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Record 30,000 runners finish Dresden’s Rewe Team Challenge on new 5K route despite storms

Organisers rerouted the course after the Carolabrücke collapse to ensure runner safety

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Overview

  • The sold-out corporate relay kicked off at 17:00 in staggered waves that were briefly delayed by a thunderstorm.
  • Participants navigated a five-kilometer track through Annenstraße, Ammonstraße, the Wiener Platz tunnel and the Lingnerallee Powerzone.
  • A severe downpour and lightning forced a 30-minute postponement of later start waves, but most runners continued in rain gear.
  • Llewellyn Groeneveld of Heraeus Medevio set the fastest finishing time at 15:05 minutes on the revised course.
  • Five cents per kilometer raised funds for Dresdner Citylauf-Verein and Dresdner SC 1898, boosting youth sports funding beyond €45,000 since the challenge began.