Shake-out runs, familiar faces and Suunto Run 2 on the wrist. Here’s how we shared marathon week with Munich’s running community.
Some of the best moments of marathon week happen before the start. An easy run with new faces. A conversation that settles the nerves. Another slice of pizza, because tomorrow is a big day.
This October, Suunto joined the Munich Marathon as Official Timing Partner. Together with forceLab and FCF.club, we brought runners together for four days of community activities, with Suunto Run 2 ready for a test run.
A place to find your people
At forceLab in central Munich, our Marathon Hub welcomed around 350 people across four days. Local run clubs kicked things off with an easy 8 km shake-out, followed by a chance to hang out over food and drinks.
The programme made space for the rest of race preparation, too: Pilates for runners, a women’s marathon-fuelling workshop and time to meet the people sharing the same countdown to Sunday.
By Saturday, the creative corner was busy with personalised shirts, beaded bracelets and homemade cheer signs. Then came the pizza party. Carb-loading is always better with company.
Good company with Alina and Danny
Alina Jäger, known as @clippedinandfree, joined the community activities at the hub, where women’s running was a big part of the week. The FCF.club Friday run became a Suunto special, welcoming women of all paces, with different pace groups and demo watches to try. Find your group, settle into your stride and enjoy the kilometres together.
Over at the expo, around 200 people came by the Suunto stand to meet Daniel Hernes, aka @danny_run. It was a chance to meet a familiar face from the Germany running world in person and share the excitement of marathon weekend.
Take Suunto Run 2 for a spin
We brought Suunto Run 2 along for the kilometres before race day. Runners could strap one on for a community test run and explore its features with our team at the expo.
Its lightweight design, bright AMOLED display and easy access to pace, distance and heart rate make it a companion for everything from an easy group run to the effort you’ve been training for. Munich gave runners the chance to see how it felt on their own wrist, at their own pace.
A relay with a Suunto twist
On race day, 40 women took on the marathon relay in Suunto shirts, using Suunto watches as their batons. Each handover carried the community spirit onto the course, with one teammate finishing their leg and another ready to keep it going. Across the races, Suunto flags also helped runners spot the pacers and find the group working towards their target time.
Thanks for every shared kilometre Munich
To everyone who joined a run, tried a watch, made a cheer sign or came along to meet the community: thank you for being part of it.
Pick your next route, bring a friend and see where the run takes you. We’ll see you out there.
Adventure starts here.