Wings for Life: Still time to enter
Billed as one the world’s most unique races, thousands of runners will, on May 4, set off on a unique race staged simultaneously in up to 37 different courses in 35 different countries on six continents.
Among the venues for the race are Busselton in Western Australia, Auckland, Barcelona, Cancun, Colorado, Florida, Silverstone, Verona, Stavanger, Saskatoon, Cape Town, Lima and Kerry.
The Wings for Life World Run aims to raise funds for spinal cord research and will start precisely at 10am UTC at the exact same time in locations across the globe – meaning that runners in some countries will be running from dawn to dusk while others will be racing from dusk to dawn.
Open to participants of all levels, shapes, sizes, abilities and ages, the outstanding feature of the first such global sporting event is that the moving finish line will be chasing the racers from behind instead of the racers running towards a set finish line.
Exactly 30 minutes after the runners set off at some of the most spectacular locations around the world, official Catcher Cars will set off behind the packs in pursuit of the runners.
When a Catcher Car passes a runner, their race is over. The last man and last woman running will be declared the winners.
"What is exciting about the Wings for Life World Run is that it actually has a starting line, but there is no finish line, and I think that concept is magic," said GB Olympic medalist Colin Jackson, who is the Wings for Life World Run sports director.
"There are so many wonderful tracks," he said. "A mass of runners at beautiful locations – all trying to out-run a car. It’s going to be sensational."
The starting time will present a special challenge to runners in South Korea, New Zealand and Australia, who will be starting late in the day and running through the night, as well as those on the west coast of the United States, who will be starting in the middle of the night and running for hours before sunrise.
There is still time to sign up for the race at www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com.
The deadline for applications is April 20.
The proceeds from the Wings for Life World Run, in association with Red Bull, will go entirely to cutting-edge research projects aimed at healing the injured spinal cord. Therefore, the race will be held under the slogan: running for those who can’t.
Ian Jarrett
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