This past weekend, BSTN teamed up with On for a one-of-a-kind running event that saw its participants not only race around Munich’s English Garden, but also around the clock. 5 teams à 5 runners each took part in the first ever 24-hour competition of its kind, The Extra Mile.
With (at least) one member of each team out on the course running at all times, who would go the furthest? Who would go all out for their team? Who would go the extra mile – both figuratively and literally – to take their squad to victory?
Five teams answered the call during the inaugural edition of The Extra Mile race: Bold Running Club, Cato Sport, Deru Social Running Club, On, and BSTN. And after 24 hours of aspiring competition, different strategies, and yet another example of sports’ unquestionable power to bring people together, all questions were answered and two things became apparent.
Team Cato took home the W in a valiant effort, especially late at night and into the wee hours of the morning, edging out the competition by just a few KMs (all hail the champs!) and together, the running clubs and their members on and off the course created a heartfelt sense of community that made everyone leave the event feeling victorious.
After the clock had hit 24 hours, the displays of each team’s Garmin sports watches – the event’s relay baton of choice thanks to its supreme GPS tracking capabilities – revealed the heroic feats that were accomplished in one day: Cato logged a total of 297,05 KMs for first place, ahead of Bold (280,04 KMs), BSTN (278,90 KMs), On (259,45 KMs), and Deru (241,43 KMs), putting the average of all 25 runners well above the distance of a marathon.
A tip of the runner’s cap to all of the runners and spectators for the truly one-of-a-kind atmosphere as well as a hearty thank you to our partners YETI, Garmin, Aqua Monaco, Oakley, Vantopia, and Sushi Bikes for their support in making the inaugural Extra Mile event a success and to Fellas_Munich, S/O Yellow, Yummy Bowl, Rawbite, and Blackroll for keeping the athletes well-fed and well-rested/-recovered.
