Red Bull Wings for Life World Run
Red Bull Wings for Life World Run
You’ll definitely need your wings on May 3rd, 2015 when the Wings for Life World Run comes to Niagara Falls. This is a truly one-of-a-kind global running event, which will take place at 40 race sites across 6 continents around the world, simultaneously. And Niagara Falls, is the host of the Canadian race site (this definitely deserves a big hands in the air cheer).This event is for everyone. Whether you are running for the fun of it or whether you are in it to win, this is going to be one of those running events you will never forget.
This is how it works.
At 7am EST on May 3rd more than 100,000 runners across 6 continents and more than 30 countries will simultaneously surge across the starting line of one of the largest ever worldwide running events. Here’s the catch – there is no finish line, no set distance, no set time. You are participating with and against every runner across 6 continents simultaneously. The finish line is a non-traditional one – it’s a catcher car. Once that catcher car passes you, you are out of the race. There will be one man and one woman left standing at the end of the race and coined the Wings for Life champions.
And the whole world will be watching via a livestream at www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com
This philanthropic event is sponsored by Red Bull with one ultimate goal in mind – to run for those who can’t run and find a cure for paralyzing spinal cord injuries. It is estimated that 3 Million people worldwide are living with a spinal cord injury (in Canada there are over 86,000). In 2014, $4.1 million was raised globally in the first ever Wings for Life World Run. Globally the participating runners, lapped the world 13 times. The furthest distance run in Canada was 46.8 km and the furthest distance run was in Etiopia – 74.67 km (incredible).
Are you ready for the challenge? Register at www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/registration. 100% of the proceeds are going directly to the Wings for Life Foundation in support of spinal cord research.
Book your accommodations at one of the top 4 star Niagara Falls Hotels. At the Courtyard by Marriott Niagara Falls, we’d like to offer a 10% discount on accommodations to all participants. Book your Niagara Falls guest room at www.marriott.com/IAGCY and enter the special promo code D3Q. We are also going to offer all participants a 20% discount off all food at our Niagara Falls restaurants, The Keg Steakhouse + Bar and T.G.I. Friday’s because after all of that running, you are going to be hungry.
Follow along and be part of this amazing event:
Twitter - @WFLWorldRun / @RedBullCanada
Instagram - @WFLWorldRun / @RedBullCanada
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