Neuenkirchen cheered: Record number of 414 active people at the 2025 village run!

Neuenkirchen cheered: Record number of 414 active people at the 2025 village run!

Neuenkirchen, Deutschland - in Neuenkirchen, in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, the anticipation is great on the 8th Albers Neuenkirchener village run, which will take place on June 15, 2025. More than 400 participants are expected: which is a new record for this popular event. A brief review shows that the first village run has started 15 years ago with just 120 active people, and the event has now become a fixture in the region. As NDR , the village run from all over Germany, among other things from Berlin, Rostock and Münster.

Overall, different disciplines are offered this year: running, walking, inline skating and handbiking are on the program, whereby the main race runs over 12 kilometers. The family run over a distance of 999 meters is particularly popular, in which families with strollers can also participate. The organization team, consisting of six members, started preparations in January to ensure a smooth process.

variety and security in focus

Tobias Nagel, member of the organization team, highlights the variety of disciplines offered. Over 60 helpers, including employees of the fire brigade and schoolchildren on the Bodden, ensure security and a smooth process during the competition. Frank Borgwardt from the fire brigade emphasizes the important role of route protection, especially for inline skaters and manual bikers.

The event is not only a sporting highlight, but also a cultural event. There will be a colorful cultural program around the competitions, which is to perfectly round off the festival atmosphere in Neuenkirchen. The organizers assume that the increase in participants also reflects the interest in running events in general, as current statistics on running events in Germany show. According to Statista , the data show that running events have become increasingly popular between 1964 and 2024.

expectations for the running weekend

In the past village runs, there were already impressive number of participants, and 414 active people are expected this year. Heiner Stark from the region will try to defend his title in the men's race, while the local hero Mathilda Neumann burns on her victory for women. The inline skating race is also becoming increasingly popular, and the cutting speed of the skaters was over 30 km/h last year.

Representatives of the school on the Bodden have worked hard - a total of 138 students: Inside, more than 200 students take part: inside the different runs. The handbike race will also be offered for the first time this year, and Dominique Lehmann will be the only participant in this discipline here. If you are interested in the results and photos, you can find everything on Dorflauf-neuenkirchen.de .

summarized, the 8th Albers Neuenkirchener Dorflauf promises to become a happy and sporty weekend, in which the focus is on community and movement.