{"id":6676,"date":"2022-05-17T09:43:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T07:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imif.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/?p=6676"},"modified":"2022-05-17T15:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:53:09","slug":"ekiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imif.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/ekiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Photons took part in the Ekiden marathon!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re pretty sure that we haven\u2019t told you about our running team yet. As our researchers never run out of good ideas, what better way to call it than\u2026 Running Photons! It\u2019s led by our Deputy Director for Finance and Operations \u2013 Witold Syrwid who is incredibly passionate about running.<\/p>\n

Last Saturday, his team ran the Ekiden<\/strong> marathon<\/strong> in Warsaw, Poland. It was their first relay race ever as Running Photons<\/strong> and despite the unpleasant weather, it was greatly enjoyed by everyone.<\/p>\n

It took 4 hours and 17 minutes to finish the marathon, but the team\u2019s goal was not to be the best \u2013 but to have fun and enjoy this experience, at the same time hopefully encouraging others to take part in future marathons.<\/p>\n

By taking part in the run each team has a chance to support one of 3 organizations: Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Si\u0142\u0119, Fundacja Rak\u2019n\u2019Roll. Wygraj \u017bycie!, Fundacja Spartanie Dzieciom.<\/p>\n

The Ekiden marathon was established in 1917 to celebrate the anniversary of the moving of the capital from Kyoto to Edo, which was then renamed Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\t\t