Runners from across the world had gathered in Switzerland for the 18th Jungfrau Marathon.
The temperature was around 10 °C (50 F) when the runners took off from the start by the Casino in Interlaken (566 m.s.l/1,857 ft.s.l) at 9 am. Cheered by thousands of spectactors and volunteers along the course, runners had 42,195 kilometers (26,2 miles) and 1639 meters (5,377 ft) vertical climb to cover before crossing the finish line at Kleine Scheidegg (2,100 m.s.l/6,890 ft.s.l).
As hours passed with runners fighting the paths making their way up the mountain, temperature raised to over 25 °C (77 F). For spectators following the race, a railroad network served as transportation in the scenic mountains. A total of 4,036 runners from 39 nations finished.
Finishing my first mountain marathon
Completing my first mountain marathon in 5 hours 57 minutes and 58 seconds I finished on 2597th place.
Split times
Lauterbrunnen 21,1 km 1:57.58 614
Wengen 30,3 km 3:31.28 749 1:33.30 806
Wixi 37,9 km 5:00.30 750 1:29.01 769
Ziel 42,2 km 5:57.58 738 57.27 640
Links
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Photos
Start by the Casino in Interlaken
16 km (10 mls) into the race
By Lauterbrunnen 23 km (14 mls) into the race
Lauterbrunnen
Lauterbrunnen
Climbing up to Wengen
Wengen
Wengen
Half way up
By 34.5 km (21 mls)
The climb continues
Swiss orchestra
Behind your back
Still a long way to go
Finish at Kleine Scheidegg
On top of the World
Finish / Ziel
Mission completed
By Kleine Scheidegg
Scenic views
Sunset in the Alps
Jungfrau Marathon Diploma
Panorama
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