Overview
- More than 1,700 participants set a new overall participation record across races and classes at the 58th Gersthofen event.
- All 1,500 slots for the 9.7 km main race were booked in advance, with no on-site registrations accepted.
- Brian Weisheit won the men’s race in 29:41, and Katka Wetzler repeated as women’s champion.
- Police and fire crews enforced extensive street closures using trucks and other vehicles, and a helicopter-delivered emergency doctor briefly delayed the start.
- The separate Moosburg Silvesterlauf drew over 200 people as a free, untimed community run funded by local sponsors, with donations to be directed to a charity still to be selected.