Athletics - Women's Marathon Final Results

Current Records - Women's Marathon
Record Mark Name Location Date
WR 2:17:01 London (GBR) 23 Apr 2017
ER 2:15:25 London (GBR) 13 Apr 2003
CR 2:25:14 Zürich (SUI) 16 Aug 2014
CR:
Championship Record
ER:
European Record
WR:
World Record

Marathon Course - 15 Aug - 10:30

Event Reports

Seventh 2:29:25 SB
Disappointed is probably the only word I can think abut right now. It was tought out there and I expected more of myself. It was not what I came here to do. I feel like I say that at a lot of championships, I suppose. I do not know, there is not much I can say. Preparation went well, I was in a good place, I came here to get a medal. I put myself in a position for a medal, and around the 35th km, I tried not to panic - I thought it was a bit unusual that there were still so many people in the pack . Sometimes, I just feel cursed. I have never felt as comfortable as I knew I should have. And I am in shape to feel comfortable at those paces. I was very on and off. Sometimes this feels great, two seconds, not much. It was one of those days. I do not want to make excusesI knew I could do it. So you just have to convince yourself that sometimes you are on ii, sometimes you are not.
Bronze 2:28:52
I really liked the race and I am so happy for the medal. It is almost a fairy-tale, a race like this, my career is just starting. I played the game very well. We have a nice team here and there are lots of people everywhere on the course cheering. I really liked the course. I am so surprised with this ronze medal. On the last lap, I thought that I could get silver or gold but then it got so super hard. I do not know where I took the energy for the home straight. to stay in front of Miriam, who came fourth.In the last two years, I became an elite runner. I put a lot of energy in it and got a lot of support from my Swiss coach, my boss, my work. I live in Zurich doing thesis on geophysics.
Silver 2:28:42
It was a really hard race with a lot of ups and downs and the finish was especially hard. On the last kilometres, we were in a group of four and I started to be very tired. On the last 500m, I knew it wss my last chance to come in front for a medal. It was a pleasure to run through the city on this course. My PB is 25th on the list but my shape is really good. I knew that as I do not have 2:25 on the paper, I tried to be patient. Two weeks ago, I broke the 10k national record so I knew I was strong in the finish. I was struggling with an injury since the Seville marathon. This is why running a lot of turns is hard for me. It did not make a difference for me whether it was the 10k lap or the 42k lap, I only focused on the kilometers, the pace and the group. I did not see anything from the city around the course but I heard the crowd. And that motivated me a lot.
Winner 2:28:36 SB
Wow. This is an incredible result. Before the race, I did not believe this could happen and still cannot believe it right now that I am the European champion - even though I was fully prepared for this, and I knew I was considered one of the medal favourites, especially after breaking the Polish record last year. I knew I was in the right shape to become one of the best in this distance. It is like a dream come true. Honestly, I can remember every and each kilometre of this race, it was a great atmosphere out there. A lot of Polish supportersalond the course, that was amazing. It is an amazing result. From the start, I felt I was in total control of the race - in fact, the first 30 km were too slow for me so I tried to attack the pace a bit so I could go ahead. After the 30th km, I was able to run the pace I wanted and still kept the energy to attack if needed. Even in the last 100m, when I turned around and saw the Croatian athlete was coming closer, I was not worried. I knew I had it under control.Actually, I was waiting for that moment so I could give it one final kick.
Fourth 2:28:52
Crossing the finish line, I felt super happy despite the fact that I missed the podium. I want to say thank you to our home fans for the huge support. It was special.