{"id":2932,"date":"2015-10-17T20:34:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T20:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/?p=2932"},"modified":"2015-10-17T20:40:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T20:40:02","slug":"tcs-amsterdam-marathon-am-18-oktober-2015-ein-hochklassiges-elitefeld-am-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/?p=2932","title":{"rendered":"TCS Amsterdam Marathon am 18. Oktober 2015: Ein hochklassiges Elitefeld am Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"amsterdam-mar-logo-2015\"<\/a>Abel Kirui is one of the five top athletes joining the elite men’s field. The 33-year-old Kenyan is a several-time world champion over the magical distance. He also pulled off a silver-medal performance at the Olympic Games in London. The other top athletes joining the race are Markos Geneti (2:04:54), Dadi Yami (2:05:41), Feyisa Bekele (2:06:26) and Eliud Tarus (debut). They will be competing with the athletes already announced as leading contenders, who include three-time winner Wilson Chebet, Bernard Kipyego (winner 2014), Tsegaye Mekonnen (2:04:32) and Jonathan Maiyo (2:04:56).<\/p>\n

Two-time world marathon champion Abel Kirui will be looking to recapture the form that saw him triumph in Berlin in 2009 and Daegu two years later when he stands on the start line of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (18).<\/p>\n

Now 33, the Kenyan police chief inspector will be having his first outing since over the classic distance since failing to finish at the Boston Marathon in April. His last completed marathon was in Amsterdam 12 months ago, when he finished sixth in 2:09:45.<\/p>\n

Kirui has not run under 2:08 since the 2012 London Marathon, just a few months before he returned to London and took the silver medal at the Olympic Games that summer, but believes his best days are far from behind him, despite a stress fracture in March 2013 which meant he was unable to defend his world title in Moscow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so happy that my preparation is good. More than ever, I think I can challenge my personal best. I am going in the right direction,\u201d commented Kirui, whose fastest marathon is 2:05:04 from when he finished third in the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am thinking I can go for the course record (in Amsterdam), I am preparing to fight for the course record. I think that this time my body is OK and I am preparing without any stress or any problem,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Amsterdam Marathon course record stands at 2:05:36 to his compatriot Wilson Chebet, from 2013, and the three-time winner Chebet \u2013 who was victorious in consecutive years between 2011 and 2013 \u2013 will be among Kirui\u2019s rivals as he strives to regain his title.<\/p>\n

Kirui also wants to do better than on his visit to Amsterdam last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter coming through the challenges of injury (in 2013, when he didn\u2019t run a marathon because of the stress fracture) the body was still building up but I suffered a stomach problem towards the end of last year\u2019s race. It weakened my energy, but I still finished sixth and I saw the area that I need to concentrate on, from 37 to 42 kilometres.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt (the injury in 2013) taught me that I have to listen to my body. At that time, I was a crazy runner!<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost the chance to represent Kenya in Beijing because I had no good results, so I hope a good result in Amsterdam will push me in my aim to represent Kenya at the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll being well, this is the road to Rio de Janeiro. I did not go to Moscow and not to Beijing, and it was very painful watching these races; but I\u2019m still young enough to race in Rio and keep the flag of Kenya flying high, like they (his teammates) did in Beijing, showing the world that they are world-beaters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among the other four names announced on Tuesday by the organisers of this year\u2019s Amsterdam Marathon was the Ethiopia’s 31-year-old Markos Geneti, who will be the second fastest man in the field.<\/p>\n

He set his personal best of 2:04:54 at the 2012 Dubai Marathon in 2012, where he placed third.<\/p>\n

Geneti also finished second in last year\u2019s Dubai Marathon in 2:05:13, the second fastest time of his career. Amsterdam will be his third marathon of 2015, having finished sixth in Tokyo in 2:07:25 and third in Warsaw in 2:08:11 earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Geneti\u2019s 33-year-old compatriot, Dadi Yami finished sixth in the 2012 Dubai Marathon in 2:05:41, which remains his personal best. His most recent marathon was in Seoul earlier this year, where he was fourth in 2:08:05.<\/p>\n

The third of a trio of Ethiopians, Feyisa Bekele, is familiar with the Amsterdam Marathon having run what is also his personal best of 2:06:26 when finishing fourth.<\/p>\n

However, having won in Seoul last year in 2:07:43, Bekele showed that he was not just a one hit wonder.<\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s Eliud Tarus will be making his marathon debut but is an accomplished runner over shorter distances and can boast of a best of a half marathon best of 1:00:04.<\/p>\n

In addition to Wilson Chebet, the race organisers have already announced that Kenya’s 2014 Amsterdam winner Bernard Kipyego will defend his title.<\/p>\n

Quelle: Organziers, IAAF<\/p>\n

Eliteathleten der M\u00e4nner:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Bernard Kipyego KEN 1986 02:06:22
\n2 Tsegaye Mekonnen ETH 1995 02:04:32
\n3 Markos Geneti ETH 1984 02:04:54
\n4 Jonathan Maiyo KEN 1988 02:04:56
\n5 Abel Kirui KEN 1982 02:05:04
\n6 Wilson Chebet KEN 1985 02:05:27
\n7 Dadi Yami ETH 1982 02:05:41
\n8 Feyisa Bekele ETH 1983 02:06:26
\n9 Chala Dechase ETH 1984 02:06:33
\n11 Mike Kigen KEN 1986 02:06:59
\n13 Jacob Kendagor KEN 1984 02:07:47
\n14 Essa Rashed QAT 1986 02:07:54
\n15 Ezekiel Chebii KEN 1991 02:09:15
\n16 Abraham Kiplimo UGA 1989 02:09:23
\n17 Pius Kirop KEN 1990 02:09:58
\n18 Henry Kiplagat KEN 1990 02:16:09
\n19 Eliud Tarus KEN 1993 debut (60:04)
\n21 Urige Buta NOR 1982 02:09:27
\n22 Michel Butter NED 1985 02:09:58
\n23 Koen Raymaekers NED 1980 02:10:35
\n24 Khalid Choukoud NED 1986 02:10:52
\n25 Abdi Nageeye NED 1989 02:11:33
\n26 Stefano LaRosa ITA 1985 02:12:05
\n27 Guor Maker SDD 1984 02:12:55
\n28 Seboka Negusse ETH 1984 02:14:48
\n29 Driss el Himer FRA 1974 02:06:48
\n31 Ronald Schroer NED 1984 02:16:19
\n33 Marcos Sanza AND 1977 02:16:59
\n34 Salah Eddine Bounasr MOR 1990 debut
\n35 Yessef Kamali MOR 1979 debut
\n36 Ambroise Uwiragiye RWA 1980 02:20:13
\n37 Pip Tesselaar NED 1969 02:21:39
\n38 Iwan Kamminga NED 1978 02:22:14
\n39 Thijs Feuth NED 1981 02:23:35
\n41 Colin Bekers NED 1979 02:26:07
\n42 Alberto Mosca NED 1978 02:26:14
\n43 Abhinabha Tangerman NED 1977 02:27:17
\n44 Imo Muller NED 1980 02:27:40
\n45 Matti Rauma FIN 1982 02:28:53
\n46 Niek van Son NED 1985 02:36:36
\n47 Ivan Fernandez ESP 1988 02:13:43
\n48 Theodoros Anagnostou GRE 1975 02:24:56<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

\nDie Tempomacher beim Amsterdam Marathon:<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
80 Geoffrey Kirui KEN 1993
\n81 Edwin Kiptoo KEN 1993
\n82 Nicholas Bor KEN 1988
\n83 Hicham Bellani MOR 1979
\n84 Michael Mutai KEN 1983
\n85 Stephen Kiplagat KEN 1990
\n86 Ezekiel Chepkorom UGA 1992
\n87 Tom Wiggers NED 1987
\n88 Roy Hoornweg NED 1989
\n89 Teketel Deshmo ETH 1987
\n90 Erick Kogo KEN 1987
\n91 Hugo van den Broek NED 1976
\n93 Michiel Hulleman NED 1981
\n95 Wouter de Cock BEL 1983
\n96 Ingrid Versteegh NED 1978
\n97 Kim Dillen NED 1983
\n98 Willem van Schuerbeeck BEL 1984
\n99 Ben Somikwo UGA 1996<\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n

\nElitel\u00e4uferinnen:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\nF2 Tiki Gelana ETH 1987 02:18:58
\nF3 Flomena Cheyech KEN 1982 02:22:44
\nF4 Meseret Legese ETH 1987 02:26:15
\nF5 Lucy Karimi KEN 1986 02:27:08
\nF6 Joyce Chepkirui KEN 1988 02:29:07
\nF7 Workitu Ayanu ETH 1987 02:29:25
\nF9 Eunice Chumba BRN 1993 02:33:12
\nF11 Adero Nyakisi UGA 1986 debut
\nF12 Tejitu Daba BRN 1991 debut
\nF13 Claudia Pinna ITA 1977 02:37:14
\nF14 Inge de Jong NED 1976 02:38:00
\nF15 Hanna Vandenbussche BEL 1987 02:40:15
\nF16 Patricia Scheurs NED 1976 02:56:07
\nF17 Milly Clark AUS 1989 debut
\nF18 Magali Fleche FRA 1984 03:04:27<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abel Kirui is one of the five top athletes joining the elite men’s field. The 33-year-old Kenyan is a several-time world champion over the magical distance. He also pulled off a silver-medal performance at the Olympic Games in London. The other top athletes joining the race are Markos Geneti (2:04:54), Dadi Yami (2:05:41), Feyisa Bekele … TCS Amsterdam Marathon am 18. Oktober 2015: Ein hochklassiges Elitefeld am Start<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2932"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2932"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2972,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2932\/revisions\/2972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2932"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/run.hwinter.de\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftable_tags&post=2932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}