Intentions of the German Association of Ultramarathon (Deutschen Ultramarathon Vereinigung e.V. DUV) after the Elections in November 2005

• Getting peace within the DUV

• Replacing personal quarrels by objectivity

• Approving the international rules of the DLV as well as of the IAU giving security to
  • the athletes
  • the organizers
  • the sponsors

• Constructive cooperation between DUV and IAU and DLV

• Revision of the entire concept
  • The previous concept will be kept
  • Focusing as the greatest national association for ultra running of the world
  • DUV as responsible organisation for ultra running within Germany

• Active public relations work
  • reopening the internet forum
  • revision of the homepage
  • revision of the members’ journal “ULTRAMARATHON”
  • activating press releases
  • contacting sports press
  • initiating reports on ultra running

• Intensifying the contacts to the DLV
  • replacement of the DLV-team coach
  • creating a board for the promotion of the members and the candidates of the national team in 100 km and 24 h competitions
  • creating a board of the athletes
  • best team should be at the start
  • the quota of the participants starting in championships should be filled
  • promotion of young runners
  • contact to universities

• Championships
  • allocation of championships should be proved
  • allocation primarily to stretches suitable for records
  • popular for spectators
  • eventually establishing events of our own

• Network of support of organizers
  • equipment
  • checklists
  • purchasing

• Increasing the added values for members by
  • possibilities for special shopping conditions for sports goods
    • first contacts already proceeded

• Activating new members

• Establishing democratic proceedings
  • involving the members in decision making processes
  • critics are explicitly required
  • enhancement of advisory boards        

• The team:
  • Ulrich Welzel - president
  • Herbert Hausmann – vice-president
  • Wolfgang Olbrich – director of sports affairs
  • Andre Dreilich – director of press and media
  • Jürgen Köllner – executive director
  • Jürgen Schoch – director of statistics and IT
  • Björn Lachenmann – director of law affairs
  • Tobias Lagemann - secretary
  • Dr. med. Stefan Hinze – director of sports science
  • Udo Kamp - auditor
  • Ingo Schulze - auditor