Dramatic finale in the women's marathon

The 14th running festival in the city of Mozart, for the first time with start and finish in front of the magnificent Mirabell Palace, ended with the marathon victories of the Kenyan Hosea Kiprotich Rutto and the Hungarian Olympic participant Tünde Szabo, who in a dramatic final only a few hundred meters before had taken the lead towards the goal. A total of 6,457 runners from around 70 nations had registered for one of the numerous competitions as part of the "Get active days", which experienced an atmospheric highlight on Sunday with the main competitions.

The tide turns in the last kilometer

A sporting drama ensued in the final phase of the women's race. Long-time Kenyan leader Pamela Talam, who finished the half marathon in 1:17:26, collapsed completely in her first marathon outside of Kenya's borders and her second ever, giving up what she thought was a secure victory. The Hungarian Tünde Szabo, winner of the Verona Marathon last fall, passed Talam just before the last corner at Max-Ott-Platz - around 400 meters from the finish line - and celebrated a surprising victory. After all, she was more than five and a half minutes down on the Kenyan by halfway through the race. The Olympic participant in Rio 2016 was also marked by exhaustion at the finish, the painful back left thigh was getting to her. With the last of her strength, the 28-year-old crossed the finish line in a time of 2:54:06 hours. A good minute later, the completely exhausted and exhausted Talam "staggered" across the finish line and took second place. The Russian Tatiana Mitkina (Triathlon TSV Altenmarkt) completed the podium in a time of 2:56:49 hours.

Sabine Hofer again best Austrian at the Salzburg Marathon

The former two-time winner of the Salzburg Marathon, Sabine Hofer (LAC Salzburg), was the best Salzburger and at the same time the best Austrian. The 55-year-old delivered a remarkable performance of 3:01:46 hours and finished fifth. A total of 998 runners had registered for the marathon distance.

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