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| Conceived as a celebration of health, fitness and the individual’s ability to make a difference in the world, The Cuban Journey Run, to begin Spring 2000, will cover 600 miles from Santiago to Havana, Cuba. Stan Cottrell, the ultra-long distance marathon runner renowned for his inspirational and motivational work with countries, communities, corporations and children, will lead the way, accompanied by runners of all ages. The Cuban Journey Run is produced by Mr. Cottrell’s non-profit company, Friendship Sports Association, Inc., and is recognized by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. | |
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COMMITMENT AND ENDURANCE Few runners would even attempt the rigors of the entire Cuban Journey Run, but Stan Cottrell has made a life’s work commitment to excellence and a constant challenge to his body’s endurance. Mr. Cottrell will run 26 miles a day – a marathon a day – for approximately 26 consecutive days. A support team comprised of a nutritionist, trainer, and doctor will accompany him. International award winning filmmaker Mickey Grant will be directing a team recording the event. “We will have a world class non-fiction film ready for release by the end of 2000,” Grant stated. Stan Cottrell will cover the entire course of the Cuba Journey Run, and will be joined for portions of the run by thousands of people along the way. Their involvement is a key ingredient of this undertaking, which Mr. Cottrell defines as “an event that can create goodwill that will be felt by generations for all time.” Among those expected to echo Mr. Cottrell’s call for friendship, communication, personal effort, and fitness are: leading sports and entertainment celebrities; student athletes of all ages’ recreational joggers, runners and walkers’ members of running clubs and fitness associations; members of the armed forces, including disabled veterans; and members of social clubs and civic organizations that support the values embodied by The Cuban Journey Run. Stan Cottrell will also encourage participation in other ways. Some of his evenings will not be spent recuperating from his grueling days. Instead, he’ll be on hand for Cuban Journey Fitness Festivals. These events will allow young people who join the Run to take a physical fitness test and also receive a certificate for their involvement in the event. In larger communities, there will also be Cuban Journey Run Rallies, and Mr. Cottrell will be the focal point of these evenings of entertainment and positive motivation, offering presentations of the life-changing principles of health, fitness and the spirit of making a difference that he practices. |
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