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I Ran Across the Entire European Union - The Last Stretch (RFE Ep. 10)

1.2K views· 33 likes· 17:46· Mar 23, 2025

I ran through every country in the European Union. This is how it ends. After over 10,000 kilometers and 42 marathons, Run for Europe comes to a close. In this final chapter, I travel through the last 7 countries of the EU—running three marathons in the Netherlands, crossing into Belgium and Luxembourg, and finishing it all with a final run through Germany. Along the way, I return to Denmark—the country where this journey began—and visit Svanholm, one of Europe’s oldest intentional communities, built around sustainability, organic farming, and collective living. This is more than a trail running documentary. It’s a story about movement, connection, and what it means to live simply, wildly, and freely. Shot entirely while living out of a van, this episode ties together ultramarathon running, van life, and the raw beauty of slow travel across Europe. Here are all the Run For Europe episodes in order: 01 France https://youtu.be/EIsIvk0C9OM 02 Italy https://youtu.be/9JkDpTHg4gE 03 Greece https://youtu.be/76GthJJwGIo 04 Bulgaria https://youtu.be/fYXcu_483YQ 05 Romania https://youtu.be/D3h6MVgp27M 06 Hungary https://youtu.be/wdqA9pb1eRM 07 Croatia https://youtu.be/P4R-VTkddwI 08 Austria to Lithuania https://youtu.be/BYdA-BAS7nw 09 Lithuania to Sweden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlO-XhNpC7Q 10 Sweden to Germany https://youtu.be/RkHWJhBKP9U?si=XimCcrM6wMxe_XNy 11 The end: https://youtu.be/R42aDN5ynVQ 12 What happened to my body: https://youtu.be/BGCN7EYFosY?si=AjW_5F-09GcCLZAh

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This episode is the last stretch of Run for Europe—after more than 10,000 km and 42 marathons, I’m finally closing the loop on running across the entire European Union. I move through the final seven EU countries, stacking three marathons in the Netherlands, then crossing into Belgium and Luxembourg, before finishing it all with a final run through Germany. It’s less about chasing a perfect time and more about staying in motion—training by feel, managing fatigue, and keeping the head in a good place when the body is already deep in the miles. Along the way I return to Denmark, where this whole thing began, and I visit Svanholm—one of Europe’s oldest intentional communities built around sustainability, organic farming, and collective living. That stop matters to me, because this project was never only a running challenge. It’s van life, slow travel, connection, and the simple, wild kind of freedom you only really understand when you’ve lived out of a small space and earned every kilometer with your legs. This final chapter ties it all together: movement, community, and the quiet satisfaction of finishing something massive the hard way.

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