Top athletes break records at Merck running gala in Pfungstadt!

Top athletes break records at Merck running gala in Pfungstadt!

At the International Merck Run Gala in Pfungstadt on June 17, 2025, several athletes from the LG Filder presented themselves impressively and achieved personal best in the 800-meter run. Teckbote reports of the impressive performance by Paul Mühleck, which is from 1: 55.69 minutes to 1: 53.73 minutes promoted. Benedikt Haym from the male U20 also showed nimble legs and improved by 48 hundredths of a second to 1: 52.55 minutes. Lea Sommer, the young athlete of the female U18, stayed with a time of 2: 25.16 minutes around a second below her previous record.

The performance of Alexander Stepanov from VfL Sindelfingen, which ran a time of 1: 44.17 minutes over the 800 meters, was particularly spectacular. This not only means a clear underpatient of the direct World Cup standard by 33 hundredths of a second, but also the best time of a German mid-stretcher for 23 years. The German record, held by Willi Wülbeck with 1: 43.65 minutes, remains.

The fascination of the 800-meter run

The 800-meter run is one of the oldest disciplines in athletics and has always fascinated many spectators. It belongs to the medium -range runs and consists of two stadium rounds. The start takes place while standing, also called the start. Since the 1960 Olympic Games, the first 100 meters have been walking to avoid jostling. Fastest runners, as they can also be seen at the Olympic Games and World Championships, reach impressive times of less than 1:41 minutes with the men and under 1:54 minutes with the women. The current world record of the men is 1: 40.91 minutes, set up by David Rudisha in 2012. For women, Jarmila Kratochvílová has held the record since 1983. describes the run as an emotional race that not only requires speed but also tactical understanding.

In Metzingen, the athletes met at the TuS holiday sports festival, where Victoria Wolf from LG Teck ran over 100 meters in 13.40 seconds, despite a wind of 2.1 meters per second, which means that this time is not recognized. Nevertheless, she achieved a new official best time over the 80 meter hurdles with 13.04 seconds. Patricia Blessin from the LG Filder left the clock with 12.27 seconds and secured first place over 80 meters hurdles. Anika Eckert from the Unterländer LG also convinced and ran the route in 12.79 seconds.

Young talents at the start

Moritz Jäger (18 years, LG Filder) was also able to shine. He showed his versatile talents with times of 11.26 seconds over 100 meters, 22.46 seconds over 200 meters and a second place over 110 meters hurdles in 15.15 seconds. With his port, he is certainly a talent that should be kept in mind. Pascal Ilzhöfer from LAC Essingen is also faster, who achieved the fastest times of the day over 100 meters with 10.98 seconds and over 200 meters with 22.18 seconds.

The young athletes show that they can be very popular with the concentrated strength and the necessary that they build. Whether on a national or international stage, the future of athletics sports looks promising. Wikipedia points out that the 800-meter run not only needs skill, but also an excellent training, which reflects in the latest training methods such as the multi-level training session is.