SOLA Basel - Jeannine Borer, President of the Organising Committee

Jeannine Borer, President of the Organising Committee of SOLA Basel, joined us this evening at The English Show. SOLA Basel is now in its 6th year organising a marathon-style running relay across the Basel-Stadt and Baselland region. Teams of 5 or 10 participants run either the 40 or 80 kilometre course, divided into 4 to 12 kilometre stages and ending at the Park Im Grünen, with a big party for the participants. First-timers, amateurs, professionals, corporate teams and even those just looking to try a new sport alike are encouraged to participate. There's even a race for kids at the finishing festival grounds in the Park Im Grünen.

Registration deadline for teams is April 23, so if you're a fan of running, get your team organised, nominate a captain and don't delay! Over 1000 participants have already signed up, and SOLA is expecting close to 2500 people by the time of the race on June 3, 2023. Listen to the interview with Jeannine Borer here.

Our music theme, fittingly, was all about running. We played:

The Killers - Run For Cover

Hot Hot Heat - Running Out Of Time

Future Islands - Ran

Vintage Trouble - Run Like The River

Woodkid - Run Boy Run

A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran

Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill