Ratzeburg Advent run
The Ratzeburg Advent Run has been held in Ratzeburg every year on the 1st Advent since 1990 by the Ratzeburger Sport Verein von 1862 eV (RSV) . It is a popular run that is very well known in northern Germany and leads over a distance of 26 km around Lake Ratzeburg .
Since its first edition, registrations for this running event have increased every year (2018: 2550 individual starters). This makes the Ratzeburg Advent run one of the largest running events in northern Germany.
The opening of the inner-German border made it possible to circumnavigate the lake completely for the first time in 1990, as the border partly followed the eastern shore of the lake. On the first runs, remnants of the border security systems were clearly visible, barbed wire fences were open and in some cases people walked along the paths of the GDR border guards. The "death strip" was further in the hinterland and was not touched by the running track. Nevertheless, it was a strange feeling for many participants to walk through this once strongly secured, forbidden zone.
The Ratzeburg Advent Run is thus one of the first fun runs with a route across old and new federal states.
Since 2018, a 9.8 km run around the Küchensee and a 5.6 km run around the small Küchensee have taken place at the same time as the run around the Ratzeburg Lake. From 2004 to 2017 there was a 7.3 km run around the Küchensee.
Time tracking
The time recording takes place with the help of the Pro-System from the company STGK from Ratzeburg. The chip is attached to the shoe with the laces. When the registration mats overflow at the finish, the time is automatically recorded. At the 24th edition of the Advent run in 2013, gross / net time measurement was introduced for the first time.
At the Ratzeburg Advent Run on December 3, 2006, the MarathonNet system of the Institute for Telematics at the University of Lübeck was used for the second time . Sixty runners were equipped with a "pacemate" and were able to have their biometric data recorded during the run. The data was transmitted wirelessly so that the race of the individual MarathonNet users and the leader could be followed live on a large-screen TV in the finish area and on the Internet. As a result, the spectators were always well informed about the situation on the route.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ "Ratzeburg Advent Run 2018 with two new routes. Accessed on September 12, 2019 .