Winterlaufserie Alfter, 3. Lauf 2026

Winterlaufserie Alfter is a six-event winter running series held at the sports ground on Strangheidgesweg in Alfter, near Bonn. The third run is part of a low-key landscape series, not a race focused on gun time. Runners can choose between 10, 15, or 20 kilometers, start anytime between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM, and must finish by 1:00 PM. There is no mass start or official timing, though lap times are recorded. The routes feature flat, traffic-free forest paths within Naturpark Kottenforst, offering loop options that can be combined or repeated. A unique local touch is the course marking, which uses "op kölsch," the local Cologne dialect. Alfterer SC organizes the series, providing a format suitable for runners seeking structured winter distance training without the pressure or congestion of a typical road race.