Successful completion of the "Mach-Meter Challenge": SpielerPlus community runs around the world three times

After just 17 days of the challenge, the participating teams had already surpassed 40,000 kilometers for the first time—equivalent to the circumference of the Earth. By the second week of May, they had completed their second lap around the globe. “We’re naturally especially pleased that we’ve now run around the world three times,” said SPM CEO Marcel Hager, adding: “Our SpielerPlus community has once again exceeded all our expectations.” "It's just great to see that we were able to inspire so many people to run. This won't be our last running challenge for a good cause."

Tim-Olé Schlüschen, organizer of “Trikot für die Welt,” is also thrilled about the successful campaign and the many kilometers covered: “On behalf of the entire ‘Trikot für die Welt’ family, I’d like to thank all participating runners and teams for the many kilometers they’ve covered. We’re absolutely thrilled and delighted by the fantastic response and the generous donation, which we’ll of course use to do a lot of good.”

The SPM running group, which was launched in collaboration with Trikot für die Welt as part of the Challenge, also racked up over 1,200 kilometers in the end. To wrap up the Challenge, some of the team members (all of whom had tested negative for COVID-19) met up for a group run around Hamburg’s Außenalster.