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Korp! Filiae Patriae Relay Team Participated in Marathon


Korp! Filiae Patriae made history this past Sunday, when they entered their 8-member relay team into an international marathon. The Goodlife Fitness Relay Marathon took place on Sunday, May 3rd in Toronto, in combination with the other Toronto Goodlife races (Marathon, Half Marathon, 5km). The full marathon started at Mel Lastman Square, wove through the streets of downtown Toronto and finished at Ontario Place, all while covering a distance of 42.2km. In order to promote active lifestyles and strengthen sisterly ties korp! FIliae Patriae entered an 8-person relay team. Every member of the team had to run 5km of the marathon, with the last person running 7.2km. A special thanks goes to the korp! Filiae Patriae vilistlaskogu, led by vil! Anne Liis Keelmann, who supported this new endevaour.
Finish - photo by Taavi Tamtik


At 7:50 am on Sunday May 3rd, korp! Filiae Patriae started off on their race. The team was as follows: vil! Silvi Jaason, ksv! Heli Vanaselja, vil! Tiina Liivet, vil! Katrin Altosaar, vil! Ellen Valter, vil! Merli Tamtik, vil! Kia Puhm and vil! Elli Kipper. A special mention goes to Korp! Filiae Patriae's esinaine, vil! Elli Kipper, who before going and running the last leg of the relay, completed the Toronto Goodlife Half Marathon in good time. The Half Marathon was also run by reb! Elin Raun-Royer.

Proudly wearing their green shirts and red/white race bibs, the ladies of korp! FIliae Patriae took to the streets of Toronto. The kilometers flew by, thanks to the encouragement by other korp! Filiae Patriae members (reb! Liisbet Valter-Kalm, reb! Anneli Tamm, reb! Viive Sarv, vil! Mall Puhm and vil! Maris Ann Vanaselja) who came to cheer on the runners. Everyone gathered at the finish line to cheer on the last runner and cross the finish line together as a team. This will hopefully become an annual tradition for many years to come. The official time was 4:33:18.

Vil!Merli Tamtik


POTO GALLERY – Potos by Taavi Tamtik (@TaaviTamtik)

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