Uta Pippig loves running. It's instinctive. She never questioned this passion, never really thought about it. It was simply there, driving her rigorous training and competitive goals. Hard work, certainly, but through it all, the spirit of play was central.
Intensity meets playfulness™...
Biography - A Snapshot
Biography - The Whole Story
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Uta's Video
Stats
Uta's Milestone Stories
Outcome of Uta vs. ‘DLV’ Case
Funny Running Stories
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Biography
A Snapshot
Uta Pippig, whose legendary running career has resulted in several major international marathon wins, #1 world rankings, world championships and the Olympics, is also founder and president of Take The Magic Step, LLC® and the Take The Magic Step™ Health and Fitness program.
The Whole Story
Uta Pippig, whose stellar running career resulted in several major marathon wins and #1 world rankings, now channels the passion and discipline she brought to world-class competition to Take The Magic Step™, the health and fitness program she developed, as well as to speaking engagements, her work with non-profit organizations, and her role as a broadcast analyst.
Read Uta Pippig: The Whole Story
Stats
See Uta’s personal bests, her marathon winning streak and statistics.
Uta’s Milestone Stories
The first great triumph of Uta Pippig’s running career came in her hometown of Berlin. It was on September 30, 1990 that the 25-year-old won the Berlin Marathon. It was an emotional experience, unique in her career. It was the first Berlin Marathon to go through both parts of Berlin and right through the Brandenburg Gate. Three days before Germany was re-unified, 25,000 ran through the city that had once been divided. Uta won with a course record of 2:28:37.
Outcome of Uta vs. ‘DLV’ Case
Facts of 1998 suspension, and subsequent resolution, of Uta Pippig by German Track and Field Athletic Federation (DLV)
Funny Running Stories
Here you will find curiosities in conjunction with running. If you know a curious running story that happened to you or of which you have heard of please send it for publishing on this page.