Clear winner at the World Championships
Monte Lussari: endurance ace reveals running data
Endurance athlete Christof Hochenwarter (26) blew away the entire international competition at the World Snow Running Championships in Italy by 1:17 minutes. The man from Gailtal ran the 967 meters of altitude difference at a strong pace of 9:48 minutes per kilometer. Nevertheless, he did not win the world championship title.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Monte Lussari in Italy - a popular excursion destination for many Carinthians. From the valley station (817 m above sea level) to the highest point (1784 m) at the summit cross, there are 967 meters in altitude.
While many a hobby hiker on the Pilgrims' Trail struggles with the ascent (and takes up to 2 hours!), Gailtal's endurance ace Christof Hochenwarter has just completed the route to the summit in 34:47 minutes - running on the ski slope in the (sometimes deep!) snow!
The snow was still deep at the start. You ran two steps forward - and then three steps back.
Christof HOCHENWARTER, Ausdauersportler aus Kärnten
"Only went full throttle at the end!"
At the Snow Running World Championships, the 26-year-old was the first of over 200 participants to reach the summit cross, was a strong 1:17 minutes ahead of second place with a pace of 9.48 min/km and was greeted by a crowd of fans. "It was tough at the bottom. But for the most part I ran easily. At the end I went full throttle so that people could see what we can do."
Christof's run up Monte Lussari
The course at the snow running world championships
- Start: 817 m
- Finish: 1784 m
- Difference in altitude: 967 m
- Distance: 3.56 km
Performance data of Christof Hochenwarter (26)
- Time: 34.47 minutes
- Average pace: 9:48 min/km
- Best pace: 4:16 min/km
- Average heart rate: 182 bpm
- Maximum heart rate: 197 bpm
No World Championship title, no anthem
The only bitter thing was that the World Championship title went to the second-placed Italian, Pivk. Because Christof decided to take part at short notice and therefore did not appear in the official World Championship rankings without a license.
"It's just a shame that they didn't play the Austrian anthem - that would have been emotional," says Hochenwarter, who is one of the best vertical athletes in the Ski Mountaineering World Cup.
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