The Hermannslauf is an annual long-distance road and trail race in Germany that runs from Detmold to Bielefeld through the Teutoburg Forest. It is one of the best-known running events in the region and is especially noted for its demanding, hilly course of about 31 kilometers. This dataset contains historical information on editions of the race, including the date, temperature, and winning times for men and women.
From 1972 to 1976, the course followed the actual Hermannsweg for 30.4 kilometers, and in 1977 the first 13 kilometers were moved to a parallel route. Since 2005, the total course length has been 31.1 kilometers; until 2004, it was 30.6 kilometers. In 2020, the Hermannslauf was canceled due to the pandemic, and for the same reason, in 2021 it was exceptionally moved from April to October.
Format
A tibble with 54 rows and 8 columns:
- edition
the edition of the Hermannslauf
- year
the year
- date
the date
- temp
the temperature on that day at 12:00 noon; see details
- winner_men
the men's winner
- seconds_men
the men's winner's total time in seconds
- winner_women
the women's winner
- seconds_women
the women's winner's total time in seconds
Details
Temperature in degrees Celsius, measured at 12:00 noon, obtained from different sources:
from 1973 to 1992 and from 1998 to 2013 from https://de.weatherspark.com/, Gütersloh Airport (approx. 30 km from start and finish)
from 1993 to 1997 from https://de.weatherspark.com/, Wunstorf Air Base (approx. 100 km from start and finish)
from 2014 to 2017 from https://de.weatherspark.com/, Hannover-Langenhagen Airport (approx. 90 km from start and finish)
from 2018 onward from https://meteostat.net/de/station/D7106, Airfield Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche (approx. 20 km from start and finish)