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Westerbork-Stein Memorial UltraRun
May 4, 2024
Westerbork, Netherlands
May 5, 2024
Stein, Netherlands
In 2024, the Dutch Ultraloop Stein Foundation organized a non-stop relay on May 4 and 5, to commemorate 80 years of liberation. This was a 296 km long run from the World War II Transit Camp Westerbork in the North to Stein in the South of the Netherlands, as part of a series of liberation-themed memorial runs, after Utah Beach-Stein (668 km), Bergen-Belsen-Stein (416 km) and Bastogne-Stein (170 km). The running teams carried the liberation flame, connecting the memorial center to the South. The liberation flame was received in Wageningen. The relay was carried out in collaboration with the Municipality...
365 days in a row - Jax Mariash
May 4, 2011
May 4, 2012
In 2011 Jax Mariash chose to run 365 days in a row to create awareness for cancer research and inspire people to move their bodies to prevent disease. In 2009 cancer had taken the life of her stepfather. “With the help of a solid running coach (Lee Troop), a solid running team (BTC), supportive friends and loved ones, and an amazing running community, I hope to achieve this mission. The absolute MINIMUM run is 20 minutes per day,” she wrote on her blog, with the goal to: She did not think about Lance Armstrong or doping allegations, but rather the...


