Nederland, Groesbeek, 23-7-2009Deelnemers aan de 4daagse, vierdaagse, lopen op de derde dag, de dag van Groesbeek, o.a over de zevenheuvelenweg via de dijk bij Mook. Het is de zwaarste dag vanwege de heuvels en dit jaar bepaalde de regen het beeld. Ook was er de melding van een eerste geval van mexicaanse griep. In een legertent prikken vrijwilligers van het rode kruis blaren.The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen (or Vierdaagse) is the largest marching event in the world. It is organized every year in Nijmegen mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers daily, and on completion, receive a royally approved medal (Vierdaagsekruis). The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a few thousand military participants. In 2004 a restriction on the maximum number of registrations is set for the first time. The maximum number of 47,000 registrations then has been reached within 6 weeks. More than a hundred countries have been represented in the Marches over the years. Today a case of mexican flu, swine flu, was reported.Foto: Flip Franssen/Hollandse Hoogte
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