Charity run ZandvoortLoopt

Disclaimer: Automatically translated from Russian

Yesterday, events within the framework of the Serious Request charity event, organized by 3fm radio station under the slogan hands off our girls, ended. The purpose of the event is to raise money in support of women who experience wartime violence.

Over the course of a couple of months, many organizations and ordinary people across the country raised money in all conceivable and unthinkable ways. Auctions were held, events were held in various cafes. In our school, for example, a charity film was held, where all the proceeds from the sale of tickets and snacks went to this fund. One of the parents sold knitted hats, the owner of the tattoo parlor sculpted tattoos at a discount, the hairdressers cut, and the children baked and sold some muffins. In general, the engine room was very serious, and all the ways to make money were welcomed. It is not very clear where exactly all the money collected will go, and this is somehow 12 380 438 euros. But since the people believe and actively participate, handing over the currency for more than a year, it means they will be honest with money.

The epicenter of the main action this year is located on the central square of Harlem. By December 18, a large glass pavilion was installed there, DJs of the radio station were put in it, they set up an additional scene and a couple more small tents stuffed with radium equipment. Every day, during the week, a crowd of people hung out on the square, had fun, listened to live broadcasts, looked at themselves on the installed large screens, brought cash, and organizations brought checks for large sums, which they managed to dial. Here, for example, how it looked on December 21:

On the right you can see the Glass House, this is a photo from the side scene. Here and more photos from the ZandvoortLoopt website.

My contribution to the overall movement was made by participating in the ZandvoortLoopt event, which consisted of two parts: first, a very small group of people staged a 150 km race from Leeuwarden to Zandvoort. We ran into two shifts of people of 5 with a night run. One dude apparently decided to suffer in full and, as can be seen on photos, ran barefoot. And the next day, December 21, a more massive race was held from Zandvoort to Haarlem. 590 people signed up for him. Participation cost 15 euros, of which part of the money went to the T-shirt ( a very small part, judging by the quality of ), and the rest went to this very fund. You could run 5 and 10 km. I AM recorded for 10 km. I suddenly wanted to participate in some competitions and try to improve lastresult ( 44: 34 ).

In general, on the appointed day and hour he arrived by train at Zandvoort and went to receive a starting package. With clothes again did not calculate. I thought that I would have to stand on the street waiting for the start, so I dressed with the expectation of a strong wind from the sea. And although I even took into account that I would wear the issued T-shirt, it turned out to be too much clothes - an hour before the start they hung out in a cafe where it was warm:

Having received the number, I immediately wondered: how are they going to measure time? There was no chip on the room. Okay, I think they’ll somehow spot it.

We went to the start. I stood forward so as not to push later. We ran.

Immediately rested in the escort car, in front of which two more accompanying cyclists rode. Three hundred meters ran first, the car still did not accelerate, then five more people were attached nearby, they began to run after her together. They tried to overtake - not supposed to, they say, run from behind. In general, it became clear that this is not a competition, but just such a fun run. As a result, two-thirds of the distance ran from 4:55 to 6:00 min / km, a couple of times even moving one step when the car practically stopped to wait for the tail of the column. The picture is not visible, but the car still blinked flashing beacons:

I ran in a reflective vest, which, although clearly visible in the dark, interferes with ventilation plus a little inhibits movement in the wind. This was my first run with a pulse meter, so I had fun trying to run straight, listening to the sensations and readings of the device. Well, he tried to test in practice the things deducted in the book about the late method of running Romanov.

In the middle of the route, 5 km running joined us. A couple of kilometers to the end, the car and cyclists finally left everyone alone, and who as best could have accelerated to the finish line. At the finish line (final track) there was no time measurement - everyone just stopped and began to wait for the tail. A joint photo was planned in the program, so part of the people did not diverge for another ten minutes, and then the remaining composition ran to the central square. There we stood and looked at what was happening around, then came a dude with a check plate on which the number 12 636 euros was written - the amount that the organizers of the race managed to collect. Pretty good. Photographed:

Then some of the people went up on stage, with which the initiator of the event thanked everyone for their participation, announced the amount and we began to disperse, because it was pretty cold. I to keep warm as I was in the room, and ran home, either as a road worker, or as a lost marathon runner.

Good event.