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Four Anniversaries in the Running Year 2003
1,139,913 runners since 1964
2003-01-04
SCC RUNNING will be celebrating 4 anniversaries of well-known races in Berlin in the running year 2003:- 20 years AVON RUNNING Womens Run,
- 25 years Team Marathon,
- 30 years real,- BERLIN MARATHON and
- 40 years Berliner Cross Country Race
Started in 1964, the Berlin Cross Country Run in the Grunewald Forest (and on the Teufelsberg Mountain), is the "grandmother" of widespread running and jogging for the general public and mark its beginning and success.
Since the large running events were started in 1964, Berlin has established running as a sport for the masses and as a health potion for young and old and has written national and world wide sport history.
A multifaceted event year for SCC RUNNING with 17 running events and 108,439 participants (95,885 the previous year) successfully came to a close on December 31, 2002 with the 27th Berlin New Years Eve Run.
From the 1st Berlin Cross Country Run on November 8, 1964 to the 27th Berlin New Years Eve Run on December 31, 2002, Horst Milde, with his large team from SCC RUNNING, has organised 329 events with a total of 1,139,913 participants.
This will continue on in the anniversary year! On this Saturday there are only: "3 more months until the 23rd Bewag BERLINER HALF MARATHON" on April 6.
Preparatory training is offered every Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Tiergarten park at the corner of Hofjägerallee at the Siegessäule (Victory Column), in co-operation with the SFB Running Movement.
"The year 2003, with its numerous running and training opportunities and with the anniversary running events, is geared to offer the Berlin population even more attractive running events and to make their "mouths water" to become active runners themselves", according to Milde.
You can already start on Saturday, January 11, 2003 at 2 p.m. at the Siegessäule (Victory Column). Just come and join in - no registration is necessary. The numerous running coaches from SCC RUNNING and the SFB Running Movement are waiting for you.
Successes for SCC-RUNNING and the ranking of Berlin Races 2002
| 1. | 29. real,- BERLIN-MARATHON | (SCC) | 41.376 Runners |
| 2. | 22. Bewag BERLINER HALBMARATHON | (SCC) | 14.709 Runners |
| 3. | 19. Berliner Frühstückslauf | (SCC) | 11.000 Runners |
| 4. | AVON-RUNNING 19. Frauenlauf | (SCC) | 9.426 Runners |
| 5. | 14. real,- MINI-MARATHON | (SCC) | 7.642 Runners |
| 6. | 11. City-Nacht auf dem Ku-Damm | (SCC) | 6.512 Runners |
| 7. | 25 km von Berlin | (BLV) | 6.479 Runners |
| 8. | 03. Berliner 5 x 5 km TEAM-Staffel | (SCC) | 4.383 Runners |
| 9. | 31. Berliner Neujahrslauf | (SCC) | 3.400 Runners |
| 10. | 26. Berliner Strassenlauf "Generalprobe" | (SCC) | 3.283 Runners |
| 11. | 10. Berliner Marathon Staffel | (SCC) | 2.617 Runners |
| 12. | 27. Berliner Silvesterlauf | (SCC) | 1.908 Runners |
| 13. | 04. Mercedes-Benz-Halbmarathon | (VfL Tegel) | 1.427 Runners |
| 14. | 01. Firmenlauf | (Tegeler Forst) | 1.208 Runners |
| 15. | 39. Berliner Cross-Country-Lauf | (SCC) | 1.056 Runners |
| 16. | 12. Havellauf (limitiert) | (Post SV) | 932 Runners |
| 17. | 03. Krebs-Spendenlauf | (SCC) | 639 Runners |
6 of the above races organised by SCC Running are the largest of their kind in Germany.
The SCC Running Results 2002
01.01.2002 31. Berliner Neujahrslauf:
3.400 Runners
19.01.2002 24. Berliner Team-Marathon:
217 Runners
13.03.2002 03. Krebs-Spendenlauf:
639 Runners
31.03.2002 02. Berliner Osterhasenlauf:
78 Runners
06.04.2002 23. Bewag BERLINER HALBMARATHON:
14.709 Runners
25.05.2002 19. AVON RUNNING Frauenlauf:
9.426 Runners
26.06.2002 03. Berliner 5 x 5 km TEAM-Staffel:
4.383 Runners
03.08.2002 11. City-Nacht auf dem Ku-Damm:
6.512 RUnners
25.08.2002 26. Strassenlauf "Die Generalprobe":
3.283 Runners
28.09.2002 18. Berliner Frühstückslauf:
11.000 Runners
28.09.2002 03. Bambinilauf:
419 Runners
29.09.2002 14. real,- MINI-MARATHON:
7.642 Runners
29.09.2002 29. real,- BERLIN-MARATHON:
41.376 Runners
03.11.2002 39. Berliner Cross-Country-Lauf:
1.056 Runners
17.11.2002 10. Berliner Marathonstaffel:
2.617 Runners
26.12.2002 04. Berliner Gänsebratenvernichtungslauf:
183 Runners
31.12.2002 27. Berliner Silvesterlauf:
1.908 Runners
Totoal: 108.439 Runners
Compared to last year, the organisers could be pleased with a new large increase in participants, as there was a total of 95,885 runners participating in all SCC Running events in 2001. Unique Success
From 1964 - December 31, 2002 for a total 329 events organised by SCC RUNNING, 1,139,913 runners have participated. That is a unique success in Germany. The Next Running Events by SCC RUNNING
January 18, 2003
25th Berlin Team Marathon
April 6, 2003
23rd Bewag BERLIN HALF MARATHON
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