Alaba, Schloßberg Challenge & 7 Summits: Great start to the Graz sports year 2021
The start was successful! With these four words the start of the Graz sports year 2021 can be summed up. One week after the “Month of Everyday Movement” began, those responsible take stock of the first seven days of March and the sports year with satisfaction.
"To start with the sporting language: We trained for this sporting year for a long time, we have been in competition since last week and see that the training has paid off. I think we showed very clearly in this opening week what the sporting year is all about. We want to organize a year of participation and get the people of Graz excited about more exercise and sport. Especially now in this difficult phase of the corona pandemic, we also want to create a spirit of optimism. We did both very well in the first week, ”said City Councilor for Sports Kurt Hohensinner“The sports year is like the sport itself: It lives from the people who are actively involved. I would like to invite everyone in Graz to do this. Take part in our projects or become an ambassador for our Mission 2021. All information is available on our website. "
With the movement initiative "Let's Go pick-me-up" succeeded a prelude that was to have a long lasting effect. "The fact that with Franco Foda, Paul Pizzara, Ivona Dadic, Christian Ilzer, Jakob Jantscher, and Nici Schmidhofer and Conny Huetter prominent well-known people supported this movement initiative with video messages was a perfect start, ”says program coordinator Markus Pichler, "and that David Alaba motivating people via private video to actively participate in the Graz Sports Year is, of course, something of the icing on the cake. ”Like all pick-me-up exercises, his video is on www.letsgograz.at accessible.
The professional dance group from also ensured a great atmosphere in the city Pascal Chanterie. The young dance athletes were out and about in the streets of Graz for five days, drawing attention to themselves with their sporting demonstrations and flash mob actions in public squares and streets. They were definitely the most popular photo motif of the Graz population in the last week, you just couldn't overlook them.
Many steps and many ambassadors
The StepsApp, with which companies, clubs, districts and school classes can match each other step by step, developed into a hit within a few days. More than 2.000 people registered for it in the first week. Pichler: “Because the data is updated quickly, you are always up to date. This is already leading to real duels between institutions that also promote communication. We really succeeded in doing something. "
How unequivocally also with the Schloßberg Challenge. It has always been clear that the Schloßberg is a popular excursion destination. Now it is "stormed" even more often, because for many Graz residents the personal photo on the Schloßberg is a nice reward after they have walked or walked up the stairs. Whether young or old - the photo point is well received by everyone, as are the numerous photos www.letsgograz.at demonstrate.
There is also a great rush to see it in the context of the "Mission 2021" those 21 prominent Austrians from Michael Ostrowski, Andrew Gabalier, Thomas Vanek and Armin assinger, Thomas pattern, Nici Schmidhofer and Conny Hütter up to Pia Hierzegger and Caroline Pilhatsch to act as ambassadors. After just a few days, the number of those who are committed to the sporting year with their names and photos is in three digits, and the trend is still increasing.
They were also extremely well received "7 Summits of Graz". Simply because, even in times when the virus thwarted all types of indoor sports, hiking is an ideal variant of outdoor exercise for everyone. Schloßberg, Lustbühel, the prince's estate on the Plabutsch, St. Johann and Paul, Platte, Buchkogel and Schöckl have to be conquered, the collective pass, which should be stamped on every summit, was taken from the homepage www.letsgograz.at downloaded many times in the first few days.
50 tickets for the "Virtual runninGraz-Challenge ”as the next highlight
The next sport year highlight of the “Month of Everyday Movement” is the “Virtual runninGraz Challenge” from March 14th to 21st. Either a specified 10-kilometer lap in Graz's Leechwald with start and finish at Hilnteich or a self-selected five-kilometer route is to be run. All information is available on www.runningraz.at.
"Let's Go Graz" provides a large team for this, the first 50 participants who join us by March 12th (12 noon) [email protected] send an email and want to run under our name can participate free of charge.
