Ossiloop
The Ossiloop is a running event in East Frisia that extends over three weeks in May each year.
history
The stage run was launched in 1982 by Klaus Beyer (died 2012) from SV Holtland as a stage run from “Leer bis ans Meer” to life and organized by him for 25 years. Since the 26th Ossiloop in 2007, the Ossiloop has been organized under the organizational direction of Edzard Wirtjes from Fortuna Logabirum. The name comes from the jokingly used term "Ossi" for East Frisians . “Loop”, on the other hand, is the Low German term for “run”.
The run is completed in six stages, which are run on Tuesdays and Fridays. The route is 64.7 kilometers in total, with sections ranging from 9.8 to 11.9 kilometers. The most popular route is the Ostfriesland hiking trail , the former route of the Leer – Aurich – Wittmund small railway . The direction of travel changes between the Julianenpark in Leer (start) or the monument square in Leer (finish) and the port gate of the east pier in Bensersiel (start / finish). In 2007, individual electronic timekeeping took place for the first time using the ChampionChip system.
The Ossiloop has grown from its humble beginnings into a recognized major event. In 2017 over 3,029 runners started, of which almost 2,429 completed all six stages. In addition to numerous recreational runners, runners from the East Frisian and foreign running elite are also represented. In the meantime, the event has also found its echo in the national press. In addition, the Ossiloop forms the framework for the crime thriller “Der Etappenmörder” (re-released in 2006 under the title “Death runs with”) by Peter Gerdes .
Stages
Until 2009 the run took place "from Leer to the sea". In 2010 the race took place in the opposite direction for the first time (starting in Bensersiel and finishing in Leer). The reason for this is the weather in Bensersiel, which often prevented a graduation ceremony. As a result, the last stage was extended to 13.6 kilometers and is only slightly shorter than the queen stage, which was shortened a little. The finish line was moved to the monument square in the center of Leer. A vote in September 2010 among the participants in 2009 and 2010, who ran in both directions, resulted in the desire for an annual change of direction.
"From Leer to the Sea"
- 1st stage: Logabirum - Holtland (10.5 kilometers)
- 2nd stage (Klaus Beyer stage): Holtland - Stikelkamp (Gut Stikelkamp) (8.8 kilometers)
- 3rd stage (mill stage): Bagband - Holtrop (11.9 kilometers)
- 4th stage: Aurich - Aurich (10.0 kilometers)
- 5th stage ( Harlingerland stage ): Plaggenburg - Dunum (11.3 kilometers)
- 6th stage: Dunum - Bensersiel (11.1 kilometers)
The biggest change in the route took place in 2003, when the destination of the 2nd stage was moved from Bagband to Stikelkamp to Gut Stikelkamp. The routing of the stages is otherwise largely unchanged.
The second stage has been named "Klaus Beyer Stage" in memory of the initiator of the run since 2009. On the king's stage, the longest stage of the Ossiloops, you cross the East Frisian equator ( ). The fifth stage mainly leads through a green tunnel.
"From the sea to Leer"
- 1st stage: Bensersiel - Dunum (11.1 kilometers)
- 2nd stage: Dunum - Plaggenburg (11.9 kilometers)
- 3rd stage: Plaggenburg - Holtrop (14.0 kilometers)
- 4th stage: Holtrop - Bagband (12.0 kilometers)
- 5th stage: Gut Stikelkamp - Holtland (9.5 kilometers)
- 6th stage: Holtland - Leer (13.6 kilometers)
The overall winner
| year | Men | Women | male youth | female youth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Melchert Stromann | Hilde Bontjer | Henry Sluiter | NN |
| 1983 | Johann Janßen | Hilde Bontjer | Peter Steinke | NN |
| 1984 | Reinhard Ludwig | Ines Kluge | Peter Steinke | NN |
| 1985 | Eduard Tjarks | Barbara Behrendt | Wolfgang Meyer | NN |
| 1986 | Harry Jürrens | Hilde Steinke, Barbara Behrendt | Wolfgang Meyer | NN |
| 1987 | Stefan Bruns | Hilde Steinke | Jörn Menne | NN |
| 1988 | Jörn Menne | Anke Watzema | Peter Steinke | NN |
| 1989 | Eduard Tjarks | Hilde Steinke | Peter Steinke | NN |
| 1990 | Gerhard Hinrichs | Irmgard Stromann | Enno Heidergott | NN |
| 1991 | Gerhard Hinrichs | Hilde Bontjer | Jan Lietzau | NN |
| 1992 | Reinhard Ludwigs | Hilde Bontjer | Andreas Onken | NN |
| 1993 | Peter Steinke | Hilde Steinke | Karsten Woltermann | NN |
| 1994 | Frank Groen | Claudia Beyer | Maik Peyko | NN |
| 1995 | Frank Groen | Claudia Beyer | Jan Waschkau | NN |
| 1996 | Peter Steinke | Hilde Steinke | Jan Waschkau | NN |
| 1997 | Enno Heidergott | Claudia Beyer | Jan Woltermann | NN |
| 1998 | Peter Steinke | Irmgard Hartmann | Alwin Beitelmann | Jana Junkmann |
| 1999 | Peter Steinke | Dagmar Gumbrecht-Vinke | Henning Bach | Inga Jürrens |
| 2000 | Peter Steinke | Gerda Sawatz | Holger Lammers | Claudia Boekhoff |
| 2001 | Enno Heidergott | Dagmar Gumbrecht-Vinke | Gerd Wolzen | Henrike Grulich |
| 2002 | Michael Mäschig | Inga Jürrens | Gerd Wolzen | Andrea Manssen |
| 2003 | Michael Mäschig | Inga Jürrens | Ino Geisemeyer | Ann-Christin Heitner |
| 2004 | Holger Grigat | Irmgard Hartmann | Eike-Hergen Berghaus | Sabrina Hoffmeister |
| 2005 | Stephan Immega | Inga Jürrens | Eike-Hergen Berghaus | Martina Rückbrod |
| 2006 | Stephan Immega | Kerstin Lüken | Marin Ornfjord | Martina Rückbrod |
| 2007 | Stephan Immega | Sonja Hoogestraat | Martin Buss | Jasmin Schmidt |
| 2008 | Stephan Immega | Sonja Hoogestraat | Hauke Köller | Liza Brinkmann |
| 2009 | Georg Dittrich | Eva Brinkmann | Hauke Köller | Janna Fangmann |
| 2010 | Stephan Immega | Inga Jürrens | Martin Buss | Mareike Bruhnken |
| 2011 | Stephan Immega | Inga Jürrens | Johannes Wiltfang | Saskia Bohlken |
| 2012 | Stephan Immega | Inga Jürrens | Gerd Jelto Severiens | Pauline Peters |
| 2013 | Georg Dittrich | Inga Jürrens | Jann Penon | Julia Duin |
| 2014 | Georg Dittrich | Inga Jürrens | Jann Penon | Luisa Kisch |
| 2015 | Georg Dittrich | Heike Piotrowski | Lukas Rossmann | Luisa Kisch |
| 2016 | Georg Dittrich | Tanja Schwarz | Lars Schwalm | Tessa Roos |
| 2017 | Andreas Kuhlen | Renate Kramer | Tammo Oldigs | Thank you Smid |
| 2018 | Andreas Kuhlen | Tanja Schwarz | Jannes Smid | Katharina Saathoff |
| 2019 | Andreas Kuhlen | Verena Coordes | Tom Ole Theilken | Katharina Saathoff |
Web links
- official page
- Numbers, data, facts about the Ossiloop, compiled by Harm Park
- Results and reporting of the "Ostfriesische Nachrichten" ( Memento from May 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Current results and archive from 2007 with search function, provided by "Anzeiger für Harlingerland"
Individual evidence
- ↑ The inventor of the ossiloop has died . Scoreboard for Harlingerland. October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Results - Ossiloop. (No longer available online.) In: ossiloop.eu. Archived from the original on May 23, 2016 ; accessed on May 23, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
