A personal story from Juliane Ilgert, 26 years old, legal student and trail runner from the Alps in the Allgaeuer region and a member of the ASICS Frontrunner Team.
“This year, in October, it will be the fourth time that I will be standing at the starting line and running the Mainova Frankfurt Marathon. Why will I as a trail runner be starting by a street marathon? Frankfurt is Germany’s only city with a skyline – even though I’m a nature fan, it’s always a new highlight to run between the skyscrapers. The crowning takes place when you run over the finish line in the convention Centre: running across the red carpet over the finish line and being cheered on by hundreds of spectators and then taken care afterwards in the runner’s village. It’s still even after a fourth time a breath-taking experience that gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes.
In addition, that my team the ASICS Frontrunners are also starting – to start with my friends is a cool city is not only fun but also motivating.
My preparation takes place mostly in Allgaeu on the trails and streets. There, I train with the ASICS Noosa FF and the ASICS FuzeX Rush, the same ones I will be wearing when I run, they are not only very comfortable and very light, but they also look stylish as well.
My goal this year is to break the 3 hours and 20 min. mark and I’m quite excited about doing this as a season finisher.”
