Neujahrsmarathon Zürich

Credit : Javier Kohen Marathon results David Jeker (2:42:47.4) held off roughly 250 runners to win the Neujahrsmarathon Zurich in Switzerland. Philipp Arnold (2:46:31.9) repeated as runner-up, cutting more than 11 minutes from his time a year ago. He finished fourth in 2013 and won it in 2012. Sean Fitzpatrick took third in this year’s race with a time of 2:51:35.5. For the women, it was Astrid Muller-Amstad (3:06:27.8) coming in well ahead of the field for her fifth win in seven years. Barbel Buschemann secured second with a time of 3:28:29.3. Jenny Federhen (3:41:15.8) rounded out the top three. She finished tenth in 2012. Top 10 Men 1 David JEKER CAN 2:42:47.4 2 Philipp ARNOLD SUI 2:46:31.9 3 Sean FITZPATRICK GBR 2:51:35.5 4 Christoph FEREMUTSCH SUI 2:52:53.6 5 Tobias DAMRAT GER 3:01:01.7 6 Federico BORLENGHI ITA 3:01:25.4 7 Raphael JEANRICHARD SUI 3:08:23.8 8 Andreas ADLER GER 3:11:56.1 9 Manuel HUGLI SUI 3:14:53.9 10 Hansjorg HEGG SUI 3:13:55.5 Top 10 Women 1 Astrid MULLER-AMSTAD SUI 3:06:27.8 2 Barbel BUSCHEMANN GER 3:28:29.3 3 Jenny FEDERHEN GER 3:41:15.8 4 Nadia TOSI ITA 3:50:22:8 5 Janet WODAGE GER 3:50:53.9 6 Carmen KUCHLE SUI 3:51:45.3 7 Ursul MARTI SUI 3:52.44.5 8 Gabriela FATTINI SUI 3:53.07.7 9 Petra SCHOPLOCHER GER 3:53.21.9 10 Deborah DIEBOLD FRA 3:53:45.6 Complete Results Half Marathon results Samir Baala (1:13:51.1) outran 325 runners to defend his title for a second year in a row in the Neujahrshalbmarathon Zurich. Rafael Wyss (1:17:15.8) finished just ahead of Francisco Urbano Sales (1:17:40.8) to earn runner-up honors. Wyss placed second in the marathon in 2011. For the women, it was Odile Rein (1:31:15.8) outrunning Elvira Flurschutz (1:31:46.4) for first. Back-to-back winner and defending champ Ezgi Akdesir (1:33:31.7) took third. Top 10 Men 1 Samir BAALA FRA 1:13:51.1 2 Rafael WYSS SUI 1:17:15.8 3 Francisco Urbano SALES ESP 1:17:40.8 4 Nicolas KIPFMULLER SUI 1:19:21.9 5 Stephane AUDRIAZ SUI 1:23:28.5 6 David SIMONET SUI 1:23:28.6 7 Svein-Erik BAKKE NOR 1:24:37.5 8 Michele BRUGNATTI ITA 1:25:49.1 9 Karim KHODJAOUI FRA 1:25:57.3 10 Benedikt LASKA SUI 1:26:38.7 Top 10 Women 1 Odile REIN SUI 1:31:15.8 2 Elvira FLURSCHUTZ GER 1:31:46.4 3 Ezgi AKDESIR TUP 1:33:31.7 4 Corinne ZELLER SUI 1:34:22.3 5 Melissa FORSTER GBR 1:37:17.8 6 Alice PULFER GER 1:41:12.5 7 Brigitte TIEFENAUER SUI 1:41:58.5 8 Saana-Maria RAHKO FIN 1:43:29.2 9 Laure MENIN FRA 1:45:02.0 10 Jennifer ABEGG SUI 1:46:18.7 Complete Results 10K results Top 10 Men 1 Pierre FOURNIER SUI 36:15.5 2 Fabian DUTLI SUI 36:58.6 3 Bernhard EGGENSCHWILER SUI 37:27.5 4 Matti WEITZ GER 38:07.0 5 Simon TANAKA SUI 39:04.8 6 Brad SLAVENS USA 39:08.9 7 Andre DAMRAT GER 39:58.1 8 Didier MERCIER SUI 40:02.0 9 Pascal HAAS SUI 40:43.0 10 Andy VOGTLI SUI 42:47.9 Top 10 Women 1 Lina-Kristin SCHINK GER 42:18.9 2 Alicia MAIER GER 44:41.2 3 Karin ZINGG SUI 45:24.6 4 Caroline ROHRL GER 46:34.1 5 Michele KAGI SUI 47:46.1 6 Annina HAHNLOSER SUI 48:48.4 7 Corinne FURRER SUI 49:03.4 8 Sabrina MESSMER SUI 50:03.3 9 Helga HUMM SUI 51:17.0 10 Mara ROSSINELLI SUI 51:23.6 Complete Results