PRESS RELEASE - BERLIN RUNS: Leonard Komon clocks another fast time in ASICS Gr
PRESS RELEASE - BERLIN RUNS: Leonard Komon clocks another fast time in ASICS Gr
PRESS
RELEASE –
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Leonard Komon takes third win
in a row with another fast time in
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Leonard Komon and Anna Hahner took the ASICS Grand
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Course
record holder Leonard Komon, who had run 27:12 in 2010 and then 27:15 a
year ago in this race, took the lead early on. It was in the fifth
kilometre when he left behind his rivals. Komon then passed the 5 k mark
in a very quick time of minutes. But during the second
half of the race the wind was blowing into the face of the 10 k world
record holder (26:44) and he could not keep his high pace. In the end he
missed his goal of setting a world lead – this time stands at 27:29
minutes – by 17 seconds. Leonard Komon’s 27:46 still is a very fast
time, the tenth fastest in the year so far. “It was a pitty that the
wind was so strong in the second half. I think I will come back to the
ASICS Grand 10 once again next year to give it another try,” said
Leonard Komon.
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The
next two runners behind Leonard Komon also clocked fine times: In a
sprint finish for second place David Kogei
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Only two weeks after clocking for eighth place in the Berlin
Marathon Anna Hahner returned to the German capital. This time she was
number one. The 22 year-old showed a fine race, clocking 33:50 minutes.
She was well ahead of Lucie Sekanova (Czech Republic/34:23) and Lisabeth
Wagner (Germany/36:22). “It was going well for me, although obviously I
felt that I was not that fresh just two weeks after the marathon. But I
am happy with my race and enjoyed the atmosphere,” said Anna Hahner, who
has a marathon PB of from her debut in Düsseldorf
earlier in the year.
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“The ASICS Grand 10 have developed well. We have established
the race as a top 10 k event. Unfortunately the wind prevented faster
times today,” said Race Director Gerhard Janetzky. Organisers registered
a record entry for the fifth edition with 7,225 runners.
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Leonard Komon winning the ASICS Grand 10. Credit essential:
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