The Trans Europe Foot Race is a multiday long-distance
ultramarathon
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that consists of running across
Europe
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.
2003 race
The 2003 Trans Europe Foot Race was organized by Ingo Schultze. It ran from
Lisbon
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to
Moscow
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in 64 days and covered approximately . Out of 44 starters, there were 22 finishers including one wheelchair athlete, with Mariko Sakamoto the only woman to finish. The event was won by Robert Wimmer from Germany.
2009 race
The 2009 Trans Europe Foot Race was also organized by Ingo Schultze.
Th route started in
Bari
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, Italy and finished in North Cape, Norway. It mostly avoided big cities and passed for example
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
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Fano
Fano is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region of Italy. It is a beach resort southeast of Pesaro, located where the ''Via Flaminia'' reaches the Adriatic Sea. It is the third city in the region by popula ...
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Schlanders
Schlanders (; it, Silandro ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano.
Overview
Schlanders borders the following municipalities: Latsch, Laas, Mals, Martell, Schnals.
Schl ...
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Seeg
Seeg is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria in Germany.
Gallery
File:Kirchthal, dorpszicht foto2 2009-06-05 11.40.JPG, Kirchthal, view to the village
File:Engelbolz, kapel foto2 2009-06-05 11.47.JPG, Engelbolz, chapel
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Waldkappel
Waldkappel is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district in northern Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Waldkappel is located between Hessisch Lichtenau in the west and Eschwege in the east in the North Hesse Upland between the Meißner-Ka ...
before using the ferry
Kiel
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Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the J ...
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Gothenburg
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, and then passing for example
Kristinehamn
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Geography
Kristinehamn is situated by the shores of lake Vänern where the small rivers ''Varnan'' and ''Löt'' dr ...
Storuman
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Jokkmokk
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Enontekiö
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and Alta. Again this was a 64-day race. The total distance was . The race began on April 19, 2009 and ended on June 21, 2009.
The male winner was Rainer Koch from Germany with a running time of 378 hours and 12 minutes. The female winner was Takako Furuyama from Japan, with a running time of 529 hours and 6 minutes. 45 runners finished the race.
Skagen
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, Denmark to
Gibraltar
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, passing e.g.
Haderslev
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Waldkappel
Waldkappel is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis district in northern Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
Waldkappel is located between Hessisch Lichtenau in the west and Eschwege in the east in the North Hesse Upland between the Meißner-Ka ...
,
Frankenbach
Frankenbach () is a borough of Heilbronn since 1974. It is situated in the North-West, about 4.5 kilometres as crow flies from the centre.
left, View over Frankenbach
Frankenbach was first mentioned in 766 and belonged to Heilbronn from the ear ...
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Valdoie
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Name
Valdoie is situated on the river ...
Berga
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History
Berga derives its name from ...
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Teruel
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and
Puente Genil
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. The total distance was 4175 km and the race took 64 days. The male winner was Peter Bartel from Germany with 354:25:21, and the female winner was
Ria Buiten
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from the Netherlands with 504:18:29.
2021 race
In 2021 a new edition of this multiday event, the Race Across Europe (RAE), will take place. The event is organised by Oliver Witzke and is 64 stages from Tallinn to Lisbon and approximately 4750 km.
See also
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Transcontinental walk A transcontinental walk involves crossing a continent on foot. If a walk does not technically cross the entire continent, but starts and ends in a major city right near two opposing sides of a continent, it is usually considered transcontinental. P ...