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By the 23. October 2005 the first fully documented run around the world was completed - the World Run. During this run a few ultrarunners met and decided that it could be interesting to go for the ultimate longest distance in the history of distance
running. A run from the North to the South and back. This time not beeing the goal of one runner but a group of international
runners, World Run 2: The North - South Run !
And prove that the ability to overcome such long run is not merely the quality of one runner but an ability that we have in common as humans !
The North - South Run aims to complete a distance of 40 000km thus making it the worlds longest fully gps-documented run by far. A journey from to top to bottom of the globe and back, running across 4
continents, multiple cultures, nature and a huge range of temperatures and
terrain.
In doing so testing the endurance and furthest limits of the equiptment and exploring the strength and mental limits of the human long distance
runner.
The route takes its beginning at the Northern point in Europe, Nordkapp in
Norway, and continues to the Southern point of Africa, Cape Town in South
Africa. The route back North starts out from Punta Arenas at the Southern Tip of South America and leads to New Foundland in Canada, at the Nort-Western tip of the North American
continent.
The previous longest fully documented run was completed by one of the members in the North - South Run
group, Jesper Olsen, and many of the people in the organisation dealing w. various logistics are the same, thus enhancing the chance of succes by using the know-how gathered during the 26 232km of the World Run from 1.1.2004 to 23.11.2005.
Some of the runners may try to complete this run non-stop during the 800 days of the run - while others may choose to make use of the monthly rest-day to actually "rest".
During the run there will be live tracking by gps - enabling webspectators to follow in the footsteps of the runners live on the website
map. Along with daily gps-located pictures, video-clips and a short text report from the
runners. On a weekly basis "world run radio" will be broadcasted live on this website from the roads of the
world.
Local runners and ultrarunners are encouraged and wellcome to take part in the stages of the run and thrus also become part of the world run 2 ! We will much enjoy the company and will try to give a
'runners perspective' of the world, its contries and continents :-)
This is not a political run, but a celebration of the Earth and the possibilities it gives when difficulties is overcome !
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