RunnersWeb Athletics: Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday - Podcast with Meselech Melkamu and Philemon Rono

Philemon Rono is ready for an upset in the Haspa Marathon Hamburg. While the Ethiopians are regarded as favourites the Kenyan will return once again to Hamburg. Having run his debut here in 2014 with a personal best of 2:07:07 for third place he was fourth a year later in 2:08:18. „I am here to win,“ Rono says.

Podcast with Philemon Rono

Meselech Melkamu speaks about her goals for Sunday. The Ethiopian, who is the fastest in the women’s elite field with a time of 2:21:01, intends to impress in the Haspa Marathon Hamburg and snatch a place on the Ethiopian Olympic team.

Podcast with Meselech Melkamu

More information about the Haspa Marathon Hamburg is available at: Haspa_Marathon-Hamburg.de.

Meselech Melkamu together with Meseret Hailu (left) in Hamburg - Credit: Haspa Marathon Hamburg / Hochzwei