Wilfred Kigen goes for a hattrick at Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon – . Last year Wilfred Kigen clocked 2:09:06, which is the second fastest winning time of Germany’s oldest city marathon.

Organisers of the 26th Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon announced the signing of Wilfred Kigen already five months before their race, showing their determination to further develop the event. The defending champion from Kenya will go for a hattrick on 28th October, which would be a unique achievement in the history of the traditional race.

The 32 year-old also holds the course record of 2:08:29 which he ran in 2005. Just recently Wilfred Kigen has improved his personal best to 2:07:33 when he took second in Hamburg, beaten by just one second.

“The signing of Wilfred is a superb start for us this year. It will give our race a big boost”, said Race Director Jo Schindler. Last year Wilfred Kigen clocked 2:09:06, which is the second fastest winning time of Germany’s oldest city marathon. One of his fellow countrymen he beat in that race will come back to Frankfurt as well: Peter Kiprotich finished fourth in 2006 with 2:10:57.

Earlier Jo Schindler had proudly announced a five year deal with a new title sponsor, Dresdner Kleinwort. A bank’s involvement fits perfect for Schindler and his team since Frankfurt is Germany’s financial capital. With more financial power than before the Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon should continue his recent fine development regarding elite running and mass participation.

Last year organisers registered a record entry of 17,500 athletes, who competed in various events. Among them were more than 11,000 marathon runners. There is good news for non-elite runners this year as well: The time limit to reach the unique finish inside festival hall will be extended by one hour. That means that marathon runners have 6.5 hours to cover the classical distance. This was possible due to the skipping of the inline skating event, which had poor entry figures recently.

Online registration for the 26th Dresdner Kleinwort Frankfurt Marathon on
28th October is available at:
www.frankfurt-marathon.com
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