The Running-School Team at public Races

In central Hesse, there are regular opportunities to demonstrate natural running sports to the public.

Training together as a team is great fun. However, it might be even more motivating when your efforts pay off not only in health and well-being but also contribute to spreading the idea of “natural running”. Public races turn out to be a great way to show the sports-minded part of society how viable, beautiful and performant running with “less shoe” can be.
We prefere road, city or track races - which are numerous in our region. At such events, barefoot running can be even more enjoyable than it is in regular training, as the road surfaces have mostly been cleaned by the race organizers or the communities. Furthermore, the long-term members of our barefoot racing team know these racing routes extremely well by now and can give you hints where special attention is required.
You don't have to fear any pressure from our team leaders to perform. If you feel well and the surface is perfect for barefoot running, we will appreciate it if you give everything you've got. But even while racing, your health, safety and aesthetics of movent are always most important.

Barefoot-friendly races in central Hesse

Below, you will find a collection of the most attractive public races in our region, which are well suitable for barefoot running and in which we regularly participate. These events are roughly sorted chronologically. In some cases, you are directed to galleries of the running routes by clicking the photos.
You can find the complete listing of the relevant races planned by our team for the current year in the "Volkslaufliste".

Lahnwiesen-Parkrun in Marburg
every Saturday, 9:00 a.m. (free of charge)
> Track on Alltrails

Distance:
5 km

Description:
1.2 km lap to be run four times on the promenade along the banks if the river Lahn and the footpath on the Bückingsdamm.
Asphalt and concrete pavement, mostly smooth and clean.

Emil-von-Behring remembrance run
expected 2024-06-14
> Track on Alltrails

Laufstrecke des Emil-von-Behring-Gedächtnislaufs

Distance:
6 km

Description:
A single even lap near the river bank in the south of Marburg. Approx. 60% asphalt, 40% concrete pavement; short section of rough asphalt at the stadium entrance.

Heuchelheim midnight run
expected 2024-06-29
> Track on Alltrails

Distances:
5 km
10 km

Description:
Laps of 2.5 km with moderate gradients, through residential area. 100% asphalt, mostly smooth and clean.

Dodenau road race
expected 2024-07-14
> Track on Alltrails

Distances:
5 km
10 km
21.1 km

Description:
Turning-point hauls; short section (100 m) of singletrack, otherwise good asphalt and concrete (new bicycle path). Lamp recommended for running through old railway tunnel.

Biedenkopf city run
(2024 edition uncertain)
> Track on Alltrails