Running Out of Time
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Date30 September 2022
Location18 countries
Event typerelay
Distance7,767 kilometres (4,826 mi)
Official siterunning-out-of-time.com

Running Out of Time is a relay event used to promote discussion about climate change.[1][2][3][4][5] It was the longest non-stop relay ever attempted with runners, cyclists and sailors working together to pass a baton hand-to-hand from COP26 in Glasgow to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh.[6] The baton moved non-stop through 18 countries: UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt.[7] The journey of 7,767 kilometres (4,826 mi) took forty days.[8]

Flag and baton

References

  1. Murray, Jessica (6 November 2022). "'The response blew us away': mass relay takes baton from Glasgow to Cop27". The Guardian.
  2. Hay, James (29 September 2022). "We Are Running Out of Time". UN Chronicle.
  3. Godwin, Cody (11 November 2022). "Climate relay finishes at COP27 climate summit after 40-day, 18-country journey". USA Today.
  4. Bozon, Jenny (9 November 2022). "World's longest relay crosses the finish line at COP27 delivering a climate message to world leaders". Runner's World.
  5. Gilmour, Lauren (30 September 2022). "Baton relay covering 4,800 miles from Glasgow to Egypt gets under way". The Independent.
  6. "About the relay". Running Out of Time.
  7. "Route Map". Running Out of Time.
  8. "The Baton Journey". Running Out of Time.


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