Runners at Hill Dickinson Stadium helped to raise an astonishing €9.2 million for spinal cord injury research at the UK’s biggest ever Wings for Life World Run, alongside the Club’s Official Energy Drink Partner, Red Bull.
Over 200 runners registered to line-up at the start line at Everton’s waterfront stadium on Sunday to join over 346,000 participants from 192 nationalities across the globe in the annual event.
A Record Breaking Global Event for Spinal Cord Research
The global event included runs across every continent, including flagship runs in Vienna, Breda, Munich, Zug, Ljubljana, Zadar and Poznań, alongside a record-breaking 648 community-organised App Run Events around the world, from Sydney, Pretoria, South Africa, Tokyo, São Paulo, Mumbai, Stockholm, Taipei, Warsaw, New York City and Bogotá.
In the UK, Hill Dickinson Stadium staged the event for the first time, alongside other major runs nationwide at Oracle Red Bull Racing’s campus in Milton Keynes, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London and Newcastle Red Bull Stadium.
Innovative Racing Format Supports Global Mission
Across the globe, participants collectively took an astonishing 4,243,552,935 steps during the biggest edition in the event’s history.
Unlike traditional races, the Wings For Life Run has no fixed finish line.
Instead, participants run, jog, walk, or roll as far as they can before the moving finish line, a virtual Catcher Car, gradually catches up with them, making the event accessible to people of all abilities and experience levels.
Globally, Wings for Life World Run has raised a total of €69.7 million for the not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation, with the single mission to find a cure for spinal cord injury.
This unique format ensures that everyone, from elite athletes to those in wheelchairs, can contribute to the mission.
For those looking for more information, they are encouraged to visit here to learn about the foundation and future events.
