Numerous world-class runners start the 49th Engadin Ski Marathon on Sunday. In addition to the Grisons Dario Cologna, top runners from Norway, France, Russia and Switzerland have registered, and the Frauenfeld is also heavily staffed. The race is on the original route — the approximately 13,000 participants expect good conditions with mild temperatures and weak winds.
Two double winners and two winners are among the immediate favorites of Sunday's Engadin Ski Marathon. The Grisons Dario Cologna wants to win the Engadin a third time after 2007 and 2010 as the Uri Roman Furger after his victories in the previous year and 2012. In addition, the winners of 2015 and 2014 are also at the start with the Russian Ilia Chernousow and the Norwegian Andres Gløersen.
Frenchmen Jean-Marc Gaillard and Maurice Manificat as well as the two Norwegians Tomas and Even Northug can be counted among the favorites, as are the Swiss Toni Livers, Curdin Perl or Jason Rüesch.
Swiss women Seraina Boner and Rahel Imoberdorf, second and third in last Sunday's women's run, are in good shape. In addition, the German Hanna Kolb and the French Aurelie Dabudyk, fifth in 2016, and Jean Aurore, Olympic diploma winner in 2010 and 2014, should also be noted. The winner of the women's run, the Swede Maria Gräfnings, has also set herself a lot of goals.
Good weather and lots of participants
The weather forecasts suggest good conditions for Marathon Sunday. At the start at minus 5 degrees and a slight headwind, the sun is likely to shine in part, and at noon more clouds may rise. The temperatures on the second half of the route and at the finish line can reach up to three degrees, and a little tailwind can be expected from Samedan.
By Friday morning, more than 13,000 participants have already registered and it is expected that around 13,200 entries will be received — just 300 fewer than in the record year 1998.
Live broadcast on the Internet from 8:00
The 49th Engadin Ski Marathon will be broadcasted directly on the Internet. Starting at 8:00 a.m., the live stream will provide impressions from the start room and race pictures from the top and the popular runners. In addition to the latest live images of the Engadin Ski Marathon, the broadcast also features reports from the women's run last Sunday, the night run on Thursday and the night sprint on Friday, as well as interesting information about the event.
The live stream via the Engadin Ski Marathon website www.engadin-skimarathon.ch As well as via Facebook, it is also available on mobile devices and is commented on in German and English.
In addition to the live stream and the website, the Engadin Ski Marathon also offers results, impressions and pictures via the social networks Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. At the address www.liveimage.ch There is also a current picture gallery on display on a regular basis, which is fed by photographers directly from the track.
links
- Site: www.engadin-skimarathon.ch
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/engadin.ski marathon
- Instagram: www.instagram.com/engadinskimarathon
- Twitter: www.twitter.com/skiMarathon
- Photo gallery: www.liveimage.ch
Contact for more information
Engadin Ski Marathon
Menduri Kasper/Catherine Fischer
+41 81 850 55 55
presse@engadin-skimarathon.ch
Media support on the day of the event
Christian Gartmann
+41 79 355 78 78
Logo and free press photos from the Engadin Ski Marathon
www.swiss-image.ch
Username: skimarathon
Password: engadin