Sunday 10 April 2016

GERMAN WEIN-STREET MARATHON

Evans Taiget of Kenya won the full marathon, while Jonan Lehmann won the half marathon.

Bockenheim, 10 April 2016: The most awaited date in the city's calendar, every two year and has been for the past 18 years (1998).
Today is the 10th marathon and more than 3,500 runners took the streets of Bockenheim city, in a display of talent and running for the endurance of the medal.

At 10.am, the full marathon runners set off from the wein gate to begin their Kilometers, the full marathon is 42.2 Kilometer while the half marathon is 21 Kilometer journey, with a lot of Germans and international runners on display in the event of the 2016 Deutsche Weinstraße Marathon.

Evans, who started the race as a pace-steter, clocked 2:20 hours as he won the race for the first time in Germany, he took part in the Mannheim Marathon in 2013 and he did not win, today he breaks the record as he won his first marathon race in Bockenheim Germany.
"This is the first time for me to win the marathon in Germany, I came for the Mannheim Marathon in Germany in 2013 but I did'nt win it"
Evans, went further to explain to us during the interview with him after the race, he said how he has thoroughly prepared for the race.
Evans who says he make three marathon and some road racing on daily basis.



Evans, who hope to be qualified to run for the Olympics game; he is a proffessional (runner) 
sport man. On like Jonas Lehmann who came first in the half marathon who is an engineer. Jonas studied engineering in the University of Kaiserslautern and the 26 year old who is a Professional building
engineer and sport (running) as his hobby.

Written by Queendaline Schneider. 

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