adidas Runners Vienna Night Mile inspired with run through Vienna's Mariahilfer Straße
Saturday Night Running through Mariahilfer Straße: the atmospheric setting of the adidas Runners Vienna Night Mile delighted the running community on 31 August. After the classic mile distance of 1.61 kilometres *, all finishers were welcomed at the finish line in front of the Museumsquartier with a festive atmosphere.
The winners of the second edition of the event were Paul Scheucher in 4:32 minutes and Teresa Tscharre in 5:13 minutes. Manfred Winkler (4:40) and Maximilian Pfeifer (4:42) as well as Marian de la Brena Hernandez (5:43) and Katharina Hofer (5:46) took second and third place.
The run started at 20:30 on Kaiserstraße at the top end of Mariahilfer Straße. The famous shopping mile was then briefly transformed into a running zone.
Running party is on
The participants came from Vienna and much further afield. The adidas Runners Vienna also motivated running crews from other European cities to take part. Many of them ran in the exclusive adidas Runners Vienna Night Mile ADIZERO race shirt or tank top made from 100% recycled polyester. All of them received their sustainable and regionally produced wooden finisher medal at the finish line.
The running event itself already exuded party vibes, but the after-race celebration followed on top of that. Here, the runners toasted another successful community event together at Café Dschungel in the Museumsquartier.
Motivation for running
‘The special route, the night-time atmosphere, the timing at the end of the summer: the adidas Runners Vienna Night Mile has a great concept. The run offered an excellent opportunity to get to know the inspiring atmosphere of a competition together in the community. With events like this, we want to motivate people to run all year round and appeal to newcomers and beginners in particular,’ says Dominik Konrad, Managing Director of the VCM Group.
The event, held for the second time, was an initiative of adidas Runners Vienna and was organised by the VCM Group together with adidas.
* Carefully measured course, no AIMS standard
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