15th Lindlar town center run

 

Lindlar. On Friday, May 24th, the first participants will take to the track in the 15th Lindlar Town Center Run at 5 p.m. Start is on the market square.

The run is under the patronage of Mayor Georg Ludwig. Online registration for the races ends today, Friday, May 10th, at 11:59 p.m. - from the Bambini to the ten kilometers.

At the invitation of the Kreissparkasse Köln, the representatives of the sponsors and organizers of the town center run met. Manuel Peters, regional director of the Kreissparkasse Köln in Wipperfürth, said that he experienced the first edition in 2008 as an intern in Lindlar. Today he represents one of the main sponsors of the race.

The fact that the run exists in this form is also thanks to the large and small sponsors, without whom such an event would not be possible, said Carsten Ommer, chairman of “Lindlar Running”. This year there are two new categories in which grades one and two and three and four of primary schools are evaluated separately. In recent years, there had been sad faces among the young runners when they had to fall in line behind the older ones, explained Ommer.

22 Ratings

The town center run begins at 5 p.m. with the first of three Oni Bambini runs over 600 meters. The KSK Cologne run over two kilometers starts at 5:50 p.m., followed by the Lang AG run over four kilometers at 6:30 p.m. Finally, the Schmidt + Clemens run over ten kilometers starts at 7.30 p.m.

66 trophies in 22 classifications will then be distributed at the award ceremonies, including those for the community champions and for the companies with the largest number of participants. There is also the popular Grauwacke medal for runners over four and ten kilometers at the finish.

The program on the market square, which also includes public viewing on an LED wall, starts at 4 p.m. and is moderated by Armin Brückmann and Philip Caucal.

Road Closures

The organizer points out that there will be traffic disruptions in Lindlar from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on the day of the competition. The church square as well as Pollerhofstrasse, Auf dem Heidchen, Eichenhofstrasse and a section of the main street and Am Marktplatz will be completely closed. Residents of the streets Bachstrasse, Johannes-Fischer-Weg, Rosenhügel, Uferstrasse, Postweg and Brennergasse are also affected by the closure.
The Rewe market closes at 3 p.m. on this day. The bus station will be closed from 2 p.m. due to construction work; the garages behind it cannot be accessed until 10 p.m.
There is an absolute ban on stopping along the running route.

Registration

Late registrations are possible on the day of the competition from 3 p.m. in the registration center in the Severinushaus next to the church. For more information,