Teresa open houses conquered Bronze at the Bremen marathon!

Teresa open houses conquered Bronze at the Bremen marathon!

At this year's Bremen Marathon, which took place on October 7, 2025, Teresa Offenhäuser from SV Eintracht Hepstedt/Breddorf achieved sensational results. With a time of 3:08:26 hours, the talented runner secured third place in the overall women's ranking and thus prevailed strongly against her competition. Only two runners were faster: the clubless Tineke Kuphal, who emerged winner with 3:06:44 hours, and Jutta Baarlink from LC Nordhorn, who ran to second place with 3:08:02 hours. The Weser Courier reports of this remarkable performance and also emphasizes the success of other Bremen athletes.

The Bremen Marathon has a long history that goes back to the post-war period. In 1949 it all started with the German championship, which Wilhelm Bürklein won with a time of 2:53:11 hours. The first North German folk run in 1965 already attracted over 3,800 participants. The Bremen marathon's first discontinued took place on April 24, 1983 and opened a new chapter in Bremen running. The event has changed significantly over the years. From 2005 the marathon was regularly organized in autumn and enjoyed increasing popularity with up to 50,000 spectators. Wikipedia gives a comprehensive overview of the development and the various aspects of the marathon.

Other notable achievements

But not only open houses shone this year. Lüder Mohrmann, a club colleague from Offenhäuser, took the 22nd place in the M30 men's ranking with a time of 3:14:19 hours. Axel Röhrs von Hepstedt/Breddorf came to 13th place in the M60 men's ranking in 1:42:32 hours. The competition in the U18 was also strongly represented: Malte Reifenhausen from TV Lilienthal triumphed and won the U18 classification in the half marathon with a time of 1:17:47 hours, while his teammate Tom Sandmann achieved third place in 1:26:05 hours. The young talents showed that they go to work with a lot of ambition. Like the youngest participant Finni Müller from the football B girls of ATSV Scharmbeckstotel, who took fifth place in the female U18 and ran a time of 1:49:58 hours.

The men M40 and M50 also performed great performances. Benjamin Koc from the Pacer Team from Osterholz-Scharmbeck reached 15th place in 1:29:13 hours, while Olaf Erich from TSV Gnarrenburg came in 3rd place with the men with 1:43:31 hours. The women W65 were represented by Ilse Röth from the running club of TV Schwanewede, who won second place in 55:08 minutes, only behind Elisabeth Linde Nielsen from Sparta Bremerhaven.

Emotions and exciting competitions

The Bremen Marathon is more than just a sporting event; He is a feast of the community. The atmosphere was thrilling and the viewers cheered the runners loudly. The competition brings together runners year after year, who not only fight for best times, but also set a sign of cohesion in sport. With a time of 39:36 minutes, Oliver Blau from TV Lilienthal narrowly missed the podium for men M45 and landed in fourth place. Another remarkable team was Frank Bargmann from TSV Gnarrenburg, who took second place in the M70 category in 54:32 minutes, as well as Jürgen Röhrs and Ralf Rimkus, who impressively section in the men M60 with places 17 and 18 (55:26 and 54:37 minutes).

Against the backdrop of these exciting competitions, the city of Bremen honors the marathon, which not only shines through widespread participation, but also through genuine sporting achievements that will be remembered.