{"id":12288,"date":"2023-09-09T11:14:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12288"},"modified":"2023-09-09T12:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T12:24:15","slug":"jungfrau-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12288","title":{"rendered":"Jungfrau Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s an early start for the runners this morning – the marathon starts down in Interlaken at 8.30am. Here\u2019s the course they’ll have to tackle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fastest runners get to Wengen around 10am. Here’s the leader, Ukrainian Vitaliy Shafar, running down the Dorfstrasse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the minutes tick by, more runners arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wengen is packed with spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drinks station outside the Alpine Hotel. There are 4000 runners, so they need a lot of paper cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runners pass the timing equipment. All the runners carry timing chips, and as well as recording time, they identify the runners to the commentator so he can give them a shout by name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There weren\u2019t many runners from Wengen this year, but here\u2019s our mate Steve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had a wander home for lunch. From our terrace we can still see lines of runners coming up the mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s the winner. It\u2019s Vitaliy from Ukraine. Having passed through Wengen in the lead, he was never caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the ladies winner, Theres Laboeuf, from Aigle, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fantastic event, held on a beautiful day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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