Running Instead of Partying—Hundreds Celebrate at a Running Rave

Is dancing the night away out of style?

It’s just something new, says organizer Leon Richter from the Social Sports Club Dresden. And: “Fewer and fewer people are interested in partying into the night.” It’s no longer cool to drink a lot of alcohol or party late into the night. “Nobody wants to stay up until 5:00 a.m. anymore,” says the 24-year-old. Young people are going out more mindfully and paying more attention to a healthy lifestyle. In his view, many still want to party—but in a different way.

That goes for Amelie, too. She does go out at night every now and then. “But more because it’s just the norm and not because that’s the kind of partying I’m looking for,” she says. In Australia, on the other hand, people go out around 6:00 p.m. and are home by 1:00 a.m. “I think that’s better,” she says. 

After the Run and Rave, the runners were even able to hit the sack before midnight: there, the music stopped at 10:00 p.m. after the nearly four-kilometer run.