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This coming Sunday, 06.09.2015, the 7th Asitzgipfel-Mountain Run will be held in Leogang.
The Asitzgipfel-Mountain Run is the only World Cup Mountain Run race this year in Austria with WMRA and IAAF-status, which is why the proportion of top athletes is expected to be very high.
The run is over 8 kilometres with 1,126 m difference in altitude and, in some parts, a 32% gradient, which is sure to demand everything from the athletes.
The finish is on the Grosser Asitz (1.914m).

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Last year’s men’s winner Petro Mamu from Eritrea, who holds the record for the course and was Mountain Run World Champion in 2012, is confirmed to start.
But he will face tough competition. Abraham Kidane (ERI) has also registered, having come sixth at the Mountain Run WC last year, one place ahead of Petro Mamu.
Also participating are the two Scots Andrew Douglas (5th place Mountain Run EC 2015 and leader in the World Cup Series 2015) and Robbie Simpson (4th place Mountain Run EC and British Mountain Run Champion).
Others such as Khaid Laplaq from Marocco, Isaac Toroitich Kosgei (KEN), Yossief Tekle (ERI), David Schneider (SUI / vice-European Mountain Run Champion 2015), Simon Lechleitner (LG Decker Itter / Austrian Half Marathon National Champion 2015) and a few more top athletes from Slovenia, Italy and Germany can also be expected to have a say when it comes to grabbing the top spots.
For the women, British Mountain Run Champion and winner of the Grand Ballon Sarah Tunstall (GBR) is on the startline, as are the holders of the three top spots in the World Cup Series Timea Merenyi (HUN), Karmen Klancnik (SLO) and Dominika Wisniewska-Ulfik (POL). Antonella Confortola (ITA) is also likely to be among the top finishers.
Remains to be seen who will deal the best with the forecast difficult and cold conditions and the challenging course.
In any case, we wish all entrants a great and injury-free race!

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Edited from Tomo Sarf (WMRA

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Source of the pictures:
– on front page (LOC):
– Bergsee Asitz Leogang,
on second page (Tomo Sarf):
– Petro Mamu in action last year

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