Run across Australia 2017
"RUN ACROSS AUSTRALIA 2017
Run across Australia 2017
from SYDNEY to PERTH
3,800 km, 08.01.-20.02.2017
PROJECT GOALS:
Fastest crossing of the Australian continent on the Sydney - Perth route, as part of a project to cross all continents of the world
Fundraising for the TEAMFOX organization to support Parkinson's disease research
Supporting Parkinson's disease treatment after 15 years of experience caring for a mother with Parkinson's disease
Other goals:
Establishing a Slovak record (Slovak Record Book, Book of Alternative Records, Guinness Records) for crossing Australia
Presentation of Slovakia and Slovak sports
Strengthening the position of ultrarunning among the general public, not only in Slovakia
Production of a documentary film
Highlights of the running expedition:
Daily temperatures above 45°C
Approximately 1,000 km through deserts and semi-deserts
Daily completion of more than 2 marathons
Title: "RUN ACROSS AUSTRALIA 2017"
Date: 08.01. - 20.02.2017
Time frame: 38 - 42 days
Total distance: 3,800 km +/- 50 km
Character: Individual run with support team
Time calculation: Minimum 84 km (2 marathons) - maximum 110 km in 24 hours x 38 days
START: 08:00 am, 08.01.2017, Opera House Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
FINISH: 06:00 am, 20.02.2017, South Mole Lighthouse, Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia
Terrain: Asphalt, sand, rocks
Current TOP records for crossing the continent:
2013 - 3,800 km from Sydney to Perth in 38 days
2005 - 4,568 km from Perth to Sydney in 43 days, 13 hours, and 8 minutes
1999 - 4,400 km from Perth to Sydney in 55 days
Source: Wikipedia"
German:
"LAUF QUER DURCH AUSTRALIEN 2017
Beh naprieč Austráliou 2017
von SYDNEY nach PERTH
3.800 km, 08.01.-20.02.2017
PROJEKTZIELE:
Schnellste Durchquerung des australischen Kontinents auf der Route Sydney - Perth im Rahmen eines Projekts zur Durchquerung aller Kontinente der Welt
Spendenaktion für die Organisation TEAMFOX zur Unterstützung der Parkinson-Forschung
Unterstützung der Parkinson-Behandlung nach 15 Jahren Erfahrung in der Betreuung einer Mutter mit Parkinson-Krankheit
Weitere Ziele:
Aufstellung eines slowakischen Rekords (Slowakisches Rekordbuch, Buch alternativer Rekorde, Guinness-Rekorde) für die Durchquerung Australiens
Präsentation der Slowakei und des slowakischen Sports
Stärkung der Position des Ultralaufens in der breiten Öffentlichkeit, nicht nur in der Slowakei
Produktion eines Dokumentarfilms
Höhepunkte der Laufexpedition:
Tägliche Temperaturen über 45 °C
Etwa 1.000 km durch Wüsten und Halbwüsten
Tägliche Absolvierung von mehr als 2 Marathons
Titel: "LAUF QUER DURCH AUSTRALIEN 2017"
Date: 08.01. - 20.02.2017 Duration: 38 - 42 days
Total distance: 3,800 km +/- 50 km
Character: Individual run with a support team
Time calculation: Minimum 84 km (2 x marathon) - maximum 110 km within 24 hours x 38 days
START: 08:00 am, 08.01.2017, Sydney Opera House, New South Wales, Australia
FINISH: 06:00 am, 20.02.2017, Coastal area (South Mole Lighthouse), Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia
Terrain: Asphalt, sand, rocks
Current TOP records for crossing the continent:
2013 - 3,800 km from Sydney to Perth in 38 days
2005 - 4,568 km from Perth to Sydney in 43 days, 13 hours, and 8 minutes
1999 - 4,400 km from Perth to Sydney in 55 days
Source: Wikipedia
III. Report - SK
Dear partners, dear friends, family,
Unfortunately, our running expedition "Run Across Australia 2017" is ending due to health reasons. The reason is suspicion of appendicitis.
Summary of the run:
Number of days run: 29
Number of kilometers run: 1987 (approximately 19,823 lengths of a football field)
Average km/day: 68.52
Average water consumption in liters: 8.2
Highest daily temperature in °C: 48 (in the shade)
Average daily temperature in °C: 38
Highest nighttime temperature in °C: 38
Average nighttime temperature in °C: 25
Route:
Sydney - Penrith (A44) - Springwood - Lithgow - Bathurst - Orange (A32) - Parkes - Condobolin - Lake Cargelligo - Hillstone (local roads) - Ivanhoe - Willcannia (unsealed roads) - Broken Hill - Peterborough (A32) - Orroroo - Wilmington (B56) - Port Augusta - Iron Knob - Kimba - Wuddina - Poochera - Wirrulla - Ceduna (A1)
I would like to thank you for the trust, help, and mental support you have shown during the past weeks. I will inform you about the next steps.
Jozef Rajchl and the accompanying team.
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