This year's TUM Campus Run – our contribution to TUM Global Week 2024 – once again captivated the TUM community and drew in a record number of participants. The iconic poster series featuring kangaroos, pandas, toucans, and exotic frogs highlighted the “Running Global” theme. For the tenth time, TUM members raced across the Garching campus, and to embrace the global theme, we also relaunched the #virtualTUMrun, inviting TUM network runners from all corners of the world to join. Although they were not included in the overall rankings, the worldwide runners had their own categories. It was a delight to see participants running in Greece and Poland, Japan and Thailand, as well as numerous locations across Germany.

The TUM Campus Run has not only become a beloved community event but also a significant sporting milestone at TUM. While many participants join for the fun and shared experience, the times achieved by the fastest runners are truly remarkable: the fourteen fastest men finished in under 41 minutes, with the top two clocking in at an impressive 34:14 and 35:04. To put this in perspective, the current world champion Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei completes 10 km on the track in 26:11 minutes.

Since 2013, TUMJA has hosted the Campus Run, which began as part of the student research project runTUMfit, focused on improving employee fitness. This project was the start of the race's success story, now organized annually by the office team and a group of volunteers. As in previous years, we collaborated with the Department of Sports Sciences under the leadership of the student health initiative "TUM4Health." A heartfelt thank you goes to the TUM Management Board, especially Chancellor Albert Berger and Vice President Prof. Juliane Winkelmann, for funding the running shirts and supporting the awards ceremony across 11 categories. 

We're already looking forward to the TUM Campus Run 2025! Stay fit!