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Business run in Linz: A victory for the sense of unity

Braving the heat on the Linz Gugl: the club planner bosses Lukas Krainz (l.) and Mathias Maier.

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Light blue, dark blue, red, yellow, green, with a special design, with slogans or simply decorated with the company logo - at the WKO business run in Linz, the 4.6-kilometer course was transformed into a colorful sea of colors thanks to the outfits of the 2,400 participants. The heat was successfully braved.

"I need ten degrees less," explained brand specialist Angelika Sery-Froschauer when asked about her preparation for the WKO Business Run in Linz, which was presented by the "Krone" and organized together with Oberbank and LIVA.

Shady spots were very popular
A sentence that many could relate to. Even before the start, many had fled into the shade due to the baking oven heat and had done a few relaxed stretching exercises there before completing the 4.6 kilometers.

See the best pictures of the Linz running spectacle here:

Fastest: Philipp Obermüller (Magistrat Linz) crossed the finish line after just 14:19 minutes.

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As in the previous year, Hannah Köstler (Magna Powertrain) was unstoppable in the women's race on Wednesday. Time: 17:32 minutes.

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Impressive picture: The 2400 participants started in three waves.

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Final preparations before the start: Marco Freudenthaler and Clara Mayer (Actief Jobmade).

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Oberbank CEO Franz Gasselsberger chatting with Paul Danninger and Tanja Willi.

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Doris Hummer, President of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Commerce, and Christian Ortner, Head of Service of the "OÖ-Krone", gave the starting signal.

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Fabian Prach, Dominik Pröll and Gerald Lackner from Tischlerei Andexlinger from Haslach/Mühl fortified themselves in the shade beforehand.

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Warm-up before the 4.6 kilometers: Sandra Madlmayr and Eylem Aslan (r.) started for Swietelsky.

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And even if looking at the clock is part of the experience and some were briefly annoyed after crossing the finish line because things had gone less well than expected, the feeling of a shared experience prevailed. The WKO business run was a victory for the sense of togetherness.