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Attacking his best marathon time of 2 hours, 26 minutes and 37 seconds, which he set in Berlin in autumn 2022: That’s what Marcus Reischauer from Pattigham wanted last weekend at the Paris marathon. “It was clear to me that it would be damn difficult. I couldn’t train for three weeks in preparation due to a corona infection,” says Reischauer, who flew to Paris with his wife Diana, his two children and friends.
The athlete from the CLR Sauwald ran a time of 2:25 hours, but had to slow down after 20 kilometers due to stomach problems. In the end, after two hours and 32 minutes, he finished 126th out of a total of 52,000 starters. “It was a tough fight to the finish,” says Reischauer, who ran up to 170 kilometers a week in training. If you take the circumstances into account, he can be satisfied with 2:32 hours, says the 40-year-old, who will try to improve his best time again in Berlin in the fall.
Wife Diana Reischauer celebrated her marathon debut in Paris and crossed the finish line after three hours and 53 minutes. (friedl)
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