After 2018, this was the second time that I was taking part in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge, which is a global running series and the biggest corporate run, as well as one of the most attended races worldwide with almost 70.000 runners.

The Frankfurt Marathon took place on October 28th, 2018. The clocks had changed to wintertime during the night and it felt as such had also brought cold temperatures along. It was freezing cold with icy winds throughout the event.

Frankfurt is often doomed to be a bankers-only city, crowded with boring people in a suit that do not have a life. Well, partly this is very true. Yet, if I do not wear my suit, there are a number of cool things to do in the city. Being one of the key financial cities in the world, it is a cosmopolitan place and is called home by more and more expats. Frankfurt certainly is not a city you will fall in love with on first sight, but a city that certainly has its own charm and advantages. In case you work in finance, consulting or as a lawyer, it is small and you get around fast.

The JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge is global running series that takes place in 13 different cities with Frankfurt being the biggest stop on the tour. On June 7th almost 70.000 runners took on the 5.6 kilometre-long course, leading through the city and past its skyline.