1 JANUARY 2011: NEUJAHRSMARATHON, SWITZERLAND

In this first Marathon of the year defending champion Dirk Joos could not keep up with the three leaders, who remained together until 25km. Then one of them, Lasloe Boden (GBR), attacked and only Rafael Wyss followed.

However, Joos kept them in sight and he reduced the gap second by second. passing Richard Widmer (the third member of the orignial leading group] and catching up with Boden and Wyss. As he swept past it was Wyss who tried to keep up as Boden dropped back to eventually finish sixth.

Wyss and Joos ran together until the last kilometre in which Joos then pulled out a 35-second advantage. Likewise, 38-year old Swiss Astrid Müller defended her women's title, and missed her own course record only by a few seconds.

MEN:
1 Dirk JOOS GER 2:51:27
2 Rafael WYSS SUI 2:52:02
3 Jorg SCHILLER GER 2:56:52
4 Bernard CYRUS USA 2:57:11
5 Richard WIDMER GER 2:57:19
6 Lazloe BODEN GBR 3:00:43
7 Alain HELFENSTEIN SUI 3:02:05
8 Adrian GROBLI SUI 3:02:29
9 John PARES GBR 3:04:26
10 Diego DI TOMA ITA 3:05:57

WOMEN:
1 Astrid MEULLER-AMSTAD SUI 3:15:53
2 Yvonne HUGELSHOFER SUI 3:28:44
3 Carmen HILDEBRAND GER 3:38:34
4 Kristina TILLE GER 3:40:59
5 Tanja WALTER GER 3:44:58
6 Karrie GREGSON CAN 3:50:19
7 Alice MODIGNANI ITA 4:00:27
8 Simona VOLFSCHUTZ CZE 4:03:33
9 Isabelle VARENNES SUI 4:06:34
10 Sandra WEINBERGER SUI 4:08:39

HALF MARATHON
MEN:
1 René BOUTELLIER SUI 1:18:00
2 Pascal BIRBAUM SUI 1:19:46
3 Richard STOFFEL SUI 1:20:03

WOMEN:
1 Elisabetta COMERO ITA 1:31:53
2 Lorenza DI GREGORIO ITA 1:34:30
3 Christina D'IGNAZIO SUI 1:36:13

Source: AIMSworldrunning.org