Missed 6000

Posch makes it into the top 10 in Talence

Vorarlberg's record-breaking heptathlete Isabel Posch.(Bild: GEPA pictures)

Even before the final 800-meter run, it was clear that Vorarlberg's Isabel Posch - if she wanted to beat the 6000-point mark for the fourth time in her career - would have to beat her personal best by 1.39 seconds and at least run a time of 2:15.60 minutes.

An endeavor that was out of reach for the athlete from Fußach after a long, especially mentally exhausting season with a time of 2:22.51 minutes. She finished the Decastars meeting in Talence, France, in ninth place with 5906 points - 523 points behind winner Martha Araujo (Colombia) and as the third-best ÖLV woman behind Verena Mayr (5th/6101) and Ivona Dadic (6th/6042).

High jump as crucial point
The weekend certainly had some highlights for Posch. She won the 200 meters in 23.93 seconds and achieved the third-best distance of all starters in the long jump with 6.16 meters. And she did not lose much in the 100 meter hurdles, shot put and javelin throw either. However, the high jump proved to be the sticking point, where she only managed 1.60 meters and thus lost 94 points on her personal best of 1.68 meters.

Nevertheless, the future army athlete was delighted with the fifth best heptathlon of her career. Now a vacation with boyfriend Joel Tristan awaits before basic training starts in Graz on October 1.