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Wings for Life World Run: Inside the Biggest Race
Behind the scences of the massive global run
Overview
Take a fascinating journey into one of the world's most amazing running events. Over 250,000 people start simultaneously across the globe, united by a common goal: to make spinal cord injury curable.
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Cast
Colin Jackson
Self
Marc Herremans
Self
Lemawork Ketema
Self (archive footage)
Sandile mkhize
Self
Nick Fellows
Self (voice)
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