Teamwork in times of lockdowns

An idea becomes a team challenge

In the weeks after our team meeting in October, where we discussed our personal and common goals, the team spirit was higher than the price of carbon running shoes and there were more people in training than ever before. Everyone in the team was eager to push themselves and the others in the team and to come out of the dark season stronger together. But then came the second lockdown...

Laura, however, had a brilliant idea, which then turned into a team challenge for the time during the lockdown at the beginning of November: Since it was still allowed to train in teams of 2, there were no excuses not to arrange to meet twice a week as usual and complete the tempo sessions in twos. The teams of 2 were chosen once by pace, but also by distance to each other, so that it was possible to train together without much effort and without using public transport. The team with the most training sessions together at the end of the lockdown wins. Place 1-3 were awarded.

"This was one of the best ideas to continue to train in a focused and ambitious way."

– Britta

Rules for the Team Challenge

Feel free to copy & adapt 🙂

Joint training sessions count if a selfie/picture of the two people (Alternatively: screenshot of the activity on tracking platform...) is shared in our Team WhatsApp group.

• 1,5 pts. per runner if the tempo session is completed together with the duo partner
• 1 pts. per runner if the tempo session is completed with another team member
• Extras: bik support counts as a joint run

In addition to keeping up the team spirit, we of course also wanted to continue to have an exchange with each other within the team. And it was really cool to see how the whole thing developed. The live rankings of the individual duos could be followed in our "Member Area".

"This was a great opportunity, of course. Thanks to Laura, who initiated the whole thing here. I think this was a top team performance. We knew the others were red-hot and we had to stay focused until the end. We put the pressure on from the start and tried to make a quick statement. I think we succeeded in doing that. With Björn T. we have of course an absolute top athlete in the team. Now we'll have a few quiet days and then we'll start preparing for the upcoming tasks."

– Jonas (aka Hicham aka Malek)

Closer together despite distance

In total, we scored 364 points in 6 weeks, which equals about 140 runs together. The Challenge has shown that the team sticks together even under unusual circumstances and that mutual motivation is possible. #CheersToTheTeam

What might have been invested in a Christmas party otherwise went this year as a donation to the non-profit organization Germanwatch to give something back. The organization is committed to global justice and the preservation of livelihoods.

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