The organisers of the Austrian Women's Run, Ilse Dippmann and Andreas Schnabl, receive the Sport Crystal Award of the Federal Sports Organisation and the Federal Chancellary for the "Top Women Power Project 2007".

A highlight of the event was when Austria's Women's Minister Doris Bures presented the "Decoration of Merit in Gold of the Republic of Austria" to Ilse Dippmann.

In the evening the organisers invited general sponsor dm drogeriemarkt, athletes, sponsors, media and partners to an elegant reception at the Hotel Le Meridien.

The 20th anniversay will take place on June 3, 2007.

A new record at the 19th Austrian Women's Run again: 12.070 women and girls participated in the run - 20% more than in the previous year. For the first time the race is bigger than the women's run in Berlin.

Like in the year before, there were several international athletes competing. Eloise Wellings (AUS) and Krisztina Papp (HUN) fighted a thrilling duel, and winner Krisztina Papp set a new course record of 15:35,9.

A highlight of the event was the Austrian Women's Run Award which went to Kenyan marathon runner Tegla Loroupe. The prize is an acknowledgement for her peace work in Africa and her numerous social activities worldwide.

With a diversified show program there was party feeling throughout the day.

More than 800 boys and girls between 6 and 12 participate in the annual Kids Run in the Vienna Prater, the motto is "Running is fun".

On the occasion of the Austrian Women's Run, there is an official reception again at Hotel "Le Meridien" with the international guests and athletes, sponsors and the press.

Press conference at Hotel "Le Meridien": Ilse Dippmann and Manfred Laaber (dm drogeriemarkt) present the international guests Kathrine Switzer (USA), Tegla Loroupe (KEN), Eloise Wellings (AUS), Ida Nilsson (SWE), Christin Johansson (SWE), and Austrian top athlete Susanne Pumper.

The 2.600 young girls who participated in the Austrian Women's Run 2005 are enough motivation to continue with the program "GIRLIES RUN and have fun" next year. With support of the City Vienna there will be various activities to motivate girls to start running.

With its partner Carlson Wagonlit Travel the Women's Run team travels with a group of 30 people to the Chicago Marathon for the first time. At the press conference at the Chicago Hilton Ilse Dippmann meets Half Marathon World Champion Constantina Dita Tomescu.

Sensational record at the 18th Austrian Women's Run: With 10.105 participants the magic 10.000-limit is exceeded. For the first time international top athletes take part in the run. The winner of the elite run, Sabrina Mockenhaupt from Germany, runs the 5 km with a new course record of 15:42,9

One highlight of the event was the Austrian Women's Run Award which was given to US running legend Kathrine Switzer, who initiated the World's first women's run and participated in the 5 km run herself.

For the first time there were music performances along the route by two school bands. Other music acts and a diversified supporting program created party feeling all day long.

At the Kids Run, which takes place annually in line with the Austrian Women's Run, already 700 kids participate according to the motto "Running is fun".

For the first time, on the occasion of the Austrian Women's Run, there is an official reception at the Hotel "Le Meridien".

With the focus on "girlies" and with support of the City Vienna there are special activities to motivate more girls to start running: The 1st Girlies Sports Day in the Vienna City Hall is only one of them. According to the motto "Girlies run and have fun" there are special Girlies Running Workouts which can be used by the girls free of charge.

At a press conference Ilse Dippmann presents Kathrine Switzer as this year's award winner of the Austrian Women's Run Award. Kathrine Switzer is known worldwide as the pioneer of women's runs.

The Cricket Sie & Er Run takes place as the season closer for the fourth time. This time, too, a new participation record is achieved - 826 couples take part. The winners stay the same, last year's winners again take the race, Eva Maria Gradwohl and Dieter Pratscher.

Again we achieved a new participation record for the 17th Austrian Women's Run 2004:
A total of 8,049 girls and women took part. In addition to the 6,439 runners for the 5k course and the 1,347 runners for the 10k course, also 263 Nordic Walkers took part for the first time.

At the awards ceremony, the organizer, Ilse Dippmann awarded the newly created, first Austrian Women's Run Award to the UN special ambassador Waris Dirie.

At a press conference, Ilse Dippmann introduced the special ambassador, top model, and best-selling author Waris Dirie, a prominent participant in the Austrian Women's Run 2004.

A newly designed and reworked version of Ilse Dippmann's running program "Fit in 12 Wochen" (Fit in 12 weeks) is published as a pdf-download.

For the third time, now, the Women's Run team has organized the Cricket Sie & Er Run together with Cricket Wien. Record participation was reached with 786 participating couples. Eva-Maria Gradwohl and Dieter Pratscher were able to capture their first victory in the event.

The 16th Austrian Women's Run: In addition to the classical 5k Women's Run course, a new 10k course will also be offered for the first time. Besides 6,050 runners in the 5k, 1,485 runners will take the opportunity to run the 10k.

Prominent running meeting and Nike Bowerman-running shoe test with the "stars": the city's Executive Sport's Councilor Grete Laska, Federal Minister Maria Rauch Kallat, Environment Councilor DI Isabella Kossina, Austrian Public Broadcasting (ORF)-weatherwoman Mag. Isabella Krassnitzer, Christina Lugner, Mag. Claudia Kristofics-Binder, Ingrid Riegler, and Andrea Honer train with sprinter Karin Mayr and Ilse Dippmann for 15 June.

Together with Executive Sports Councilor Grete Laska and the Executive President of the Vienna Board of Education Dr. Susanne Brandsteidl, Ilse Dippmann presents the new, fast 10k course at a press conference.

New record number of participants at the Cricket Sie & Er Run: 603 running-enthusiast couples are at the starting line.

7,414 girls and women start in the 15th Austrian Women's Run in the Vienna Prater.

Nike Bowerman-running shoe test with the Executive President of the Vienna Board of Education Dr. Susanne Brandsteidl, Sonja Klima, and Ö3-Lady Sonja Watzka.

For her service to the sport of running and especially to women's running, Ilse Dippmann receives the sports award of merit from the Deputy Mayor Grete Laska, in the name of the mayor of Vienna, in the festive state senate meeting room of Vienna's city hall.

Ilse Dippmann congratulates Steffi Graf on her silver medal at the European indoor track and field championships in Vienna.

Deputy Mayor Grete Laska and ski star Hermann Maier take over the awards ceremony.

At a press conference, dm drogeriemarkt drugstore is presented as the general sponsor for the Austrian Women's Run.

The Women's Run team headed by Ilse Dippmann and Andreas Schnabl, organizes Cricket Wien's first Cricket Sie & Er Run. Starting in this traditional season end were 453 couples.

14th Austrian Women's Run
For the first time in the history of the Women's Run, as is standard at international women's runs, there is only one, 5k course. Along with the 6,957 girls and women, providing the customary "Women's Run feeling" were Pat Zapletal at the NIKE-Warm Up, Ö3-Lady Sonja Watzka at the start and "The Beatles Double Group" before the awards ceremony.

12th Austrian Women's Run, Vienna - Prater
Due to the event's heavy growth, the Austrian Women's Run returns to its original site at the Vienna Prater.

Through the expansion of the organizational team and the new comprehensive supporting program, the Austrian Women's Run has become a festival for women.

Along with Nike and dm, Intersport Eybl will be the third main sponsor. For the first time, Austria's fastest female runners will take part in the elite run. Several prominent women will run along with Sonja Klima and Steffi Graf.

The Austrian Women's Run enters the Internet era with its first website.

After the cancellation, the newly designed Austrian Women's Run takes place in June in the new surroundings of the Vienna Prater!

New additions are the new distances of 3.5 und 7.1 k, and also the trademark of the event, the Women's Run logo.

Ilse Dippmann continues to believe in her vision and also Gerhard Konrath is convinced and they do everything possible so that the Austrian Women's Run can also take place this year.

Austrian Women's Run, Laxenburg

With the motto, "From Women For Women" Ilse Dippmann begins the first "Austrian Women's Run" in Laxenburg's palace grounds. The aim of this event is to interest women in the sport of running.

Ilse Dippmann and Uschi Huber tell the former 3000 m hurdle runner Wolfgang Konrad about the idea of a women's run.

A short time later they begin to tackle the realization of the "Women's Run project."

The first Swiss women's run takes place in Bern. Elisabeth Brunnhuber gives Ilse Dippmann an announcement and newspaper article informing her about the first edition of this successful event.

On her journey to the U.S., Ilse Dippmann is confronted with the idea of organizing special runs for women. Back in Austria she first speaks of the idea of an Austrian Women's Run with her friends Uschi Huber and Elisabeth Brunnhuber.