On the balcony of their house, which does not exceed 19 meters, the couple Colin Allen and his wife, Hilda, who resides in Dubai, managed to run a marathon and run 42.2 kilometers, and decided to take advantage of domestic isolation due to the emerging "Covid 19" virus and exercise, and to deliver a positive and delightful message to society and raise morale In light of all the atmosphere that causes some anxiety and tension. The marathon decided by Colin, who is from South Africa, started at six in the morning, and it took them five hours and nine minutes to run, while this marathon permeated some breaks, which made them spend nearly seven hours in this domestic activity.

something different

About the crystallization of this idea, Colin Allen told «Emirates Today» that «exercise is part of my life, and I saw a person in Italy in a video running around the coffee table in his kitchen in the shadow of the home stone due to the rampant Corona virus, and from here came the idea that Our presence inside the home does not mean that we cannot continue our daily exercises and life, and it is also an opportunity for people to think of something different than thinking about spreading the virus. The idea goes beyond running and reaches the issue of activity, participation and conversation. Speaking of the details of the marathon, Allen pointed out that he started at six in the morning, and they ran for 42.2 km, while their 10-year-old daughter, Gina, helped to organize the marathon-related organization, so the music was placed, and she secured water, drinks and snacks in the time lapse, As they took a rest during the marathon, and their daughter joined them running a kilometer when the marathon was launched.

The joy of the neighbors

Allen stressed that they traveled this distance through rounds numbered to 2223, and the activity took seven hours, while the actual time to run had reached more than five hours, there was more than one pause and rest during this day, which was a fun activity, indicating The marathon attracted the neighbors, so they waved to them and took pictures of them from the honor overlooking their balcony, explaining that he had photographed the marathon directly through his own page on Facebook. Allen saw that before this isolation, we had a lot of things that we could not accomplish and invoke time constraints, so this period must be seen as a gift, and people should use it wisely, because it is not known to what situation we will return after the end of the crisis Time is very precious, and it is important that one makes plans during the day, and perform some daily activities and reading, so doing activities leads to expelling negative energy, advising people to stay away from social media that will transmit some negative energy due to bad news. Allen stressed that during this week he would have started with the fourth week working remotely, and during this period he was able to do many activities at home, and he plans to start studying the Italian language at home during this week.

Crazy idea

As for Hilda's wife, Hilda, her husband participated in the marathon, stressing that she had not run a marathon this far before, she is exercising, but when her husband informed her of the idea she felt like a crazy idea, and she got excited at the same time, especially that it is possible to stop at any time Feeling tired. Hilda told Emirates Today: “The idea attracted all the neighbors, and they got excited when they saw us running, it was an enjoyable day, and it carried a lot of fun, knowing that I expected to face some pain in the knee, but I actually felt a little bit of muscle pain, and this is normal because Running a long distance, but I did not really feel tired, knowing that after finishing the marathon, I continued my day at work at home, and the hour during the day recorded that I had traveled about 46 kilometers. ” Hilda pointed out that the home stone feels what a whale can feel while it is in a large basin, it is stuck in the basin and cannot go out, and for this the activity that we did was aimed at providing a positive idea of ​​being lucky, so even if we were placed at home we could do With lots of activities. Hilda emphasized that everyone is accustomed to being at home, but actually we do not have the daily routine in my house, and for this the real change is in changing the routine, but the goal is to maintain safety, considering that this time has proven that we can do everything from home, Even work we are able to do from home.

Global Run

Colin Allen pointed out that he is seeking to launch a new initiative by running, under the name "Global Run", an initiative through which he seeks to raise funds for countries that are undernourished, and he is in the stage of searching for herders, and will also work to offer some commodities through these. The initiative, as people can buy sweaters, collect money and offer to poor countries in Africa, indicating his ambition that the initiative will attract many people to run five kilometers around the world, and at what time they choose.

The marathon started at six in the morning and took 5 hours and 9 minutes.

The experiment aimed to boost morale in a worrying environment.