Top athletes celebrate the New Year's Eve run in Trier at Bitburg!

Top athletes celebrate the New Year's Eve run in Trier at Bitburg!

On December 31, 2024, the 35th Bitburger 0.0%silvester run took place in Trier, which attracted top athletes from around 30 nations. The event was celebrated by 10,000 spectators, including Olympicics such as Gesa Krause and Samuel Fitwi. The title sponsor Bitburger announced that he was extended by two years to 2026.

Gesa Krause, who looks at a positive return to the running scene after her eleventh participation in the New Year's Run, achieved eighth place over 5 kilometers this year, despite a cold. In the women, the two Rucander Emeline Imanizabayo and Claire Uwitonze were able to occupy the first places. Imanizabayo and Uwitonze ran times of 15:23 and 15:28 minutes. The best German was Vanessa Mikitenko, who achieved the highest placement among the German participants at 16:10 minutes, followed by Vera Coutelier and Krause.

results of the men and other participants

in the men's run, Samuel Fitwi took tenth place with a time of 13:57 minutes. The victory went to Mike Foppen from the Netherlands, who won the race in 13:42 minutes. Max Thorwirth followed in second place with 13:45 minutes and Nils Voigt finished third with 13:46 minutes. A total of 33 out of 88 finishers ran the 5 kilometers under 15 minutes. The event also attracted participants such as Richard Ringer and Nils Voigt who previously ran at the Valencia Marathon.

While there was no live stream for the New Year's Eve run, information about live results, schedule and listening lists was available. In this context, the Bitburg brewing group announced the extension of the title sponsorship. In addition, the 24th Volksbank Trier Eifel floodlight meeting was announced for September 2, 2025.