Frick in the top ten at the Marathon World Championships in Zermatt

Frick completed the 42.195 m long route with 1.944 m ascent and 444 m descent in 3:11.04,8 hours and missed the record he set two years ago at the Zermatt Marathon, which was in its 14th edition this year and as part of which the World Cup was held by around two and a half minutes (3.08.58,6:XNUMX:XNUMX hours).

In the final ranking he was placed eighth and in his age group (Over 40) he even achieved the best time. In the end, Frick's gap to the winner was 9.13,3:2007 minutes. Frick took part in the race in Valais for the ninth time and won it in 2006. He came second four times, in 2009, 2010, 2013 and XNUMX

Meanwhile, Frick's national team colleague Tommaso Vaccina secured victory in 3:01.51,5 hours ahead of the American Andy Wacker (+1.59,7 minutes). Another “Azzurro” completed the podium with Francesco Puppi (+2.23,3:XNUMX minutes).

Since the “Azzurri” brought all runners into the top 15 – Massimo Mei came fifth in 3:07,55 hours and Alessandro Rambaldini twelfth in 3:17,36 hours – Italy also won gold in the team classification. Silver went to the USA and bronze to Kenya.

Results Marathon World Championships in Zermatt (SUI):

1. Tommaso Vaccina (ITA) 3:01.51,5 2. Andy Wacker (USA) +1.59,7 3. Francesco Puppi (ITA) +2.23,3 4. Shaban Aliosman Mustafa (BUL) +5.20,5 5. Massimo Mei (ITA) +6.03,9 6. Mitja Kosovelj (SLO) +7.03,1 7. Paul Maticha Michieska (KEN) +8.44,6 8. Gerd Frick (ITA/Bozen) +9.13,3 9. Thomas Kühlmann (GER) +9.34,3 10. Francis Maina Ngare (KEN) +10.29,3

All of Gerd Frick’s participations in the Zermatt Marathon 2006: 2nd in 3:08.08,1 2007: 1nd in 3:11.22,4 2008: 5nd in 3:22.46,0 2009: 2nd in 3:13.36,8 2010: 2nd in 3:13.36,8 2011: 8nd in 3:21.56,2 2012: 4nd in 3:13.19,8 2013: 2nd in 3:08.58,6 2015: 8nd in 3:11.04,8

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Frick in the top ten at the Marathon World Championships in Zermatt

Gerd Frick from Bolzano was in action at the Mountain Running Marathon World Championships in Zermatt, Switzerland, on Saturday and made it into the top ten.

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