Here at iRun, we were a little unclear about the format of Wings for Life World Run. We understood the ‘world run’ part: 100,000 people around the world racing at exactly the same time in support of finding a cure for spinal cord injury, with 100% of entry fees going to research. Great cause, great concept. Got it. But the race, held across 35 locations on 6 continents, has no fixed distance. You read that right: no fixed distance. So how does it work? How do you compete without knowing how far you’re going run? Because make no mistake, they call it a run, but it IS a race.
Let us, or rather, the team at Wings for Life World Run explain (you can click the infographic to enlarge):
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How were the locations chosen
Saskatchewan is far to travel from Ontario and expensive
Would it not be possible to run in various locations as part of the world run?
I think they had something like that a few years back and it died out for whatever the reason
Interesting idea and hope I can participate one year
Amy Mensch