Basler Stadtlauf (City Run)

To kick off the holiday season, Basel holds a charity run. Young and old alike participate in this 5.5k event which takes place in the evening. Each gender is broken up by age group and start at 1/2 hour intervals; fans along the route cheer, ring cowbells and shout encouragement to the participants. Near the starting line a stage is set up and every hour a 'warm-up' session takes place with trainers to lively music. Robert and I both ran this year - after the race we donned our medals and drank a Gatorade toast to a job well done! See our Basel events here.