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Konstanze Klosterhalfen broke the German record in her first 10,000 meter race.
The 24-year-old from Leverkusen won the race at an open-air meeting in Austin / Texas at the weekend in 31: 01.71 minutes.
With this, the third place in the World Cup over 5000 meters undercut the almost 30-year-old record of Kathrin Ulrich from Berlin, which ran 31: 03.62 minutes on June 30, 1991 in Frankfurt / Main.
Klosterhalfen also achieved the Olympic standard in humid weather and wind.
“I can't believe it.
I had never run the 10,000 meters before and was a little nervous about the length of the race, ”she said.
The exceptional runner, who holds the German record over several distances, lapped all participants.
Double start in Tokyo not excluded
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Klosterhalfen's strong early start is also surprising because she did not contest a race last summer due to an overload reaction in the pool.
She is still in advanced training and does not allow herself to be stressed, she said in a podcast by #TrueAthletes last week.
“The main goal is to stay healthy.” The two-time indoor European championship runner-up trains in Portland, Oregon, with Pete Julian.
“I am very happy and overwhelmed.
The wind bothered us a bit and I was hoping that they would play music faster so that I could get faster too, ”said Klosterhalfen after her comeback.
She did not want to commit to whether she could do a double start over 10,000 and 5,000 meters in Tokyo: "There is still a long way to go before the Olympics."
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