A solid result in Sevilla: 7th place in strong field
January 17th - In the international cross country race of Santiponce (Seville, Spain), Adrienne finished in seventh place. She had to let almost a minute lead to the winner, Kenyan Linet Masya, but only 8 seconds to Kenyan Dutch runner Hlda Kibet who finished 4th.
Adrienne had an impressive collection of women behind her: Kalovic, Augusto, Twell, Monteiro, Morato, Dias and Zharodazhnaya. Her Madrid training partner Nuria Fernandez came in 15th place, a minute behind Adrienne. Adrienne again finished as first born European athlete.
The cross country race was one of the last of an impressive series by Herzog.
Strong second place in Zornotza Cross Country, Amorebieta, Spain
January 10th - Adrienne finished 2nd in the Zornotza XC, 11 seconds behind Kenian Karindi Ann Mwangi. Herzog beat srong competitors such as Grace Momanyi (KEN), who finished 4th in the Berlin 10km WC last year, and Rosa Morato, who took silver in the recent EC XC in Dublin. Morato broke the Spanish record on the road for 10km last week.
Herzog was obviously satisfied with her result: "I am training very hard at the moment, but still feel very competitive in races. Things are going so easy. After my medal i enjoy racing a lot but my focus is on the track now. I look forward to a great track season".
Results:
Women 6.7 km
1. Karindi Ann Mwangi KEN 24:22 2. Adrienne Herzog NED 24:33 3. Grace Momanyi KEN 24:49 4. Rosa Morato Valencia Terra i Mar 25:17 5. Lakhouad Btissam MAR 25:35 6. Bouchra Chaabi MAR 25:46 7. Aicha Bani MAR 25:58 8. Jacqueline Martin F. C. Barcelona 26:18 9. Iris Fuentes-Pila-Ercoreca Santutxu 26:22 10.Zulema Fuentes-Pila Pielagos Inelecma 26:25 11.Estela Navascues 26:37 FCBarcelona Inelecma Pielagos 12.Paula Gonzalez Fuentes-Pila 26:37 13.Margarita Valencia Terra i 27 maart : 54 14.Cristina Petite Ercoreca 27:59 15.Ainhoa Santutxu-Sanz Sánchez 16.Wanda Goierri Garaia 28:04 Playas de Castellón 28:09 17.Fabiana Lafuente Pozuelo Mapoma 28:26 18.Aparecida Mendes 28:50 19. Ria de Ferrol Solar Bêlit 29:02 20.Iraia Garcia Ercoreca 29:07 Santutxu-EFE
December 31st -
On the last day of the year Adrienne showed she still is in superior shape by winning the 6km XC race with a 36 sec lead on the rest of the field. Adrienne took the lead from the start and directly pushed the pace hard, nobody was able to follow.
“This is a great ending of a great year for me. To win for my home public is special and even more to win here after my great medal in Dublin. The race was like a training for me. I didn’t went all out but still got a very big lead on the rest of the field. Still feel in great shape”
Adrienne thanks everyone for the warm support today and everyone who supported her the whole last year. Also she wishes everyone a great 2010!!
December 20th -
A week after her bronze medal in Dublin Adrienne showed in Brussels that she still in very good shape. On the snow covered course in the park of Laken she let Holovchenko and Augusto take the lead in the early laps. In the 4th and final lap Adrienne took up the pace and dropped her rivals to win the 6000 meter race in 20.24.
"wauw, how cool to win today. To win this race is really special to be, its such a big event with so much history. I wanted to enjoy today and not injure myself with the dangerous circumstances. I got a lot of power left to make a hard push over the last kilomter. To win after my great medal last week is wondefull"
Fantastic bronze medal at EC Cross in Dublin 2009!
December 13th -
At the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Adrienne took the bronze medal in the ladies race. It is het first international medal at the senior women's level, after medals at under 23 and junior championships.
Adrienne ran a smart race and stayed most of the race in 4th and 5th position. She, however, never lost sight of the leaders, Hayey Yelling and Rosa Morato. Inez Monteiro and Jessica augosto helped Herzog move up to the leaders, but it was Herzoh herself who made the final junp to bronze with an impressive finish. Yelling and Morato stayed out of reach.
"I am very pleased with my first level at the international women's level. Junior and U23 medals are nice, but they don't count in international sports. One has to score medals regardless of age, so the senior category is the category that counts. My next goal is to win a medal on the track, and then to win a title", herzog said after the finish.
Although athletics is an individual sport, a medal never comes alone. Adrienne thanks the people who supported her in het preparation to the race: her parents and family that came out to Dublin to watch, her new coach Manolo Pasco and het former coach Eddy Kiemel, her training mates such as Reyes Estevez, Miguel Quesada and Nuria Fernandez. "They helped me a lot in my preparation for this race".
December 10th - In the interview below Adrienne talks about her aims for the Europen Champs. The interview is from the day before Tilburg Cross Country.
A solid result in Sevilla: 7th place in strong field (17-jan)
Strong second place in Zornotza Cross Country, Amorebieta, Spain (10-jan)
Adrienne superior in Soest (31-dec)
Adrienne wins in white Brussels (20-dec)
Fantastic bronze medal at EC Cross in Dublin 2009! (13-dec)
Pre race interview with Adrienne in English (10-dec)
Adrienne shows she gets in shape with strong second place in Tilburg (22-nov)
Good start of Cross Country Season in Atapourca (Spain) (11-nov)
Adrienne wins also 4th and last roadmile in Vallecas (18-oct)
Third victory in a row in Milla de Avila (11-oct)
Victory in Milla Internacional de Berango (3-oct)
Adriennne helps AV 34 promote to first division by winning 800, 3000 and 4x400 (21-sep)
Victory in Milla internacional de Majadahonda (13-sep)
Adrienne misses place in WC semi final by a hair (19-aug)
Adrienne national champion 1500 meter (3-aug)
Personal best 4.06.07 and 3th place in Barcelona (26-jul)
Monacco, Nationals and Worlds!! (5-jul)
Tactical mistakes in Europeancup (21-jun)
Personal best 4:07,33 and qualification mark for World Championships (2-jun)
Adrienne signs sponsorcontract with Run2day (23-may)
Chasing my dreams
I have a dream, I want to see come true. I won’t give up, no matter what I do. If there’s a long, long way I have to go I’ll keep on running this. I know I’ve got the power to make it come true.
I’m chasing my dream, go and chase yours too
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A week after her bronze medal in Dublin Adrienne showed in Brussels that she still in very good shape. On the snow covered course in the park of Laken she let Holovchenko and Augusto take the lead in the early laps. In the 4th and final lap Adrienne took up the pace and dropped her rivals to win the 6000 meter race in 20.24.
