Zeljko Blagojevic is a Bosnian Serb runner who ran over 900 km from

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

as a protest against the

2008 Kosovo declaration of independence The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, which proclaimed the Republic of Kosovo to be a state independent from Serbia, was adopted at a meeting held on 17 February 2008 by 109 out of the 120 members of the Assembly of Kosovo, including the P ...

. He left on 2008-03-14, covering the distance in less than 9 days. Blagojević is a four-time winner (2003–05, 2007) of the

Fruškogorski maraton Fruškogorski maraton is a yearly hiking and ultra running marathon held on the last weekend of April or the first of May on Fruška gora, Serbia. It is one of the oldest marathons of this type in Europe. History The event was first held in 1978. ...

, held annually since 1978. He owns the record for the fastest ever finish in this event.http://www.planinarskisavezrs.org/tekstovi/41-izvjestaji/76-2009-05-11-21-38-04 ("Неприкосновени рекордер на ултрамаратону 102 КМ је члан П.Д.“Чичак“ из Челинца , Жељко Благојевић који је поставио рекорд стазе који још дуго неће бити помјерен.")

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