salord (FRA) | 35.03 |
| 2018 | Marco Trummer (SUI) | 32.41 | Sara Galimberti (SUI) | 34.24 |
| 2019 | Fabian Kuert (SUI) | 30.35 | Michèle Gantner (SUI) | 35.38 |
Development of the finisher numbers
| year | half marathon | including women | in % | 10 km run | including women | in % | Class duel | 4 km fun run | Mini run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2551 | 831 | 32.6% | 1054 | 562 | 53.3% | 568 | - | - |
| 2015 | 1508 | 470 | 31.2% | 713 | 369 | 51.8% | 726 | - | - |
| 2016 | 1796 | 550 | 30.6% | 880 | 506 | 57.5% | 787 | - | - |
| 2017 | 1316 | 411 | 31.2% | 742 | 364 | 49.1% | 743 | 111 | - |
| 2018 | 1358 | 422 | 31.1% | 781 | 371 | 47.5% | 675 | 112 | 88 |
| 2019 | 1352 | 413 | 30.5% | 701 | 359 | 51.2% | 517 | 195 | 112 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Viktor Röthlin's class duel , on the Switzerland Marathon light website, accessed on January 22, 2020