66-year-old in Frankfurt at the start: "The Berlin Marathon is the biggest for me" |rbb24

66 -year -old Frankfurter at the start -"The Berlin Marathon is the biggest for me"

"Ich bin mit Sport groß geworden"

Angela Kistmacher is sporty through and through.Whether running with her husband, weekly training in the gym or simply in gardening, the pensioner loves to move.And that since early childhood."I grew up with sports and did athletics from the start," she says.

To this day, running and doing sports is your favorite hobby and once participating in the Berlin marathon, which has long been a big dream.That is why she also applied for one of the coveted starting places in Brandenburg."I thought: Man, the Berlin Marathon is the biggest for me.If that worked, I would train.But Perplex left me back that this will work this year, "she says.

Hartes Programm bis zum Start

But the initial speechlessness after the profit notification was quickly evaporated.A strict fitness plan followed: Seven weeks of preparation for the marathon demanded a lot of discipline and three to four training sessions per week."I started, have ten, then 20 kilometers."Now she dares even more.Through the training she got to know Frankfurt and the surrounding area much better.They led their running routes through the city parks or along the Oder.It should be green and, if possible, near the water.On Sunday, however, the hard Berlin asphalt is waiting.Circumstances that should not be underestimated for nature runners and the choice of running shoes.

There was support and tips for training for the pensioner of husband Günter.The 67-year-old has already run the marathon in Berlin.So he knows what matters and that his wife, in his opinion.It is very consistent, "he says.It is important to divide the strength and just not to start too quickly.In this regard, he had to brake his ambitious wife during training.Angela Kistmacher tries to tackle the race as unencumbered as possible.Your credo is: the main thing is to hold out.She doesn't care about the time.In any case, husband Günter Kistmacher will be on the route and try to motivate his wife to the finish.

Broadcast: Antenne Brandenburg, 24.09.2021, 2:10 p.m.

Posted by Eva Kirchner-Rätsch