Biel running days
The Biel Running Days ( fr. Courses de Bienne ), which took place in June in Biel / Bienne, consist of various long distance races. Most famous is the process performed since 1959 100 - km race, the world is considered the largest of its kind and scoring run in the European Cup of ultramarathons is. The route can be used alone, to be completed as a couple or in a 5 Series relay. In addition, a night marathon, a half marathon and kids runs are in the competition program. Enjoyment runners and walkers offered value-free routes from 1.5 to 21.1 km.
Route
By 2010 was the start of all runs at the ice rink Biel. Since 2011, the city of Biel is started where the start and finish are at the center. The 100 - km race starts on Friday night at 22:00 clock, the night marathon and the half marathon half an hour later. The route leads first through the center of Biel, then for IC- port, Bell mouth, Jens and chapels to Aarberg whose medieval center is a mood climax. Here is also the goal of the half marathon. Continue to Lyss. From there the runners may take the help of a companion bike to complete. About Grossaffoltern and Scheunenberg down into the valley of the Limpach, which you follow for about Balm bei Messen to Oberramsern where km is achieved 39.
Here is the goal of the night marathon, whose route is with the exception of an additional loop through Biel identical to the 100 - km run.
The 100 - km runners turn now to the south and reach over Mülchi and Etzelkofen Jegenstorf. Shortly after you pass the 50 - km mark, and the key Ried leads to Kirchberg. Now the runners for the next 10 km to separate from their Radbegleitern, because here the holprigste section of the trail begins at the dam the river Emme, which is jokingly called " Ho Chi Minh Trail ". If the faster runners are traveling here, it's still dark, which is why the vast majority of them take a headlamp to help.
Shortly before Gerlafingen is the narrow path to the end, and the guide accompanies can again join the runners. About Biberist, Lüterkofen- Ichertswil and beavers it goes Arch, where the river Aare is reached which is about 10 km from behind Buren now follows. The last kilometers it's all about Brugg and Safnern back to Biel, where the runners are expected by large crowds at the finish.
Closing time is Saturdays at 19:00 clock, ie 21 hours after the start.
Statistics
Track records
- Men: 6:37:59, Peter Camenzind (SUI ), 1996
- Women: 7:37:39, Birgit Lennartz (GER ), 1997
Fastest Runner 2012
100 km
- Men: Girardet David (SUI ), 7:04.16,0
- Women: Denise Zimmermann (SUI ), 8:26.50,6
Fastest Runner 2011
100 km
- Men: Walter Jenni (SUI ) 7:11:54
- Women: Daniela summer (SUI ) 8:10:58
Fastest marathon runners 2010
- Men: Filippo Larizza (SUI ) 2:59:49
- Women: Jane Dubach (SUI ) 3:27:39
Half Marathon
- Men: Matthias Bieri (SUI ) 1:14:45
- Women: Susan Gries (GER ) 1:27:01
Finisher 2010
Runner finishes
List of winners
100 km
Sources for results prior to 1998 arrs.net and vfum.de