Munich became part of our itinerary due to the Wings for
Life World Run being scheduled for May 8th 2016. We were going to be
‘in the area anyway’ so it was a no brainer that we had to be there to support the
foundation. How spoilt being in Melbourne one year and Munich the next! The
Wings for Life foundation was created with the purpose of raising vital funds for Spinal
Cord Injury research. Creating the World Run they designed a unique event that not only donate's 100% of funds raised to research (Red Bull, Puma and
Garmin cover the rest of the costs) it is also held at the same time in 32 cities around the world. While our friends ran at 9pm in
Melbourne, we took off at exactly the same time in Munich, being 1pm on a sunny
afternoon. The point of difference doesn’t stop there either; you don’t set out
to run to a finish line. There is a catcher car that gradually increases pace
and catches up to the runners. Once passed you are done! Basically you have no
idea how far you will run for! In 2015 we had organised a big group of friends
to participate in Melbourne with the aim of raising an additional $500 to
donate to a friends son who had recently become a paraplegic.
Running a raffle and selling our specially designed T’shirts
we raised $3500 and were able to up our donation’s for both Jason and the Wings
for Life Foundation. The best bit is that our friends are still talking about
it 18 months later, asking if & where we will be lining up again in 2017.
