Mittelland Marathon

Am 28.12.2025 fand in Wangen an der Aare die 5. Austragung des Mittelland Marathon statt, die sog. ‘winter edition’. Bei 1 °C, starker Bise und im Verlauf wenig Sonnenschein galt es 6 Runden zu drehen.

Eine gute Idee um am Ende des Jahres noch einen Marathon auf das Konto zu bringen.

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Cannero 6 ore

Am 7. Dezember fand die 4. Austragung von Cannero 6 ore statt. Wunderschön gelegen am Lago Maggiore galt es Runden von 2145 m Länge und je 10 Höhenmetern auf Granitplatten und Kopfsteinpflaster zu laufen. Für 25 Euro Stargeld gab es einen perfekt organisierten Wettkampf, der Dorfpfarrer schickte die Läufer auf die Strecke, ein grosses Buffet, und am Schluss eine grosse Medaille sowie einen Rucksack voller Naturalien.

Der Anlass ist absolut empfehlenswert.

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Modeling Performance in IRONMAN® 70.3 Age Group Triathletes

Individual factors related to performance in age group triathletes competing in different race distances have been explored in scientific literature. However, only a few studies have been conducted using machine learning (ML) predictive models to explore the importance of those individual factors. This study intended to build and analyze machine learning regression models that predict the performance of IRONMAN® 70.3 age group triathletes, considering sex, age, country of origin, and event location as predictive factors. A total of 823,464 finishers´ records (625,398 men and 198,066 women) of IRONMAN® 70.3 age group triathletes participating in 197 different events in 183 different locations between 2004 and 2020 were analyzed. The triathletes’ sex, age, country of origin, event location and year, and race finish times were thus obtained and considered for the study. Four different ML regression models were built to predict the triathletes’ race times from their age, sex, country of origin, and race location. The model with the best performance was then selected and further analyzed using model-agnostic interpretability tools to understand which factors would contribute most to the model predictions. The Random Forest Regressor model obtained the best predictive score. This model’s partial dependence plots indicated that men under 30 years, from Switzerland or Denmark, competing in IRONMAN®70.3 Austria/St. Polten, IRONMAN® 70.3 Switzerland, IRONMAN® 70.3 Sunshine Coast, and IRONMAN® 70.3 Busselton presented the best performance. Our results prove that ML models can be used to examine the complex, non-linear interactions between the factors that influence performance and gain insights that can help IRONMAN® 70.3 age group triathletes better plan their races.

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Frauenfelder Marathon 2025

Der «Frauenfelder» Marathon ist ein anspruchsvoller Lauf mit 42,2 Kilometern und 640 Metern Höhenunterschied von Frauenfeld – Wil (SG) – Frauenfeld.

Obwohl der Lauf sehr anspruchsvoll ist gibt es leider nur eine ganz kleine Medaille.

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Lago Maggiore Marathon 2025

Am 9. November fand der Lago Maggiore Marathon wieder bei schönstem Wetter statt.

Mit Pacemaker rund 10 Minuten schneller als im Vorjahr. Die 4-Stunden-Marke ist in Griffnähe.

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The association between screening questions of anxiety and depression symptoms among endurance athletes

Anxiety is an important transdiagnostic factor for depression. Our purpose was to investigate the association between anxiety and depression symptoms among endurance runners. We used a cross-sectional, cross-country, web-based research design. A web survey was used to gather information about the runners’ general profile (age, sex, civil status, main sport, performance level, sports-specific characteristics, and training characteristics), anxiety symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), and depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9). Network analysis was performed using the software JASP (Version 19). We sampled a total of 382 endurance men athletes, competing in ultramarathon (n = 226), marathon (n = 89), half-marathon (n = 55) or others. ANX_Q4 and DEPRESS_Q8 showed the highest strength and expected influence, indicating that are key bridge between anxiety and depressive symptoms and the rest of the network. Interventions that target relaxation capacity, body awareness, and recovery regulation could potentially attenuate the activation of both anxiety and depressive symptoms simultaneously.

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10. Mostindien-Marathon

Am 2. November 2025 fand im Sinne eines Doppeldeckers die nächste Austragung des Mostindien-Marathons statt. 24 Stunden nach der 9. Austragung regnete es in Strömen.

Und nur einer startete an beiden Tagen über die Marathonstrecke.

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9. Mostindien-Marathon

Am 1. November fand die 9. Austragung des Mostindien-Marathons statt. Bei mildem Herbstwetter konnten Halbmarathon, Marathon und 50 km Ultramarathon gelaufen werden.

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