1st university-city-company run

The 1st University-City-Company Run 2017 was marked by lots of fun, a good atmosphere, bright sunshine, and highly motivated runners from Zittau-based companies, institutions, the city administration, and the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences.

Competing as individual runners or in teams of two, three, or four, they had to complete the 800-meter campus loop ten times—for a total of 8 kilometers. The fastest team, clocking an incredible 21 minutes, was the university staff duo “TV/HST” with Rüdiger Cervinka and Silvio Schneider, closely followed by the university student duo “Schabottenhämmer” with Benjamin Mehner and Christoph Gräfe. In a head-to-head race, with both teams alternating leads each lap, they made for a very exciting race. Equally exciting was the duel between the individual runners Swen Adolf from the K & A Support Office and Georg Rabe from Freiraum Zittau e. V. The two were so close throughout the race that Swen Adolf led one lap and Georg Rabe the next, almost in turns. In the final sprint, they crossed the finish line together and were both declared winners of the individual competition. Congratulations! We also congratulate the second-place individual runner, Gregor Jahnich from Zittauer Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, on a great race! And, of course, heartfelt congratulations also go to the third-place team of four in the team competition, the “Laufende §§§§ – Zittau City Administration.” (see photo above)

Individual standings: 1st place for Georg Rabe from Freiraum Zittau e. V. and Swen Adolf from K & A Betreuerbüro; 2nd place for Gregor Jahnich from Zittauer Stadtentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (from left to right)

A big thank you goes to all five individual runners, the seven teams of two, the eight teams of three, and the six teams of four for their participation, sportsmanship, and the great atmosphere!

A heartfelt thank you also goes to Stadtwerke Zittau, which, in addition to its running team, provided a drinking water station—a feature that was very good in terms of popularity amid bright sunshine and high temperatures.

We’re already looking forward to the 2nd University-City-Company Run in 2018 and wish you all the good luck until then—and happy running!

You can watch a short video about the University Sports Festival and the University-City-Company Run here: https://www.facebook.com/HochschulsportZIGR/videos/1366301240090625/