Press Release - Frankfurt Marathon - 10/7/24

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 27th October:

              Deep women's elite field to compete in Frankfurt

Six women who have personal bests of sub 2:23:00 are on the start list for 
the 41st Mainova Frankfurt Marathon on 27th October. Because of the great 
depth of the women's field the 2:19:10 course record could become a target. 
Ethiopians Tigist Abayechew and Yeshi Chekole are the two fastest entrants 
while two and a half months after competing at the Olympic Games Germany's 
Laura Hottenrott leads the European challenge.

Organisers of Germany's oldest city marathon race expect more than 14,000 
entries. Adding races at shorter distances this figure is expected to rise 
above 25,000. The Mainova Frankfurt Marathon is a World Athletics Elite 
Label Road Race. In contrast to many major international autumn marathons 
entries are still accepted at: www.frankfurt-marathon.com

"With such a fine women's field we hope for a thrilling race and possibly 
sub 2:20:00 times. If weather conditions will be suitable may be the course 
record, which Kenya's Valary Aiyabei established five years ago, can be 
broken," said Race Director Jo Schindler.  

With a personal best of 2:18:03 Ethiopia's Tigist Abayechew is the fastest 
woman ever entered for the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. It was in Berlin two 
years ago, when she smashed her personal best and improved to 2:18:03 for 
third place. Fellow-Ethiopian Yeshi Chekole ran 2:21:17 in Sevilla two 
years ago. Four more women have personal bests of sub 2:23:00 and want to 
use the fast Frankfurt course for good times: Ethiopians Shuko Genemo 
(2:21:35), Kidsan Alena (2:22:28) and Meseret Meleka (2:22:52) as well as 
Kenya's Magdalyne Masai (2:22:16). Another one to watch will be Hawi 
Feiysa. The Ethiopian has a PB of 2:23:36 and produced a superb performance 
at last year's World Cross Country Championships when she finished sixth. 
She also features a very fast half marathon PB of 65:41.

Germany's Laura Hottenrott is the fastest European woman on the start list. 
Last year she smashed her personal best with 2:24:32 in Valencia. She 
competed in the Olympic marathon in Paris and finished 38th. 

Further information and online registration is available at: 
www.frankfurt-marathon.com 

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