Wings for Life - Townsville
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Wings for Life Townsville : App Run Event
The Townsville location of the Wings for Life World Run takes place on the grass sporting fields at JCU Fields in Townsville, Australia. The event uses a mobile app and a Virtual Catcher Car instead of a traditional finish line; participants run until the Virtual Catcher Car catches them. Wheelchair participants are included in the race format.
Local event features listed for Townsville include T-shirts, refreshment stations, and a digital goodie bag. Local set up covers timing, race numbers, and a refreshment station for participants. The event is part of a global series that runs simultaneously in multiple locations and relies on the Wings for Life World Run app to manage participation and timing.
All donations and entry fees collected for the event are directed to spinal cord research projects; the source states that 100% of donations and entry fees go to research. Partners associated with the event include Lidl and Crivit. The description notes that the surface is grass sporting fields and that the event aims to bring the community together to run in support of spinal cord injury research. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
