Tina Fischl wins gold and positions herself excellently in the World Cup

As part of the Grossglockner Mountain Run 2024 with more than 1,000 registered participants, the third World Cup race of the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) was held last weekend.

Tina Fischl, the German mountain running champion from 2015 and reigning Bavarian champion, wanted to compete with the best in the world at this event. Fischl has always performed very well here in previous years and has always finished at the front of the elite field.

With 1,300 m of elevation stretched over 13 km, the course was a tough one and is definitely one of the most challenging mountain-running races in the world.

After last year’s great weather, the starting signal was given punctually at 9 am in Heiligenblut in pouring rain. But this couldn’t stop the running enthusiasm, the athletes had the finish line on the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe in front of them and they wanted to reach it as quickly as possible.

The first 1.5 km were flat out of Heiligenblut and the pace was extremely fast. All participants had to work really hard to reach the finish line, as there were over 500 steps up to the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe at the end.

Personal trainer Tina Fischl from Fürstenstein placed 12th overall in this exceptionally strong elite field and was the superior winner in her age group. Her final time was 5 minutes faster than last year, which clearly shows that the athlete’s form curve is clearly on the rise.

Concerning the overall victory, there was a huge surprise, especially among the women: the German European champion Nina ENGELHARD was the first woman to cross the finish line. With her time of 1:22:09, she left both the reigning world champion Joyce WJERU and the current World Cup leader Philaries KISANG (both Kenya) behind her.

In the men’s race, the Kenyan Richard ATUYA won in 1:10:04 ahead of his compatriots Josphat KIPROTICH and Michael SAOLI. Atuya was thus able to win the Grossglockner race, as he also won the KING OF Heiligenblut, the elite show competition on Saturday.

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Tina Fischl races to another airport victory

Another very special running event took place recently: the Airport Run at Linz airport.

This major event, which attracted a record number of participants with more than 2,600 registrations, is held in the middle of the airport runway.

Immediately after the security check on the runway, the athletes in the start area got into the mood for the event with party music. The atmosphere was unbelievably great.

The starting signal was scheduled for 00:00 sharp, an atypical time for such a race.

After last year´s successes, the eleven-strong Reischlhof Running-Team including endurance athlete Tina Fischl from Fürstenstein, naturally took up the challenge once again. Fischl she was determined to defend her title from previous year.

The aim was to complete the 5.0 km circuit on the runway as quickly as possible. The running course offered a unique atmosphere with its 1,700 lights embedded in the ground.

Tina Fischl wanted to leave nothing to chance here and set a very fast pace right after the starting signal. Only a few male athletes were ahead of her and none of the 800-plus competitors were able to follow up on her. On the course, the athletes had to contend with a strong headwind due an approaching storm, which made the race quite tough. Despite the sometimes-adverse conditions, personal trainer Tina Fischl didn´t miss a beat and literally flew towards the finish line.

In the end, Fischl was overjoyed to cross the finish line as defending champion after only 18:42 minutes.

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Strong performance at the 1^st Grafenauer Bärenlauf

The WSV Grafenau organized a city run for the first time, the so-called Bärenlauf

The main races over five and ten kilometres took place in addition to numerous children´s races.

As a native of Grafenau, endurance specialist and personal trainer Tina Fischl from WSV Otterskirchen did not want to miss out on this event and took on the challenge of the 10km distance. As soon as she set off on the circuit, it became clear that the course was tough, especially as the terrain in and around the spa garden in Grafenau was peppered with several meters of elevation and tight bends.

After the starting signal Fischl coped surprisingly well with this challenging course. Fischl even finished first in the 5km race, ahead of the fastest women in the short durance, without being classified.

Two more laps followed in the spa garden and Fischl continuously extended her lead over the first runner-up in the race. “The atmosphere on the course was so great, I kept hearing my name being called”, enthused Fischl after her start-finish victory in Grafenau. “Home races are always something special, a lot of participants and spectators know you. It was good to be cheered on so loudly throughout the four laps”, said Fischl.

With a final time of 40:13 minutes and just under four minutes ahead of the second place, Fischl ran to victory in her hold hometown and once again demonstrated her excellent form.

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Tina Fischl breaks track record from 2006

Runner Tina Fischl from Fürstenstein provided a sporting highlight at the Sparkassen half marathon in Pfarrkirchen.

In glorious sunshine, around 600 athletes competed in the various distances. The many spectators and fans created a great atmosphere early in the morning.

Tina Fischl went into the race that day with the idea of breaking the track record set by Katrin Esefeld in 2006 (1:23.6 hours). The experienced endurance specialist who had never run here before and therefore did not know the course, quickly realized that this would not be so easy due to the partly considerable headwind. There were two 10.5 km laps to run. Each lap included a short climb as well as a meadow and gravel section, which demanded the utmost concentration from the athletes.

Immediately after the starting signal, the personal trainer set a remarkable pace and it quickly became clear that none of the women could keep up.

Tina Fischl was therefore completely on her own right from the start. A tough battle against time with her eyes on the block. “It was very tough running alone against the partly strong headwind, always concentrating on the kilometer pace and not letting go. An absolute challenge for body and mind. The fact that I was able to improve the old record by two minutes makes me very happy and I am very pleased with this result” said Fischl at the finish.

With a total lead of 11 minutes over the runner-up, Tina Fischl crossed the finish line as the women’s winner on Bavaria’s oldest trotting track in Pfarrkirchen. With her time of 1:21.16 hours, she improved the course record from 2006 by exactly 2 minutes.

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Tina Fischl defies bad weather and runs to a confident start-finish-victory

A total of almost 6,000 participants were registered for the 13th Herzogstadtlauf in Straubing last weekend. Due to the rather poor weather conditions with temperatures between 3° and 8°C and alternating sunshine, rain and hail showers, only 4,702 runners ultimately reached the finish line.

The exceptional athlete Tina Fischl, who had already won several of the various distances here in previous years, had also travelled to the event. This year, the fitness and personal trainer wanted to measure herself against the competition on the 10 km course through the city of Straubing.

The starting gun was fired, and the runners set a remarkable pace right from the start. Tina Fischl immediately took the lead in the women’s field and set the pace. Only a few male athletes were ahead of her.

The course through the city naturally demanded the athletes’ full concentration, as the constantly changing surface, especially the wet and therefore slippery pavement, was very dangerous.

Thanks to her many years of experience, Tina Fischl naturally knew when and where special care was required, but the pace was really fast in general. After about 5km into the course, her lead over the second-placed lady had already grown to over 3 minutes. Fischl did not have this information on the way, and she continued to push with full focus.

In the end, Tina Fischl achieved a great start-to-finish victory with an outstanding time of 36:50 min. and a lead of more than 9 minutes over the second-placed woman. In addition, only six male runners finished ahead of her.

Photo documentation: © Alex Fischl