JYSK colleagues run for a good purpose

Date: 07/07/2017

Author: Laura Roesgaard, Sustainability Communications Consultant , JYSK

Category: People

311 kilometres were completed when 15 colleagues from JYSK in Poland participated in an international charity run.

The Polish runners club KLUB BIEGACZY JYSK recently participated in the charity race Wings for Life World Run in which the participants run for those who cannot.

The race is international and takes place at the exact same time around the world - whether day or night. 15,000 people around the world took part in the race.

In Poland, the run started at 1 pm, and KLUB BIEGACZY JYSK was well represented. 15 JYSK colleagues participated and ran a total of 311 kilometres.

Store Manager ran 43.6
The race is different from other runs because it is not the runners chasing the finish line but the finish line chasing the runners. Half an hour after the runners take off, a car departs from the starting area. As the car catches up with the runners, they are out of the race.

Bartosz Kupa, Store Manager in Bielsk Podlaski, reached a distance of 43.6 kilometres before the car reached him, thus achieving an impressing 502nd position in the world.

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Store Manager Bartosz Kupa heading for the 43.6 kilometres.

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