Alina Reh wants to be among the top 5 at EM in Berlin

They were restless, months impatient for Alina Reh. Weeks full of hope and anxiety. Sometimes her parents would have liked to send her to the desert, she said with a smile. But even in Atacama or the Gobi, the 21-year-old would probably have run, shivered and fought and shouted Zeter and Mordio to realize their dream of the home-based European Championship.

On Thursday, the Laichingerin were sitting in the circles of their comrades Arthur Abele, Mathias Brugger and Stefanie Dauber. The SSV Ulm 1846 had requested a press conference in the Ulmer Sparkbade, since since Wednesday is finally clear: all four go to Berlin. A record for the club, and probably a blessing for Alina Reh and her parents.

In addition to Klosterhalfen, the greatest talent of the country

Near Konstanze Klosterhalfen, the greatest talent of this country is perhaps his fracture of fatigue. Surrender would have brought next to child whir Dauber (see supraregional sport) the happiest German athlete ever in the capital. The 21-year-old suffered the most serious injury of her career, which she suffered in Kempten in mid-April, thanks to an orthosis, a lot of know-how and even more encouragement, coach Jürgen Austin-Kerl, a former marathlon runner donated.

For six weeks until the end of May, the deer was forced to take a break, making the aquajogging excessive – and only four weeks after her return, she had already achieved her goal . She needed 32: 17.17 minutes to win in Regensburg the 10,000 meters, 40 seconds faster than normal, in her first track race over that distance. At the championship of Germany at the weekend in Nuremberg, she let the standard follow more than 5000 meters. Even the deer could start in Berlin, but that is not the case. "I would like to be on the track and in the stadium all the time, but a double start would not make sense, which does not mean that I run longer and longer distances, then marathon in two years. The 5000 will remain my main line, but I think that in Berlin, I have the best odds on the 10,000. "

Sixth in the European ranking

Reh is currently ranked sixth in the European rankings, but she knows there is still room for improvement. Less than 32 minutes, she wants to run in the Olympic Stadium – and among the top 5 in Europe. "It should be my claim to run for the medals at a CE, otherwise you do not have to start a World Cup as a European runner," she said. As she is ambitious, shows her conclusion from Nuremberg: "I had 4700 meters long ahead, which I was cashed in the end, I already have gefuchst."

In Berlin, Alina Reh wants to run in doubt, anyway but: have fun. 45 minutes after their final on Wednesday, August 8, Abele and Brugger will face their last 1,500 meters. Reh promised to encourage the two as hard as possible: "I would like to do everything around as well as both – so I would like two days in the stadium." Maybe it's also 31 minutes plus x for great luck.

Self-Critical Deer, but Satisfied