Never walk alone in Lucerne

When over 13,000 runners fill the streets of Lucerne on the last Sunday of October for the SwissCityMarathon, athletes with physical and mental handicaps are there too. Each year PluSport helps integrate over 30 disabled participants in the run.

The PluSport athletes are accompanied by guides where required. “Our goal is to enable participation in the marathon to anyone who is interested. Just as for other participants, the achievement, the common experience and wonderful emotions are central,” says René Pfister of PluSport. For all the disabled athletes and their guides, the starting fee is covered by sponsors Coop and Suva.