A report by Kilian Schäfer
On August 23rd and 24th, the annual MOPO team relay race took place in Hamburg’s city park. It is a race in which numerous Hamburg companies participate. A team consists of 5 runners who have to cover a total distance of 25 kilometers.
With our teams named “Overcoming” and “Fighting”, we had 10 colleagues who competed in the race for our company. However, it is much more about the shared experience than about a ranking among the more than one thousand competing teams.
With a lot of motivation and applause from the spectators, all 10 runners competed in their section and brought the baton safely to the finish line. The specially printed white jerseys were spotted from afar and received with loud cheers. Thus, in my opinion, the loudest and best atmosphere in the park was at the tent of the JJ team.
Not only the athletes surprised with their endurance and speed, also the notorious Hamburg weather held out. Each runner was able to join the others in the park for a barbecue after their exhausting stage and digest the past 5 kilometers with bratwurst and a cold drink. Even when the barbecue coals had already gone out, everybody enjoyed the nice atmosphere in the park and the runners of the other companies were cheered on.
I look forward to participating again next year and would like to thank for the organization and the active support of the spectators!