Königsschlösser Romantik Marathon

Marathon results Paul Schmidt finished almost 25 minutes ahead of a nearly 500 runner field to win the 15th annual Konigsschlosser Romantik Lauf Marathon in East Allgau of Bavaria. Schmidt crosses the German country side, castles included, working through woodlands and past a pair of lakes in a convincing 2:27:29. A mark still almost eight minutes off the record of 2:19:08 set by Titus Kosjei in 2010. Runner-up Marco Diehl was next to show, finishing with a time of 2:52:18. Frank Merrbach (2:53:48) made it in just a step ahead of Pierre Fournier (2:53:51) for third. For the women, it was Doris Marquardt in dominating fashion. Taking first with a time of 3:03:04, Marquardt crossed the finish line just shy of 15 minutes faster than the next best finisher. Runner-up Maria Magdalena (3:18:02) managed to hold off Karen Sobrino (3:18:41) for second. Top 10 Men 1 Paul SCHMIDT GER 2:27:29 2 Marco DIEHL GER 2:52:18 3 Frank MERRBACH GER 2:53:48 4 Pierre FOURNIER CHE 2:53:51 5 Kay-Uwe MULLER GER 2:54:18 6 Michael KNITTL AUT 2:56:20 7 Christian JAKOB GER 2:58:20 8 Marek MAKOWSKI POL 3:00:27 9 Bernhard MUNZ GER 3:02:35 10 Christopher CHAMBERS GER 3:07:08 Top 10 Women 1 Doris MARQUARDT GER 3:03:04 2 Maria MAGDALENA ROU 3:18:02 3 Karen SOBRINO ZAF 3:18:41 4 Anja JAKOB GER 3:22:23 5 Katrin WEX AUT 3:25:21 6 Alice PULFER GER 3:30:42 7 Andrea GABRIEL N/A 3:36:59 8 Emily PERKINS USA 3:41:34 9 Ann-Kathrin ZIEGLER GER 3:45:45 10 Ute JAHN GER 3:46:17 Complete Results Half Marathon results Stefan Holler notched a victory over nearly 300 runners in the half marathon. The only runner to finish under an hour and 20 minutes, Holler took first with a time of 1:19:11. Peter Peter powered hid was to a second-place finish, coming in at 1:21:07. Joerg Bischoff rounded out the top three with a time of 1:22:00. For the women, it was Mikki Heib by a healthy distance. Heib (1:22:44) was nearly 12 minutes better than that of second-place finisher Christine Schindler (1:34:33). The only other runner to finish under an hour and 45 minutes, Anna Manzano made it look easy, finishing in 1:36:54. Top 10 Men 1 Stefan HOLLER AUT 1:19:11 2 Peter PETER CHE 1:21:07 3 Joerg BISCHOFF N/A 1:22:00 4 Kay-Uwe MULLWE GER 1:22:36 5 Jonas HOHENHORST N/A 1:23:21 6 Peter DIEMER N/A 1:25:28 7 Harald GLABER GER 1:28:11 8 Thomas WAGNER GER 1:31:07 9 Hans-Peter MAIER GER 1:31:11 10 Martin WEINREICH N/A 1:31:58 Top 10 Women 1 Mikki HEIB GER 1:22:44 2 Christine SCHINDLER GER 1:34:33 3 Anna MANZANO ESP 1:36:54 4 Lis ORNHED S 1:45:06 5 Katja GAAB GER 1:45:07 6 Manuela MILLER GER 1:45:09 7 Nina SARNESTO FIN 1:45:11 8 Theresa SCHOLZ N/A 1:48:38 9 Kathrin KEFERSTEIN N/A 1:49:49 10 Caterina PAMPOLARI ITA 1:50:49 Complete Results