"There is certainly more to fitness training."
Drin Alaj, a local councillor in Cham, runs a lap of the Ennetsee stage of the Trophy for the first time.
Drin Alaj is a local councillor in Cham and has run a lap of the Zugerberg Finance Trophy for the first time. He is enthusiastic about the idea, even though he is not (yet) a runner himself.
Growing up in Cham, 31-year-old Drin Alaj has run through all the junior categories of the SC Cham football club. Even back then, fitness runs were not his thing: "I didn't complete the most laps in sponsored runs and therefore collected less money than others - my sponsors were happy," says the SP politician with a grin.
For everyone
Drin Alaj was elected to the Cham municipal council in 2018. Since then, he has been in charge of the Department of Transport and Safety. "I really enjoy my work and it fulfills me when I can make a difference together with others." He pursues a "policy for everyone" and his guiding principle of "cooperation instead of competition" is not far from the Trophy either - the cooperation between organizers, clubs, sponsors and the public sector makes it possible for the Trophy to be an experience for everyone.
Ball sports
Drin Alaj is particularly enthusiastic about the ease of taking part: "Although I knew about the Trophy, I didn't know it was so easy to take part. The idea with the stamp card and the timing device is really unique." He will definitely motivate his circle of friends to take part. He might even manage a longer round himself. However, ball sports still appeal to him more: "I started playing tennis a year ago. As president of the local tennis club, our municipal clerk motivated me to do it."
Half-time
The current stages in Ennetsee and from Zug to Zugerberg end on Sunday, 13 June - half-time on the Trophy 2021. It's also worth taking part because of the new altitude challenge. 2,500 vertical meters and thus a few cool socks are still easy to manage. Even the 5,000 vertical meters are still doable. A hoodie beckons at this mark.
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