Starlinger intern, 2024/01 - Issue 36

3,2,1 … GO! A command that the keen athletes in the Starlinger team are already familiar with. Four running events are on the agenda again this year, three of which have already taken place. The “Wings for Life World Run” kicked things off on 5 May, with 15 runners working up a sweat for a good cause. 100 % of the entry fees and donations raised from this event go to spinal cord research. As in the previous year, the run was organised with the help of the dedicated app, so everyone could choose their own individual route and pace. Those who preferred to have company could join other runners on the circular route between Factory 1 and Factory 2 in Weissenbach, where the works council had once again set up a refreshment station. Team Starlinger covered an impressive distance of 242 kilometres in total. After a short breather, the starting gun sounded for another 15 Starlinger runners at the Sunset Run in Berndorf on 17 May. Lukas Strutzenberger was able to secure victory in the M30 age group on the 5.8 km course. In the M40 class, three of our colleagues made it into the top 10: Bernhard Reiß (4 th ), Markus Hambammer (8 th ) and Jürgen Bilek (9 th ). In the Pottenstein classification, Christoph Ebner came in an excellent 2 nd place. For the long distance of 8.7 km, we were represented by Rene Weiss and Paul Niedl, who fought their way in poor weather conditions through the pouring rain together with a strong field of runners. Next up was the nigh on traditional Sparkassen Company Run in Wiener Neustadt on 13 June. Team “Starlinger 4” with Florian Mitterecker, Josef Pürmayr and Noah Poberschnigg came 26 th out of a total of 375 teams of three with an excellent time of 01:02:34. Team “Starlinger 1” with Bernhard Reiß, Philipp Nierer and Rene Weiss finished in a fantastic 36 th place. The event was rounded off with an after-race party at the main square with food and drink and live music: This gave us a chance to toast the achievements of all the teams once again. This year’s running season ends with the Anningerlauf, which takes place on 21 September. If you want to get a taste of the world of trail and mountain running, this is THE IDEAL opportunity for you. In this race, you can pit yourself against other trail runners over a distance of 6.1 km and 380 metres in altitude or 16.5 km and 800 metres in altitude. You are welcome to sign up for this by 9 September by sending your registration to Corinna Franz, at recycling.frc@starlinger.com, ext. 3130. As we do every year, we would like to thank the works councils of Starlinger and unistrap, who pay the entry fee for all Starlinger runners taking part in the events and also sponsor the running shirts!

Wings for Life World Run

Sunset Run

Sparkassen Company Run in Wiener Neustadt

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