The running Bull
One man
one mission!
Run from Germany to Dubai EXPO 2020
7400 km in 147 days
Wentonka Song:
next Wentonka Run:
28.09.2021
7400km
147 Days
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1177 Liter
latest news
Total running km of 3311 km in 79 days with running in 11 countries.
- 2979,5 km of running along the Danube River from the source to the mouth of the River at Black Sea and cross all 10 countries where the river flows through:
Germany 🇩🇪 587 km | Austria 🇦🇹 405 km | Slovakia 🇸🇰 168 km | Hungary 🇭🇺 319 km | Croatia 🇭🇷 116 km | Serbia 🇷🇸 503km | Bulgaria 🇧🇬 410 km | Moldova 🇲🇩 3km | Ukraine 🇺🇦 32km | Romania 🇷🇴 436,5 km - 331,5 km of running and 65 km of cycling:
To Turkey / Istanbul 🇹🇷 - 2035 km of driving for further evaluation of the trip in Turkey 🇹🇷 | 2076 km of driving back from Istanbul 🇹🇷 to Germany 🇩🇪 = In total 4111 km in 18 days.
My message for New Year 2022:
Happy new year again. I wish you a healthy, exciting and wonderful 2022!
Visa problems for Iran, border closure of the Iranian land border, numerous Corona restrictions and the result of the further evaluation how to proceed with my way to Dubai has led to a heart breaking decision for now.
After a total of 3311 running kilometers in 79 days through 11 countries, I have decided to go back to Germany. This decision was far from being an easy one for me. We have racked our brains for days, planned routes, extensively researched and thought through the various options. But unfortunately I were now forced to take a break.
No worries, I will keep ongoing with my mission. The adventure will be continued as soon as it is possible for us to travel without restrictions again. Because even if some obstacles were put in our way, giving up is not an option for me! The children in need deserve that we continue with our support - run for help, run for health, run for fun - to get children back on their feet.
After 45 hours of driving from Istanbul we arrived back in Germany, healthy and safe and early enough to celebrate the 34th birthday of my son Christoph.
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for the numerous donations and the great support up to here and of course I hope that you will continue to accompany my journey. We keep you posted.
The Donation amount from the wentonka charity activity is 15,357.74 $ so far.
Run to get children back on their feet






Who is Wentonka?
Wendelin Lauxen, age 60 years young
Marathons since...
beginning in 2001
Estimated KM run?
Kilometers run so far approx. 45.400 km with the most of them for pure charity purposes.
All kilometers of all private runs so far can´t be tracked.
Charity Runs
- 2010 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2013 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2014 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2015 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2016 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2017 | 7 Emirates Run
- 2021 | 7 Emirates Run
Records
- 2012/04 Guinness World Records - Fastest time to complete a marathon on each of the 7 continents
- 2012/11 Guinness World Records - Fastest time to complete a marathon on each of the 7 continents
- 2015/03 World Record unofficial - Fastest time to complete a marathon on each of the 7 continents as a linked team
- 2021.09.28 – 2021.12.03 Word Record – unofficial - Fastest time to run along the Danube River from the source to the mouth of the River at Black Sea and cross all 10 countries where the river flows through – 2979,5 km in 67 days
Reference and Award / UAE
- GWR Certificate twice: 04/2012 and 11/2012
- Congratulation letter from Princess Haya for charity activity 7ER 12/2013
- Al Jalila Foundation Ambassador Certificate dated 20.04.2016
- Year of Zayed Volunteerism Award DHCC 05/2018
- Dubai Sports Council Honor Medaillon 01/2021
- …others

The run
The Start of my adventure with a World Record attempt will be in Donaueschingen / Germany, around 28.09.2021, at the source of the Danube River and I will run along the Danube River bicycle path crossing Germany, Austria, Slowakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Rumania with Finish in Tulcea/Sulina Donaudelta , the mouth of the Danube River in the black Sea. The Running Part will finish in Tulcea and from there the last few km I have to take a ship through the Danube Delta to Sulina - mouth of the Danube in the Black Sea.

