24-Hour German Championship in Berlin, Germany

After work I took the train toward Berlin. After four hours I arrived at the sport area in Berlin. The course was already marked and the rest of the preparations were going on. First I took my place in the gym. For a little payment it was possible to sleep there. As it turned out it not many people used that possibility. Most of the runners arrived on Saturday or took a hotel. About 7pm all of the “important” people met at the pasta party. Most of the runners did not stay a long time. After they had dinner and talked a little bit, some walked one loop of the course and went to bed.

Saturday morning all met again at the breakfast. More personal service stations were built up and the starting numbers were picked up. At 12 noon there was the start of the German championships in 24-hour-racing. From beginning on there were some Polish runners pacing the way. It showed up, that they had only one effort out of it - to drop out of the race early. After about ten hours the still acting German champion Florian Reus took first place. He was followed by two runners from Berlin. That was a great chance for all other runners to enjoy an interesting and good race. About four hours before the end of the race the ranking changed dramatically. Florian had to stop because of circulation problems. Even he walked a few more loops. Later, he was passed quickly by other runners. In the end the runners of the LG Berlin were quite successful. Also at the team ranking they won with a large lead.

Before the award ceremony there was lunch. Sadly I had to leave early. So I had no chance to participate. It is no wrong conclusion, if I say, that it was good and rich food. Because like that were all the other meals, like dinner, breakfast and the race food. There was missing nothing.

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