Altenburg celebrates record participants at the 15th Skatstadt marathon!

Altenburg celebrates record participants at the 15th Skatstadt marathon!

Altenburg, Deutschland - The 15th Skatstadtmarathon, which took place in Altenburg on June 14th, it was nice! In summer temperatures, 4,296 participants flocked to the start - a new record that put the organizers of the Skatstadt Marathon Altenburg e.V. in bright faces. In addition to more than 1,800 adults, over 1,500 children and more than 900 adolescents ran on various routes and thus demonstrated the family and popular sports concept of the event. Abg-net.de reports of a great festival atmosphere, but also through the appearances, but also through the appearances was generated by cheerleaders and samba groups.

Success of the participants

What a competition! In the main competitions, Erik Hersmann prevailed in the men's ranking with a time of 2:54:04 hours and Janine Kühne for women with 3:42:55 hours. In the half marathon, Marcus Schöfisch won 1:13:51 hours with the men, while Kristin Hempel won the women with 1:29:45 hours. The shorter routes were also fiercely fought: Marcel König (48:52 minutes) and Marla Fuchs (1:06:48 hours) triumphed over 13.3 km during the road construction kernel run, and Sebastian Seyfarth (19:21 minutes) and Gabriele Voigt-Hilbig (23:36 minutes) prevailed in 5.4 km of fitness. The school runs for the youngest also performed great: Jonas Häuser achieved the best time of 13:55 minutes, followed by Magda Schuster with 14:37 minutes.

Organization and process

The event was organized by Mayor Andrè Neumann under the patronage, and thanks to many helping hands, sponsors and clubs, a smooth process was guaranteed. A lecture by Dr. Matthias Marquardt met with great interest on Friday evening, while the large number of participants from all age groups show that the Skatstadt marathon is more than just a sporting event - it is a real festival for the whole family. skatstadtmarathon.de also emphasizes that all participants had to start with a valid start number and well trained, while animals and other sports equipment were not allowed.

look at the future

The high number of participants and the gratifying feedback from the participants hope for an exciting 16th town marathon in 2026. Marathons are very popular in Germany: According to Statista.com , 131 marathon runs were held in 2023 and almost 54,000 runners took part in a marathon last year. Running is extremely popular with the Germans, and the Skatstadt marathon helps to keep this passion alive.

Overall, the 15th Skatstadt marathon was a complete success and a successful example of the enthusiasm and cohesion that running sports in Altenburg and far beyond. The anticipation for next year is great and we are excited to see how the next edition of the traditional marathon will encounter the participants.