Jordan Impact Marathon
The Bedouin culture, the Dead Sea, the pop-up Athletes’ Village in the middle of the desert; this will be a full, immersive and completely unique...
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London to Paris - Nick Butter
Apr 15, 2017
London, UK
Apr 17, 2017
Paris, France
In April 2017 Nick Butter kicked off with what he calls “a gentle training run” from London to Paris. He trotted the 300K route from central London to the Eiffel Tower in 3 days with a few friends, while camping along the way. This trip was preparation for his bigger plan to run a marathon in all 196 countries in the world, starting the following year! Nick wrote “6.5 Marathons from #LondontoParis Done! 168 miles of sunshine, sweat, soreness and long straight roads. Enjoyed my 38 hours running from London to Paris.”
Running to Live - Sylvia Weiner
Apr 15, 1974
Montreal, Canada
Sylvia Weiner runs up to 10 kilometers every day. Running isn’t just a way of life, it saved her life.“Without running, my life would have slipped into some bad times,” Sylvia says. During World War II the 12-year old Sylvia was transported between three concentration camps Majdanek, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in Poland. She lost her parents and seven siblings, who were taken away to the Treblinka extermination camp. More than 1 million people, mostly Jews and other perceived enemies of the Nazis died in Auschwitz. Many were gassed to death in the bathhouses, while others died from overwork, disease and...
