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Marathon Niedersachsen (Hannover)

Apr 08, 2018

4.0

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Where

Hanover, Germany

Start time

06:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

April 08, 2018

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 06:00

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Phone Number

0511-81 20 14

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Reviews

4.2

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By: Lee G.

Posted: April 28, 2014

Well supported

This was my second marathon, I did Brighton last year. It was a hot day. The marathon course converged with the half marathon route on a number of occasions with the runners of both running alongside each other. I hadn't realised this was going to happen so confused and frustrated me a little at first but then the fresher runners helped to pull me along a little. It did cause a little congestion on the approach to the finishing line but I won't blame that on my slower time. I found there was a lot of support from the crowd. In some places it was so good I thought I was at the finishing approach already, alas false hope lol. In all a fairly well organised event, even as a none German speaker I was able to find my way around ok(ish) my thanks to the great crowd.

4.0

By: Juriaan S.

Posted: May 06, 2008

Fast, pretty well-organized marathon

Hannover was my 20th marathon. All-in-all it was a good experience. Beforehand, I expected little crowd support, but the sunny weather helped to draw the people out of their homes. The police reported a total of 100.000 spectators. There were many cheerful senior citizens, every now and then a drumband and, in the city center near the finish area, even large crowds. Although it was sunny all morning, the heat was bearable, partly because there was some shade most of the time. The course was very fast (PR-material with only two not-too-high bridges and some sharp curves to slow you down) and offered enough variety for my taste. The only section I could have done without were the tough kilometers 36-39 through the pretty but spectatorless Herrenhäuser park. The organization was adequate, nothing fancy. My conclusion: a friendly and fast city marathon. It's probably not the right choice for those who will run a marathon only a few times in their life (for those I recommend Berlin, Hamburg of Cologne in Germany), but for others, it's a fine, worry-free choice.

4.0

By: Clemens G.

Posted: May 09, 2005

Wonderful Marathon

If the weather is nice - this year 2005 there cold wind but sunshine - this is one of the best marathons. Very good organization, plenty of drinks and food along the course, very good massage...

5.0

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The dramatic second-place finish by Michael Kunyuga at the 2018 Hannover Marathon is caught on video.

NBC Sports

Apr 11, 2018

Seboka Erre wins in Hannover, Michael Kunyaga crawls across finish line for second place

Seboka Negussa Erre of Ethiopia and Kenya's Agnes Kiprop won the top honours at the HAJ Hannover Marathon. In sunny conditions rising towards high temperatures by the end of the race, Seboka broke 2:10 for the second time in his career to win in 2:09:44. Second place went to the Kenyan Michael Kunyaga who finished in a manner rarely seen among elite runners: he collapsed a few metres from the finish but kept going by crawling over the line in 2:10:16, barely holding off his compatriot Duncan Koech in 2:10:19. Kunyaga's determination was rewarded with a personal best as well as runner-up spot.

Apr 08, 2018

Gilbert Kirwa chases course record in Hannover, Fate Tola wants to defend title

Kenya's Gilbert Kirwa and Germany's Fate Tola are very much in the focus before Sunday's HAJ Hannover Marathon. Kirwa hopes to finally put injury problems behind him and produce a convincing performance on the flat course by attacking the course record. Former Ethiopian Tola intends to defend her title.

Apr 06, 2018

HAJ Hannover Marathon on 8th April

Gilbert Kirwa of Kenya and Germany's defending champion Fate Tola will compete at the HAJ Hannover Marathon on 8th April.

Mar 07, 2018