{"id":69590,"date":"2016-05-10T17:53:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/jeep-team-finds-inspiration-at-wings-for-life-world-run\/"},"modified":"2016-05-10T17:53:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:53:16","slug":"jeep-team-finds-inspiration-at-wings-for-life-world-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/jeep-team-finds-inspiration-at-wings-for-life-world-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeep Team finds inspiration at Wings For Life World Run"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GAUTENG, PRETORIA – 10th<\/sup> MAY 2016<\/strong> – On Sunday, 8th<\/sup> May, Jeep Team\u2019s OCR athletes \u2013 Thomas van Tonder, Jay Jay Deysel, Joshua Masudi, Hlubi Mboya and Carina Marx<\/strong>, joined forces to run for those who can\u2019t in the 2016 Wings for Life World Run,<\/strong> where 100% of race proceeds go towards research into finding a cure for spinal cord injury.<\/p>\n

Wings for Life World Run events took place in 33 countries across 6 continents and 12 time zones, with 34 official locations, including Pretoria in South Africa. Athletes of all abilities – elite, social and paraplegic – across the globe started at precisely the same time – 11am UTC on May 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

This year saw an unprecedented number of registered participants \u2013\u00a0130,732 across the 34 official locations, stepping up to run for those who can\u2019t, helping to raise a staggering\u00a0\u20ac6.6 million (Euros) for spinal cord injury research.<\/p>\n

There is no finish line at the Wings for Life World Run. It\u2019s the only race in the world where the finish line catches you. Athletes at each location are chased by a Catcher Car, which takes off 30 minutes after the start, driving at exactly 15km\/h for the first hour. This speed increases to 16km\/h for the second hour, 17km\/h for the third hour, and then 20km\/h for the fourth and fifth hour, increasing to a fast 35km\/h to chase down the leading runners. In Pretoria, the Jeep OCR Team ran 28.5km in 2h18m06 before they were caught by the Catcher Car<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Said Jay Jay Deysel<\/strong>, \u201cDuring the race, we met Saskia Schulze, a wheelchair athlete. She needed some assistance to help her beat her 2015 distance of 21.9km. Jeep Team worked with her to run\/push her to 28.5km. She was the leading lady in a wheelchair and took the win! <\/em><\/p>\n

Helping Saskia was an awesome experience as this is what Wings for Life is all about \u2013 running for those who can\u2019t due to spinal cord injuries. Saskia was the perfect motivation and we pushed hard to reach her and our goal. Next year we\u2019re all planning to run together again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Worldwide, the Wings for Life 2016 Men\u2019s\u2019 race was won by Giorgio Calcaterra in Milano, Italy, who managed to run 88.44km before being caught. In Japan, Kaori Yoshida won the Women\u2019s race worldwide, reaching 65.71km.<\/p>\n

Frenchman, Thibault Barinian, won the South African Men\u2019s race, reaching 62.51km, with Onneile Dintwe winning the Women\u2019s race at 52.71km.<\/p>\n

TOP 3 WINNERS WORLDWIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Giorgio Calcaterra (ITA) \/ Italy 88.44 km<\/li>\n
    2. Bartosz Olszewski (POL) \/ Canada 82.42km<\/li>\n
    3. Francisco Morales (CHI) \/ Chile 75.47km<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

      Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. Kaori Yoshida (JPN) \/ Japan 65.71 km<\/li>\n
        2. Karin Freitag (AUT) \/ Germany 59.08km<\/li>\n
        3. Vera Nunes (POR) \/ Portugal 58.86km<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

          To find out more, go to http:\/\/live.wingsforlifeworldrun.com\/en.<\/p>\n

          Other Jeep Team results\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Multisport<\/strong><\/p>\n

          In the North West, Jeep Team\u2019s Multisport Junior athlete, Mikaela Jonsson<\/strong>, competed in the MiWay Sun City Ultra Triathlon, which took place on 8 May at Sun City.<\/p>\n

          Racing in the Sprint event (600m swim, 20km cycle, 5km run), and up against a field of over 1\u00a0000 athletes, Jonsson managed to finish in an impressive 6th<\/sup> overall and 3rd<\/sup> in her age group (18 \u2013 24) in 1h23m40.<\/p>\n

          Maude Elaine Le Roux won the Women\u2019s Sprint event in 1h17m10, followed by Lauren Dance in 2nd<\/sup> (1h20m16) and Natalie Ross 3rd<\/sup> in 1h20m31.<\/p>\n

          Said Jonsson<\/strong>, \u201cIt was an absolutely insane race with over 1000 athletes just in my event! Really happy with my swim. I managed to come out the water 3rd overall. Need to work on my bike, especially in the non-drafting format seen at this event.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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