Seven dedicated runners. 2.5 miles of iconic track.
One catcher car and no finish line.
Welcome to the wings for life
World run!
Where's he getting these surges from?
This is honestly nail biting
Come on. Hail it's like needles.
Let's go.
All right, listen up.
Wherever you are in the world on the eighth of May, you can take part in the Wings For Life
World run to help find a cure for spinal cord injury.
Now, if you're not familiar with the rules or the rules, as today they are as follows.
All runners will start off at the same time.
Then 15 minutes after the start of the race, I will head off in the catcher car
starting at 20 kilometres an hour, which will then increase to 25
kilometres an hour 45 minutes after the start of the race.
Once the catcher car gets to you, you are out and the last runner
standing winds.
But hang on so you're not, you're not running with us.
No, that's a copout.
Hey, someone's got to drive.
You guys wanna get warmed up?
I'll see you later.
It's ridiculous.
This is a joke.
Right then.
I tell you what.
There are some days where I really win.
Today is one of them.
We have the Olympian doing his Olympic warm up.
I'm about to smoke him
guys don't even know. Andy don't even know what's going to hit him like he's really going to be confused.
Professional running training for you here here.
Not sure what Anna's doing.
Shaking with nerves?
You nervous? I can't even press the start button.
Three, two, one, Go!
All right, well Oh, my God!
Look at that guy!
Sule's gone!
Look a Sule!
I thought everyone was going to go for a normal start, but no
everyone's doing 10 toes.
Everyone's going far too quick.
Why are you going so quick?
We've got 15 minutes. Right
let's talk tactics.
So my tactics just to win, be everyone.
Beat the car.
It's all about blind, delusional optimism.
That's what we go with today, guys.
That's what's going to get us through.
Olympian Andy, I can't see you get me to that Olympics.
Give me two Beijing.
Mo Farah If you're watching this, come train
the kid, bro.
Actually a little bit overwhelmed by the opportunity to run on such an iconic racetrack, but
as a runner, you do feel very small.
It's massive and quite intimidating.
Not as intimidating as a big truck that Sarah's driving though. I've got a 15 minute wait, I'm sure what I should do.
About a kilometre and a half in now, and I've created my own little area here
So, Anna and Jess behind, the boys ahead
And to put it in motoring terms, I've got no slipstream to grab hold of.
Got some snacks. We're getting into the first lap now, Sule and
Manni actually got a little bit of a lead, Mo and I'm sticking together.
How you feeling?
Yeah, not too bad.
Just cold.
You gotta keep moving.
Better get warmed up.
Yeah, the race is young.
It's not over until it's over.
Jess is singing the crazy frog.
I think she's trying to undo my mind.
I'm just gonna have to join in I think.
Slowly catching up to the ones in-front.
Feeling kind of warm.
Not as cold anymore.
The Olympian is catching up.
It's currently third place, but with a machine like me, I don't
think he can keep up.
Andy, respectfully, I'm so sorry, but Manni is catching up
guys, I have to go bye. I'm trying to catch Sule and I can hear Andy, Andy's
coming up.
This is just the one packet, but I popped loads of different ones in because I thought we could do a little like taste tests
while we're waiting.
Make it a little bit more interesting.
Um, so this is a Percy piglet , which you know is just a solid. Solid snack.
Wings For Life is a charity all about raising money and awareness
for spinal cord injury research.
Now, that's a cause very close to the founder of Red Bull's heart.
And that's why Sarah is chasing us in a massive Red Bull truck because
actually, they provide the funding to keep the charity running, which means that 100% of your
donations go to charity.
So I started out in third or second.
I'm slowly falling behind.
Don't know how we're 1 and a half kilometres into the race and
it's quite a sizeable gap, slowly spreading out.
Now, if you want to run the wings for life world race and you haven't
got a motor course and you haven't got an ominous real life car chasing
you, then all you have to do is download the official Wings For Life World
Race app. Currently bathed in glory, coming to the 2km mark.
But, that rain is coming.
I'm kind of hopeful that Sarah catches me in that amazing redbull
defender before that catches me.
It still feels early in the race.
I'm sitting in third, quite a distant third behind Manny and Sule.
I just hope I haven't let them get too far ahead.
Swing to life world One has been going since 2014 and so far
nine million kilometres have been run plus
1.8 from me and €30 million has been
raised. It's such a great concept.
Anyone around the world can take part and I highly recommend it if you want to get
stuck in too.
Right seat belts on, starting
hand brake off, we are off
we are off! 10 miles an hour.
I am coming for you
incredibly slowly.
Sarah will set off in a Red Bull truck
now, time for the race to begin. He's on my heel's, he's on my heels!
Gotta turn it up a bit. So I took a little walking break because
I was going five k PB pace.
Uh, she's not smart when I'm trying and do 10km.
So I just had a 10 metre walk.
Reset and go again.
Right, here we go.
We are at 20 kilometres an hour.
I can see runners in my rear view mirror.
I'm coming for you.
I am coming for you.
The way I'm looking at it Anna right now is the way the cool kids in the back of the bus.
Yeah, I always want to be one of those now I am one.
We're deep into lap two.
Boys in front. Sule and
Manni are coming back to me slowly.
I really think it's time to put the hammer down now I'm gonna push it.
I'm gonna push it, get to them and see if I can break them
when I go pass.
He's caught me, but Andy's the issue, we can't let Andy beat us
because he's an Olympian. Sule and I are going to run together,
he wants to beat Andy.
But we all know Andy's so measured, so controlled.
He's gone. Sule's gone.
Now the APP has some great features.
For one, you can track your own virtual catcher car which is a
little bit scary, but you can also listen to live commentary where it is the app is free to download.
You just have to pay when you register for an actual race and all proceeds go
directly to charity.
So what are you waiting for?
Click on that link.
I'm coming, I'm going to get him!
Mr Olympian, showing why he went to Beijing.
So what?
He's hurting.
I got to keep pushing.
Make it pay.
Make him pay.
Andy I'm sorry I promised them?
I promised them.
I can't let it happen.
I'm sorry.
Where is he getting theses surges from?
You guys say, don't forget to make content
but it's hard to make content when
you're trying not to die.
My brother.
I'm sure you can't.
Surely he can't do it every time I pass him.
A goal was to beat Jess
B goal, stay in for 5km.
We're in 4.5.
Come on.
Very, very ominous.
Oh, blimey,
this weather is awful.
I can barely see them to be honest.
This would have been horrible to run in.
Can you even see me? or hear me?
It feels like lost footage
films. The hail, it feels like needles.
I better speed up to stay warm because I'm going to catch pneumonia
There's the car! No! I can see Jess.
I don't think I can hold it off much longer.
I've got you.
I don't have a horn.
Jess is out!
No! Get me in , get me in, get me in!
Hands numb, face, I can't feel it.
Fingers, I need new ones, bro.
I can't, I can't even open my eyes to see this camera.
That's how bad it is.
And this madman in front of me shouting let's go.
Go where, bro?
I can't see nothing.
Okay, I'm coming for Anna Harding.
I'm coming, right?
I'm sorry.
I'm a nice catcher car, and this is absolutely atrocious in mhm.
Mhm.
I'm caught at the worst possible place
I hope you enjoying your heated seats!
We don't care about the second win
or something else to take for
someone else to keep us warm.
We're running in any condition.
It's for a good cause.
So you gotta make it happen.
I'm still way behind.
I think I have a reasonable excuse.
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He's running backwards.
This could be really bad idea, or a really good idea.
But at least I'm not getting smacked in the face.
Yeah, I just ran through hail storms.
The biggest wind.
My lips are like I got, yeah,
I don't know stuff. James is next, James is next, James is next!
Unfortunately, there isn't any space for James.
I can see it. It's coming.
We need some red bull wings right now,
so I can fly out of here, man.
We're not gonna stop, one more lap?
Let's go, Let's go, let's go, let's go.
Skins waterproof, yeah.
It's not bulletproof, though.
The hail hurts so much.
Manni is an absolute superstar, he's far ahead.
Let's go.
I think someone is laughing at us.
There's blue sky over there sunshine and I'm being snowed on.
Oh, there he is.
Oh no, here they are.
Yeah, and here is the inevitable finish.
It is such a smug Sarah there
I can run back? Sule's decided to give up on me. Gotta brave the weather alone
Feels like I'm on my own.
The wind and the rain have stopped, haven't seen anyone behind me yet.
So left in the game, Jess went out, Anna went out, then James closely followed.
Now we're looking at Manni, Andy, Sule and Mo.
It is hotting up. Started off so strong you're going to see this through the progression.
Moral of the story is don't talk to talk If you can't walk the walk.
Me, I couldn't walk to work today because conditions were against me.
But normally I can.
It's lonely, and that's terrifying wait
of that big truck. Terrifying.
Oh, this is some challenge in this weather.
I'm catching up.
Who is this?
Who is this? It's Sule. It's Sule.
He wanted to win.
The thing about something chasing you,
it just gives you a extra kick.
Finally found another gear.
I see the car right behind me. Just don't want it to catch me, until I get to Mo.
Keep running, you got it!
I'll can't even speak now, bye.
I can see the van behind me, but I'm going to try and finish this lap before it catches me.
This is this is honestly nail.
Come on, power!
I just want to overtake him.
I'm not allowed to go any, in three minutes
I can speed up.
Just catch Mo,
that's what you've gonna do, catch Mo.
How is he doing it?
My legs getting wet.
Oh no! You have been caught! Yes! Another one is in the bag, caught.
You are out! I'm sorry Sule.
I'm so sorry.
Mo, I'm coming for you.
Coming for you.
Oh, man, I can't pick my knees up.
I got a little cheer squad.
Where's this p****** car?
I can see Mo.
Oh, I don't know if you can hear that, but
what does that sound mean?
That means I can go faster.
It's right behind me.
Honestly, I don't know how much longer
I can go.
The finish line, It's just over.
Oh, yeah. You are out!
Oh he's down! He is down!
They got me.
She got me.
I made it to the finish line.
Well my finish line.
Yeah, that is not easy.
I can hear some sounds carried to me from back in the pit straight.
I gotta feeling,
my time could very soon be up.
Oh, I see another runner.
I'm just trying to keep going.
I can't see anyone at the moment, so yeah,
keep moving.
I haven't seen those truck yet.
I made the mistake.
I made the mistake of looking behind me.
I can see some lights.
You can hear the roar of the engine.
She's coming.
Keep going. Keep going.
I'm coming Andy. I am coming!
Oh no, no, no. You are out! Bye!
She is waving as she drives off into the distance.
I am done.
That was so hard.
We had all the weather, so difficult.
I spy Manni, we're coming up to the chicane.
How long can he run for?
Oh, mate! Yes!
I did everything. Everything.
The car was always going to win.
Well, that was amazing.
Everyone did so well.
But we do have to crown a winner.
And the winner is Manni!
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