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After 34 Simultaneous Races Across 12 Time Zones, Wings For Life World Run Crowns 2016 Champions

130,732 People Representing 203 Nations Join World's Only Synchronized Global Run To Shine Light on Spinal Cord Injury Research


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May 09, 2016, 08:01 ET

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SUNRISE, Fla. and SANTA CLARITA, Calif., May 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In a record-breaking global charity race, 130,732 people registered to compete at 34 locations in 33 countries for the third annual Wings for Life World Run, raising more than $7.5 million for spinal cord injury research.

Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Sunrise, Fla., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Sunrise, Fla., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Santa Clarita, Calif., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Santa Clarita, Calif., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers football player who was paralyzed in a 2010 game, hosted a Mother's Day Selfie Run with his mom Karen in New York's Battery Park to celebrate the Wings for Life World Run. Eric is a leading voice in shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers football player who was paralyzed in a 2010 game, hosted a Mother's Day Selfie Run with his mom Karen in New York's Battery Park to celebrate the Wings for Life World Run. Eric is a leading voice in shining a light on spinal cord injury research.
Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Sunrise, Fla., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research. Participants in the Wings for Life World Run take off Sunday morning in Santa Clarita, Calif., one of 34 locations around the world shining a light on spinal cord injury research. Eric LeGrand, a former Rutgers football player who was paralyzed in a 2010 game, hosted a Mother's Day Selfie Run with his mom Karen in New York's Battery Park to celebrate the Wings for Life World Run. Eric is a leading voice in shining a light on spinal cord injury research.

In this worldwide race with no finish line, the last male and female running were Giorgio Calcaterra in Italy and Kaori Yoshida in Japan, who ran for 54.95 miles and 40.83 miles respectively, before being overtaken by the 'Catcher Car,' an innovative moving finish line that took off 30 minutes after the start and steadily increased its speed until the final runners were caught. These global champions, as well as all local race winners, will get to pick where they want to run in next year's edition of the Wings for Life World Run.

Participants throughout the country included football legend Randy Moss, skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn, former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand, and many others.

"The one thing that stood out for me is that we are running for those who can't," said Moss.  "I played football for many years, but this is entirely different. The whole world is participating together for one cause."

Produced by Red Bull in partnership with the Wings for Life Foundation, this ambitious global endeavor has now raised more than $16 million across three years, with 100% of all entry fees and donations directed to spinal cord injury research. The fourth edition of the Wings for Life World Run is already confirmed for May 7, 2017 and registration is open at wingsforlifeworldrun.com.

In the USA, Santa Clarita, Calif. runners Samuel Bradbury (37.78 miles) and Maibritt Daugaard (30.73 miles), and Sunrise, Fla., runners Simon Munyutu (38.24 miles) and Nathalie Vasseur (33.88 miles) were the last males and females running before being caught.

"The mentality going into this race is different than anything I've done before because there is no finish line," said Santa Clarita winner Samuel Bradbury. "I set my goal of completing a marathon (26.2 miles) and seeing how I felt from there. After I completed the 26.2 miles I felt pretty good so I just kept going for as long as I could.  As I was running I was thinking about how everyone else around the world was doing, knowing that there were other people out there pushing the limits and surprising themselves on achieving goals they didn't think were possible."

There were also 20,556 people worldwide who were not at any of the 34 official locations, but joined a Selfie Run, meaning they participated against a virtual catcher car on a path of their choosing via a downloadable app. Skiing and snowboarding stars Lindsey Vonn and Louie Vito participated in Selfie Runs from Louisville, Kentucky and Columbus, Ohio, where they spent the weekend.

Eric LeGrand hosted a Mother's Day Selfie Run with his mom Karen in New York's Battery Park. Team LeGrand of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, which was established in 2013, is dedicated to funding research to find a cure for paralysis and to help improve the quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries.

Other ambassadors included Cory Hahn, a former college baseball player who was paralyzed in a game in 2010 and is helping the Wings for Life World Run raise funds for spinal cord injury research. In addition to LeGrand and Hahn, hundreds of notable athletes participated globally.  Each was eventually caught and passed by the 'Catcher Car.'  Here is a partial list of current and former professional athletes who participated: 

Santa Clarita, Calif. – Olympians Mikaela Shiffrin and Greg Bretz; motorbike legend Robbie Maddison; Surfer Ian Walsh; BMX bike rider Corey Bohan; freestyle motocross star Ronnie Renner; mountain biker Rebecca Rusch; free skier Michelle Parker; and US Trophy Truck champion Ricky Johnson as the official Catcher Car driver.

Sunrise, Fla. – NFL legend Randy Moss; Track & Field star Manteo Mitchell; Ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson; Wake athletes Steel Lafferty, Brian Grubb, Parks Bonifay and Meagan Ethell; Red Bull Air Force sky divers Miles Daisher and Jeff Provenzano; and snowmobile legend Levi Lavallee.

Overall Results Men:
1.    ITA Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) – 54.95 miles
2.    POL Bartosz Olszewski (CAN) – 51.21
3.    CHI Francisco Morales (CHI) – 46.89

Overall Results Women:
1.    JPN Kaori Yoshida (JPN) – 40.83 miles
2.    AUT Karin Freitag (GER) – 36.71
3.    POR Vera Nunes (POR) – 36.57

For those who missed it, a global broadcast of the Wings for Life World Run is available on demand at www.redbull.tv.  To download television news and web-quality video, photos and infographic assets for editorial use, please visit http://www.wingsforlifeworldrunnewsroom.com/.

About Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation

Worldwide, millions of people are dependent on a wheelchair after having sustained a spinal cord injury, most often as the result of a traffic accident or a fall. Wings for Life is a not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation with a single mission: to find a cure for spinal cord injury. Since 2004, Wings for Life has funded life-changing research projects and clinical trials around the globe. While the cure is still to be found, steady progress has been made. 100% of the Wings for Life World Run entry fees and funds of this global running event will help work towards Wings for Life's ultimate goal. Every step taken at the Wings for Life World Run and in the Wings for Life World Run Selfie Run is a step in the right direction – www.wingsforlife.com.

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SOURCE Red Bull; Wings for Life World Run

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