Posted: December 31, 2007

Athletics: Field Set for Trier - "Germany's Sao Paulo"

World-record-holder Daniel Komen from Kenya tries his comeback at the New Year's eve race in Trier over 8 k. The best runner ever at 3 k (7:20.67) will compete with the bronze medallist of the word championchips in Osaka, Moses Kipsiro from Uganda, who won in Trier in 2005 and 2006, and European 10.000-m-champion Jan Fitschen who, after nearly four weeks in a high altitude training camp in Kenya, is in top shape. In the women's race over 5 k three time German champion, and former 2nd in the European cross country-championchips, Sabrina Mockenhaupt is the favourite. Nearly 2000 runners from 25 nations will run in Trier on December, 31st. Samba-bands and about 15,000 spectators give the race in Trier the name "Germany's Sao Paulo" after the oldest New Year's Eve Race in Brasil. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest