Records possible, depending on the weather
FRANKFURT (GER): Close attention is being paid to the weather conditions ahead of the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon (WA Elite Label) on Sunday (25 October), where four men are due to compete with a PB inside 2:05:00. Attempts on the German Record and European Record are possible if favorable weather conditions prevail.
The three fastest German marathon runners in history, Amanal Petros, Samuel Fitwi and Richard Ringer, will compete against a field that includes Andualem Belay of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Benard Biwott.
Meanwhile, Zeineba Yimer of Ethiopia and Betsy Saina of the United States headline the women’s field, with PBs of 2:18:47 and 2:19:17, respectively. They are joined by Kenya’s Marion Kibor, Ethiopian Meskerem Assefa, and debutant Blanka Dörfel of Germany. A record 19,720 runners from 128 countries are entered.
