Red Bull Regionaaali 2021: Lazio wins. Umbria and Molise on the podium
Red Bull Regionaaali came to the end with a clear verdict: Lazio is the winning region, with an average of almost 73 km covered by Lazio runners. It was a hard-fought challenge with incredible numbers: in March it involved 67,566 participants throughout Italy, who ran over 5 million kilometers. A surprising participation for the challenge that, through the use of the Strava app, put the regions of Italy in the race to determine where the most would be run. A success that testifies to the desire for sport and the passion for running that has conquered many Italians, offering a unique way to appreciate the extraordinary heritage of artistic and landscape beauties that our country is able to offer. Triumph therefore of Lazio with 142,907 km to be divided between 1959 participants. Silver and bronze medal for Umbria and Molise, who fought head to head until the last meter: the final result sees the Umbrian runners prevail over those from Molise, with very close averages: 71.74 against 71.17.
RED BULL REGIONAAALI 2021, Massimiliano Brighindi winner of the individual
There is also an absolute individual winner, the Marches Massimiliano Brighindi, capable of running for 1134 km in the competition period, between 1 and 31 March: the greatest distance covered by a single participant. won a truly exclusive award: an experience at Red Bull’s Athlete Performance Center in Salzburg. Red Bull APC is a multi-specialty center that, thanks to the contribution of a team of coaches, nutritionists, physiotherapists and sports psychologists, deals with sports performance and is the favorite place for Red Bull athletes to give life to their dreams and to move your limits. This incredible team of experts will be at the winner’s disposal and will help them learn more about the role of their body and mind when playing sports.
“The Red Bull Regionaaali challenge has arrived just at the most opportune moment”, said the almost fifty-year-old Massimiliano Brighindi, a sportsman from the Marches with 52 marathons, 8 IronMan and many races in the desert, “In the difficult period between orange and red areas for Covid, both in my Marche and in the rest of Italy, all of us participants had a good reason to leave the house and do healthy outdoor sports. Running for the pleasure of participating in the challenge by sending everyone the message that through sport and the right energy, we can overcome the difficult moment we are experiencing … and win! I was lucky “, concludes Brighindi,” because the promenade of San Benedetto del Tronto of about 5 km that I traveled back and forth for 1134 km that led me to victory, it is beautiful and has a variety of landscapes dominated by the wonderful sea. Now I will enjoy my prize: having the opportunity to go to the Red Bull center in Salzburg and was just what I wanted most “.
120 runners from Lazio, the winning region, will participate in the prize draw for Red Bull and partners Suunto and Diadora. Red Bull, to support the commitment of the runners who took part in the challenge and to motivate them in the best way, involved not only its athletes, but also personalities from the world of music, influencers linked to running and communities of running lovers from different Italian regions.
Many important names have worked hard to give the right amount of energy to the running lovers of their respective regions, starting with the athletes of the Red Bull Team: Dominik Paris and Alex Vinatzer (Alpine Skiing), Markus Eder (Freestyle Skiing), Aaron Durogati (Paragliding), Dorothea Wierer (Biathlon), Matteo Berrettini (Tennis), Larissa Iapichino (Long jump), Leonardo Fioravanti (Surf), Roland Fischnaller (Alpine Snowboard) and Massimiliano Piffaretti (Wakeboard), Alessandro Mazzara (Skateboarding) and Dario Costa (acrobatic flight) and with them the two-wheelers Andrea Dovizioso, Tony Cairoli and Mattia Guadagnini (Motocross) and Tony Arbolino (Moto 2).
But also the radio host of Radio Deejay, Gianluca Gazzoli; the Valtellinese cross-country ski athlete Alice Canclini; Lisa Migliorini, blogger known on social networks as The Fashion Jogger; the actress and singer-songwriter Margherita Vicario; Alessandro Fabian captain of the National Triathlon and Manuel Di Geronimo, Personal Trainer and great sports and running enthusiast. The Red Bull Regionaaali challenge has now ended, but for all Italians who love running, the next appointment is for May 9 at 13.00 with the Wings for Life World Run, the simultaneous global solidarity race to finance research report on spinal cord injuries. You can run wherever you want through the appropriate App Wings for life World Run (App Download: IOS / Android) and prepare for the race always using the Strava App and the challenge dedicated to the charity event. So far 700,000 people from 195 nations have attended the global event. A total of 7 million kilometers were traveled and almost 30 million euros were collected in registration fees and donations to the Wings for Life Foundation.