In the past two weeks – from September 11th to 26th, 2021 – the On Global SquadRace 2021 will take place. There was also dying [HILLS] Krew, a trail running community from Innsbruck, reached third place in Austria and 15th place in the European ranking. Since they have collected enough points, they are now in the global final thanks to a wildcard.

On September 21st, the Krew hosted their [HILLS] Tuesday a real event for the On SquadRace at Tivoli in Innsbruck. A total of 70 members of the crew were at the start and each of them ran 5 km that evening, a total of 350 km came together. For the community, On SquadRace is a “unique race. It’s about fun, performance and community and fits perfectly with our philosophy “, says Patrick Friess, one of the founders of the Krew.

The event took place on one [HILLS] instead of Tuesday

Since 2019 it was On SquadRace on the plan of [HILLS] Krew. “For 2020 it was planned that Innsbruck would officially be part of the global challenge, but it was canceled due to the pandemic, as was the case this year. For this reason we have decided to do a squad race for our KREW as far as possible ”, Patrick. No sooner said than done – last week the crew organized their own event for the On SquadRace 2021 at Tivoli in Innsbruck. And the right one on one [HILLS] O. Your main partner On, the Swiss running shoe brand, has set up a start and finish arch especially for this purpose in Tivoli and has done a lot.

These Tuesdays are something very special for the trail running community. They take place every week. Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., a running group gathers in front of the bar “Hangover Noster” in Innsbruck. A new route is always run and in two groups – one runs a little further and faster, the other takes a shorter route and is slower.

[HILLS] Krew runs 350 km in one evening

“As always, we met on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at our meeting point, the cat Noser. Together we went to Tivoli with the crew. One of the careers in Innsbruck. A total of 70 KREW members were at the start ”, Patrick returned to the evening of the running. Everyone who 70 runners is 5 km walked and so are alone that evening 350 km came together for the On SquadRace. And since not only speed is crucial in this race, but also endurance, every kilometer really counts for the final bill.

What is the On SquadRace?

At the On SquadRace Race teams compete against other running teams around the world. The race is virtual, but the competition is real. This year, regional and then global races will be held in two phases.

Over the course of two weeks in September, teams accumulate points based on speed, endurance and team size. In this phase, every runner, every step and every second counts!

© [HILLS] Krewe

The special rules of the On SquadRace 2021

The best 5 km

die best 5 km time is entered under “Speed” (unlimited number of attempts). The faster the average time of the team, the more points are collected.

Every kilometer counts

It’s not just about speed, endurance counts too. During the “Racing phase” (September 11th to 26th) as many kilometers as possible should be collected, which are entered under “Endurance”. The higher the team’s average mileage, the more points it receives.

Every runner counts – the more, the better

A team has to at least 30% women exist and at least seven runners include, but the overall size is unlimited. There are points for every runner (up to the 50th runner).

The highest score wins

In the end it will be all points from the 5 km average speed, the average total number of kilometers and the team size added. die highest total wins.

On SquadRace [HILLS] Krewe
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die [HILLS] Krew was third in Austria

“We didn’t have a specific goal for the SquadRace. We always try to get as many people as possible to run and create unique experiences for the Krew, ”says Patrick. Last Sunday was the last day of the On SquadRace and as a result the crew appears to be third in Austria.

The crew came up with an average time of 3 miles 22:38 sec. and to an average number of kilometers of 91 km. So they have 1010 points collected and were only beaten by the two squads “runninGraz” and “werunGRZ”. Since they have accumulated enough points, it has the [HILLS] Krew thanks to one placeholder in that global finals made. “We are of course very happy about that,” says Patrick. When the final will take place will be announced.

Up is a “FRIEND” of the crew

The Swiss running shoe brand has been a since 2019 “FRIEND” (as the Krew calls their partners). “on is our main partner. The special thing about our partnership is surely and that we share common values. Great people work at On, with whom it is simply fun to move and achieve things together. It is also impressive how the brand and the products have developed over the past few years. We are already looking forward to the next few years of our partnership, ”explains the native Swiss.

For the event last week did on, as already mentioned, one Start and finish arch set up in Tivoli and was at the start with many giveaways. “You also cheered us on vigorously. After the event there was free drinks and food for KREW and Benni Bublak (Note: a trail runner from Berlin who lives in Tyrol) was with us for a lecture about the UTMB (note: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc) ”, says Patrick.