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Robert Farken has won the fan vote for the September edition of the 'Ass des Monats' award of the German Athletics Association (DLV). The athlete from Leipzig received the most votes and prevailed against a strong field of competitors.
The half marathon at the Generali Köln-Marathon was the fastest race the city has hosted. Richard Ringer of LC Rehlingen won in 61:50, breaking a course record that had stood for 16 years. The previous best was 63:00, set in 2010 by Kenyan Leonard Kipkoech Langat. Esther Pfeiffer of Düsseldorf Athletics also went under the course record. Jona Bodirsky of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen finished second in 62:52, also below the old mark. Yohan Zaradzki of Belgium came third in 63:17. Ringer, the 2022 European marathon champion, said he had planned to stay only just under the record because he did not want to overreach three weeks before the Frankfurt Marathon. Seven weeks earlier he had placed tenth at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and won team silver alongside European champion Amanal Petros and Samuel Fitwi.
The Austrian championships in 10km and 5km road running were held as part of the 5th Waldquellelauf in Kobersdorf in Burgenland on 2 October 2026. Over 10 kilometres, Lemanuela Wutz and Andreas Vojta won the national titles in the general class. Wutz represents DSG Wien, while Vojta competes for team2012.at. For Vojta, this was his 53rd individual title at Austrian national championships. The championships covered both the 10km and 5km road distances, with the 10km races deciding the general class titles.
The London Marathon will be held over two days for the first time in 2027, on 24 and 25 April. Sawe and Debrunner drew which of the two days they will race. The split schedule was confirmed for the 2027 edition of the race.
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