There is only one career in the world where more than 150 countries join and exactly at the same time, they begin to run with a single goal: to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. This is Wings For Life World Run, the global run that last year brought to 265,818 people on five continents, raising 8.1 million euros aimed at scientific research to solve a problem that still has no solution.
Wings for Life World Run is not only unique in its goal, but in its original format: there is no goal and each participant runs their own distance. 30 minutes after the start, a car or “Catcher Car” begins to chase you at a constant speed, and once it reaches you, your career ends.
This is why Runners can run from 5km to more than 50. This was the case of last year’s global winners. The Japanese Tomoya Watanabe ran for 70.09 kilometers in a row, registering the longest distance never seen in Wings for Life World Run, while the Dominika Stelmach Polish remained with the best 2024 female brand, with 55.02km, scoring its second global victory after 2017.
The other two runners who have the second and third best record are the British Michel Taylor, who in 2020 ran 69.92km, and the Japanese Jo Fukuda, with 69.01km advanced. In female records, the first and second historical brand shows them the Russian Nina Zarina, who from the United States ran 60.16 kilometers (2021) and 56km (2022), followed in third place by the Polish Kasia Szkoda (55km).
On Sunday, May 4, the race returns once again, Chile arrives in virtual format through its app, starting at 7 in the morning. Anyone can run from wherever you want, and push by marking as much distance as possible.
